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Collapse 1 - Autograph book belonging to E.P.Frost and containing letters addressed to the various people and autographs as follows (Only the right-hand pages of the book were used)1 - Autograph book belonging to E.P.Frost and containing letters addressed to the various people and autographs as follows (Only the right-hand pages of the book were used)
1 - Page 1. Newspaper cutting entitled 'The King in Cambridge' and marked in pen 'King Edward's last visit to Cambridge, February 1909'
2 - Page 4. 3 signatures marked 'Visit S.A.Farmers, 1927' The signatures being: S.Worthington, E.W.Gilson, Natal S.A, Warwick Hall, Zululand.
3 - Page 6. Signatures of the following: W.S.Preece, M. Craigie, E.B.Ferrers, Captain Scottish Rifles, 18.2.11, William Denman Coft, Lieutenant, Scottish Rifles, 18.2.11, A.F. Kirkpatrick, Dean of Ely, 2 April 1911, William Cunningham, Archdeacon, 16 October 1911, H.Clifton Brown, Colonel, 17 September 1912, V.E.Negus, Captain, 17 September 1912, F.A.Squires, Major R.A.M.C, 19.9.X11, D. Gater, Captain, R.A.M.C, 19.9.XII, E.H.Fairthrough, Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 19.9.12, W.A.Frost, Lieutenant, R.A.M.C, 19.9.12, Charles Burnett, Major, 18 Hussars, 19.9.12, Hiram S. Maxim, Browne, Philip Simmons, Captain, 2/5th Suffolks, May 19, 1915, Pierse C.Loftus, Lieutenant, 2/5 Suffolks, 19 May, 1915.
4 - Page 7. Invitation from J.Markwell on behalf of 'their Royal Highnesses' (the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?) to dine at Six Mile Bottom.
5 - Page 8. Printed copy of the announcement of the death of William IV, with an engraving of Windsor Castle.
6 - Page 9. Letter from J.C. Ryle at Scarborough to Mr (Watts?) cancelling an appointment.
7 - Page 11. Lord Southampton to Mr Birch of Dean Street, Soho, London, concerning an estate in Ireland called Ballydowd?
8 - Page 13. Letter from J. Stamblin Smith to J. Richardson, consenting to help his son prepare for examinations.
9 - Page 15. A note presenting the compliments of the Duke of Wellington to Mr Peach and acknowledging receipt of a letter, 1 November 1830. Letter from the Duke of St Albans to Mr Fletcher concerning a letter to be forwarded to 'Maudella'. 3 March 1869.
10 - Page 17. Page of signatures including: Henry Cheetham, Lord Bishop of Sierra Leone, 1870-1883. Harvey Goodwin, Bishop of Carlisle, 1869-1892. Thomas Turton, Bishop of Ely, 1845-1864. Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Winchester, 1869-1873.
11 - Page 19. Five autographs of: Sybil, Duchess of St Albans. Duke of St Albans. Lady Londesborough. Adeliza Manners. Marquess (?) of Bristol.
12 - Page 21. Part of a letter from Lord Tollemache of Helmingham, to Reverend Granville Smith. Invitation to the Frost brothers to shoot with H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge at Six Mile Bottom. 23 September 1872. Envelope addressed to the Lord Bishop of St Asaph from Connop Thirlwall, Bishop of St Davids. (1840-1874). Signature of J.W.Natel (J.W. Colenso, Bishop of Natal, 1853-1869)
13 - Page 23. Signatures of the following: R.C.Ransome, Orwell Lodge, Ipswich, Suffolk. Henry Selwin Ibbetson. John Hailstone. T.T.Fisklin. John Jopelyn (?) Henry Cowper. William Selwyn. John J. Ord. Hervey. Katherine Gurney. Violet Trowbridge.
14 - Page 25. Invitation to Mr Edwardes to breakfast at Mill Hill, Newmarket on 12 October 1875. Signature of Lord Braybrooke, 26 April 1844. Signature of Viscount Royston. Envelope addressed to Reverend Henry Bullock and endorsed in pencil, Father Ignatius. Unidentified signature. Signature of H. Chaplin
15 - Page 27. Letter from Viscount Mahon regarding the presentation of petitions in the House of Commons against the Disestablishment Movement, 25 June 1872. Invitation to 'my dear Frost' to shoot with the Earl of Hardwicke.
16 - Page 29. Letter from Charles Vaughan to Mr Temple, regretting that he cannot receive him an also stating that he has no curate available for him. 22 May 1872. Signatures of: L.Neville, 28 January 1872 (Honourable Latimer Neville). H.Goodwin (Harvey Goodwin). W. Emery.
17 - Page 31. Letter from Right Reverend Piers C.Claughton, Archdeacon of London from 1870. Signature of J. St. Asaph (Joshua Hughes, Bishop of St Asaph, 1870-1889)
18 - Page 33. J. Noel Paton (?) to 'my dear Fairholt' cancelling an appointment, nd. Letter from R.Chambers requesting cuts (for printing?)
