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Stowe papers addenda: John Land material
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Box 1

Correspondence, documents, gamekeeper's notebook, and ephemera (1871-1929)

 

 HM 82950  Mappin, Frederick Thorpe, Sir, 1821-1910. Letter to Mr. ----- Phuler (1871, Mar. 10)

Sheffield, Eng. (2 p.). Subject: Land, John, 1852-1928.
 

 HM 82951  Mappin, Frederick Thorpe, Sir, 1821-1910. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1871, Mar. 15)

Sheffield, Eng. (3 p.)
 

 HM 82952  Land, John, 1852-1928. Gamekeeper's Notebook: includes receipts/recipes for dog ailments, horse problems, accounts of nests, curing buckskins, waterproofing recipes for boots and cloth, etc. (1872-1881)

(1 vol., 54 p.). Also laid in: 7 loose pages of notes; with additional blank pages. Please note: volume begins in 1872 then is reversed and started again in 1873.
 

 HM 82953  St John's Royal Latin School, Buckingham and Queen Elizabeth's School, Mansfield: school reports for Harry Frederick Land (1891-1929)

Printed forms, filled in (3 p.). Cataloger's Note: Harry Frederick Land was the son of John Land.
 

 HM 82954  Paris, Louis-Philippe-Albert d' Orléans, comte de, 1838-1894. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1892, Feb. 7)

Seville, Spain. (2 p.)
 

 HM 82955  Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1892, Apr. 23)

Seville, Spain. (2 p.)
 

 HM 82956  Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1892, Aug. 11)

Marienbad. (2 p.)
 

 HM 82957  Haslam, Joel. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1893, June 2)

Newcastle Estate Office, Worksop, Notts., Eng. (2 p.)
 

 HM 82958  Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1895, Apr. 1)

Stowe House, Bucks., Eng. (1 p.). Also enclosed: agreement to maintain a horse, cart and five dogs for £6.0.0 per month, signed by John Land and the comtesse (1 p.).
 

 HM 82959  Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. "I certify that John Land…:" [letter of reference] (1896, Sep.)

Eversham, Worcs., Eng. (1 p.). With envelope.
 

 HM 82960  Morgan, Thomas C. C. Letter to Dear Sir: [letter of reference] (1897, Feb. 6)

Stowe House, Bucks., Eng. (3 p.). In pencil.
 

 HM 82961  Lawrence, John Hamilton Lawrence, Baron, 1846-1913. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 ([1897]?, Feb. 10)

Chetwode Manor, Bucks., Eng. (1 p.)
 

 HM 82962  Cockram, Thomas, -1897. "This is to certify that Harry Frederick Land…:" [letter of reference] (1897, Mar. 26)

Adstock, Bucks., Eng. (2 p.)
 

 HM 82963  Bedfordshire. Earl Cowper to John Land: Appointment as Gamekeeper for Manors in Bedfordshire (1897, July 1)

(2 p.). Signed by: Francis Thomas DeGrey Cowper, Earl of Cowper, 1834-1905. Document with red wax seal and envelope.
 

 HM 82964  Bedfordshire. Lord Lucas to John Land: Appointment as Gamekeeper for Manors in Bedfordshire (1906, Feb. 17)

(2 p.). Signed by: Auberon Thomas Herbert, Baron Lucas, 1876-1916. Document with red wax seal and envelope.
 

 HM 82965  Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Telegram to John Land, 1852-1928 (1907, Nov. 12)

Silsoe, Beds., Eng. (1 p.). With envelope. Cataloger's Note: the telegram and envelope are incorrectly addressed to "John Sand."
 

 HM 82966  Land, John, 1852-1928. Letter to Hon. William Walsh (1912, Dec. 17)

Wrest Park, Ampthill, Beds., Eng. (1 p.). Subject: Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912.
 

 HM 82967  Lucas, Auberon Thomas Herbert, Baron, 1876-1916. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 ([1915, Aug. 21])

Royal Flying Corps, Rencomb, Cirencester, Eng. (1 p.). With envelope.
 

 HM 82968  Barclays Bank Limited, Ampthill Branch. Receipt of commission for the account of Hannah Land, addressed to Harry Frederick Land (1929, Oct. 15)

Ampthill, Beds., Eng. (1 p.)
 

 Folder 20  Ephemera. Printed Material: card and envelope addressed to John Land, obituary for comte de Paris, clippings and envelopes (1892-1926)

(9 pieces)
Box 2

Photographs of John Land, various estates and workers (1890-1928)

 

 HM 82969  [John Land posing with gun and dog]? ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; originally framed. Glued to verso: another mounted photograph of an unidentified girl and man posing with a pony and dog.
 

 HM 82970 (a-c)  [John Land posing in front of Gamekeeper's House, Wrest Park]? ([approximately 1897]?)

3 mounted photographs.
 

 HM 82971 (a-e)  John Land ([before 1928])

4 photographs and 1 studio portrait.
 

 HM 82972  Harvey Studio, Fredericton, NB, Canada. [Hèléne d' Orléans, Princess of France, 1871-1951]? ([approximately 1890]?)

1 studio portrait; glued and mounted in a paper folder.
 

 HM 82973  Van der Weyde, London. Hèléne d' Orléans, Princess of France, 1871-1951 (1895, June 25)

Orléans House. 1 photogravure; signed and dated.
 

 HM 82974 (a-b)  L. Varney and Son, Buckingham. [Game birds and keepers on the Stowe Estate]? ([approximately 1900]?)

2 mounted photographs.
 

 HM 82975 (a-b)  [J.H. Copperwheat, Ampthill, Beds.] [Chickens and estate staff at wrest Park]? ([approximately 1900]?)

2 mounted photographs.
 

 HM 82976 (a-e)  J.H. Copperwheat, Ampthill, Beds. [Gamekeeper's House at Wrest Park]? ([approximately 1900]?)

4 mounted photographs and 1 printed postcard.
 

 HM 82977  J.H. Copperwheat, Ampthill, Beds. [Trees on the Wrest Park estate]? ([approximately 1900]?)

1 mounted photograph.
 

 HM 82978 (a-b)  "Children in Queen Alexandria Wood - Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Home and College" ; Unidentified estate workers in front of a hut ([approximately 1890]?)

2 printed picture postcards.
Box 3

Oversize photographs of the comte de Paris, various family members and Stowe House (1890-1900)

 

 HM 82979 (a-b)  Walery, London. Philippe, duc d' Orléans, 1869-1926 (1890, Jan. 11)

1 photogravure. Also enclosed: 2 printed photographs from the same studio sitting, with printed signature and date.
 

 HM 82980  Walery, London. Louis-Philippe-Albert d' Orléans, comte de Paris, 1838-1894 ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted studio portrait; with printed signature.
 

 HM 82981  Walery, London. Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de Paris, 1848-1919 ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted studio portrait; with printed signature.
 

 HM 82982  L. Varney and Son, Buckingham. Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de Paris, 1848-1919, posing at a hunt meet at Stowe House, central portico of the North Front ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; signed.
 

 HM 82983  L. Varney, Buckingham. [A hunt meet, Stowe House]? ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; water stained and damaged.
 

 HM 82984  Russell and Sons, London. [Unidentified group of domestic staff for a large house] ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; damaged.
 

 HM 82985  Russell and Sons, London. [Unidentified male church choir]? ([approximately 1900]?)

1 mounted photograph; damaged.
 

 HM 82986  Russell and Sons, London. [Unidentified English House] ([approximately 1900]?)

1 mounted photograph.