19 - Page 35. Letter from J.C.Ryle, 10 May 1871. Biblical text written by George Fisk, 7 June 1851. Envelope addressed to E.P. Frost from A.J.Balfour, (Prime Minister 1902-05)
20 - Page 37. Signature of Lord Shaftesbury. Letter to Mr Smith (Reverend Granville Smith) from Lord Londesborough regarding coins inherited by him, 8 July. Envelope addressed to Edward P.Frost from London, 18 July 1872.
21 - Page 39. Letter from T.T.Ficklin of Linton House, Linton, to 'my dearest Frost', 13 May 1887. Signature of W.B.Redfarn, sometime Mayor of Cambridge. Letter from D. Gurney, August 1874. 2 signatures of Sir George-Augusta Leeds of Croxton Park, 12 May 1887.
22 - Page 41. Signature of J.Hall of Six Mile Bottom, 21 December 1869. Signature of O. Duncombe. Signature of J.Miller. Signature of Lady Logan.
23 - Page 43. Letter to Reverend Granville Smith from the Earl of Stradbroke, enclosing a donation of £10 to the Diocesan Board of Finance, 26 August 1876. Letter to Reverend Granville Smith from Honourable Arnold de Grey of Copdock Rectory (county Suffolk) enclosing a cheque for the Diocesan Board if Education, 4 September 1876?
24 - Page 45. Lady North of Glenham Hall, Wickham Market, (county Suffolk) to Mr Smith on the recruitment of domestic staff, nd. Letter to Mr Smith from Georgiana Griffon at Waldershare Park, (county Kent), on behalf of Major Dickson, regarding Reginald, a pupil of Mr Smith,nd.
25 - Page 47. Letter to E.P.Frost from Lord Dacre inviting him to shoot at the Grange, Carlton, 23 October 1873. Letter from Earl Cowper, of Panshanger, Hertford (county Hertfordshire) regarding a field day at Oundle (?) (county Northants)
26 - Page 49. Letter to Reverend Granville Smith from Archdeacon H.R.Neville, regarding the collection of subscriptions for the Central Board of Education, 19 August 1876. Signature of Alwyne Compton, Bishop of Ely, 1886-1905.
27 - Page 51. Letter of thanks from the Bishop of Lincoln for a hymn sent to him by the recipient of the Letter, 29 August 1874. Letter from W.Bagge of Stradsett Hall, Downham Market (county Norfolk), giving permission to fish at Stradsett Hall, 20 July 1876.
28 - Page 53. Letter from Lord Southampton regarding legal matters and the letting of a house
29 - Page 55. Letter from T. Grosvenor of Hare Park, Swaffham Bulbeck, to the occupier of Lower Hare Park, Swaffham Bulbeck, concerning the right of way over a footpath between the two properties.
30 - Page 57. Letter from (Lord) Eustace Cecil to Messrs. J.W. and J.L.Taylor acknowledging receipt of a letter and stating he will take action on the matters raised on it, 2 March 1870. Letter from Henry Selwin Ibbetson, stating that he is in favour of the abolition of malt tax, nd
31 - Page 59. Signatures of Sir Wroth Lethbridge, Lady Watson, Adeliza Manners, W.Ebon (?). Card from Canon Farrar declining an invitation, nd. Card to Reverend Granville Smith for R.H.Aveling stating that notes of a lecture called 'Drunkeness' are out of print, card postmarked 7 March 1912.
32 - Page 61. Sir George Broke Middleton of Shrubland Park, Needham (county Suffolk) requesting the addresses of two schoolmistresses, and stating his failure to employ a 'certificate master' for Nacton School, (county Suffolk), 11 November 1877. Invitation to dine from Lord and Lady Hatherley of Red House Park, Ipswich, (county Suffolk), 7 December.
33 - Page 63. Letter from Lord John Hervey informing Reverend Granville Smith that he intends to call on him, 2 November 1877. Signature of Sir William Rose.
34 - Page 65. Letter from Lord Hatherley to Reverend Granville Smith concerning his attendance at a meeting but declining an invitation to dine, 1 October 1877. Reverse side of a letter from Sir George Brok Middleton. Unidentified autograph.
35 - Page 67. Letter from James B.R.Bulwer, M.P. for Ipswich, 1874-80 to Reverend Granville Smith informing him that he had presented his petition (Reverend Granville Smith's) to the House of Commons, 11 July 1877. Letter from Lord Randlesham, M.P. for East Suffolk, 1874-1885, regarding a petition against the sale of intoxicating liquor on Sundays, to be presented to the House of Commons, 29 May 1878.
36 - Page 69. Letter from J.C.Ryle declining an invitation, 28 February 1878. (nb. J.C.Ryle, first Bishop of Liverpool, 1880-1900) Letter to Reverend G.Smith from J.F.Purcell Fitzgerald inviting him to attend a meeting of the Evangelical Alliance in Ipswich on Wednesday 15 May, 13 May 1878.
37 - Page 71. Letter from Sir George Broke Middleton requesting Reverend Granville Smith to meet him at Haddock's Library to discuss the future of Nacton School, (county Suffolk), nd. Letter from Edward J.Moor, Rector of Bealings, (county Suffolk) and Canon of Norwich, informing the Reverend Granville Smith that he was sending him a parcel of books for the Ipswich Mission to Seamen Society, 4 April 1878.
38 - Page 73. Letter from John Hervey of Woodlands, Ipswich (county Suffolk) accepting an invitation from Mr Granville Smith, 21 February. Autograph of G.Hamilton (endorsed First Sea Lord of Admiralty) Autograph of R.Penrose Fitzgerald. Letter from Colonel Leather of Herringfleet Hall, Lowestoft, (county Suffolk) to Reverend Granville Smith, informing him that he will be sent the information he requires, 18 April 1878.
39 - Page 75. Letter to Reverend Granville Smith from E.M.Goulburn, of Ashford, county Wiclow, Ireland, declining an invitation, nd. Unidentified signature. Letter from Professor Newton at Magdalene College, accepting an invitation to a concert by the Gonville and Caius College Musical Society, 23 May 1876.
40 - Page 77. Autograph of …Boyd. Charles Kingsley, Eversley Rectory, Winchfield, Hampshire, (author of Hereward the Wake and the Water Babies) Susan H. Wordsworth. Note from H.A.Holden (author of The Life of Cicero) enclosing a paper to be signed by Reverend Granville Smith, 29 April 1878.
41 - Page 79. Letter from Lord Rendlesham declining an invitation to attend the Annual Meeting for Missions to Seamen, 20 February 1881. Letter from Simon Surges, Vicar of Wargrave, Henley on Thames, (county Berkshire), declining an invitation, 30 September. Letter from Gordon Calthorp, Vicar of St Augustines, Highbury Park. London to Reverend Granville Smith, 21 November 1881. Letter from Edward Weston? to the Reverend Granville Smith, accepting an invitation to stay with him whilst in Ipswich, 15 November 1881.
42 - Page 81. Letter to Reverend Granville Smith from Richard Wallace of Sudbourn Hall, Wickham Market, county Suffolk, enclosing £25 towards the Protection of Ancient Monuments, 1 December 1881. Signature of Earl of Stradbroke. Letter of John Hervey at Ickworth (county Suffolk) making arrangements for travelling to Kirton (county Suffolk) with Reverend Granville Smith, 24 December 1882. Letter from A. Byng of Quendon Hall, Saffron Walden (county Essex) requesting that his name be added to the list of patrons of the Saffron Walden Volunteers Concert, 4 December 1881.
43 - Page 83. Letter from Florence Braybroke of Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, to Mrs Taylor giving support to a bazaar, nd. Letter from Lord Braybroke allowing his name to be used on the list of patrons for the concert in aid of the Saffron Walden Volunteer Corps. Letter from Lord Camarthen to E.P. Frost thanking him for his congratulations in his election to the House of Commons, 13 August 1887.Letter from Lord Camarthen accepting an invitation from Major Frost, July 1886.
44 - Page 85. Unidentified letter from the Coroner's Court, Liverpool, cancelling an appointment, 10 December 1883. Letter from E.W.Benson, Bishop of Truro, 1877-1883, enclosing a notice, nd. Letter from Francis Paget (student of Christ Church, Oxford, and Vicar of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire), Examination Chaplain to the Bishop of Ely, 7 October 1886. Letter on behalf of 'their Highnesses' (the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) thanking Mr Frost for his hospitality, 18 July 1872
45 - Page 87. Letter from the Bishop of Lincoln. Un-addressed letter from J. Ruskin regarding the address of a Mr. Philips. Letter from N.Lawrence agreeing to attend a meeting, April 1887. Letter to Mr Smyth from Lord Randlesham at the House of Commons agreeing to open a bazaar if he is not away on holiday, 27 March 1884.
46 - Page 89. Letter from Right Honourable Lord Henniker, Thornham Hall (county Suffolk) to Mrs Granville Smith asking her for information concerning the laying of iron filings for a tennis court, 18 March 1884. Letter to Reverend Granville Smith from the Duke of St Albans declining an invitation and enclosing a donation towards the restoration fund, 18 January. Letter to Major Frost from Charles Hall, M.P. for the Western Division of Cambridge, concerning a meeting to be held, 6 April 1887. Letter to the Reverend Fletcher, form William Maclagen, Bishop of Lichfield 1878-91, concerning the rebuilding of his church, 19 November 1884.
47 - Page 90. Printed facsimile of a letter from Queen Victoria expressing her thanks to all 'the Women of Great Britain and Ireland' for the gift of a statue of Prince Albert, 22 June 1887.
48 - Page 91. Letter Signed Hartingdon (Marquess of Hartingdon later Duke of Devonshire) to 'My dear Adeane' (Charles Adeane of Babraham Hall) asking him to call at Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, 5 April 1888. Letter from Lord Cadogen to E.P.Frost asking permission to shoot over his land with H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, 25 January 1886. Letter on behalf of H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge inviting Mr Frost to shoot at Six Mile Bottom, 7 January 1890.
49 - Page 93-103. Blank
50 - Page 105. Newspaper cutting from The Times of Monday 18 April 1887, entitled 'Parnellism and Crime' with a supposed facsimile of a letter written by Charles S. Parnell.
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