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Total number of records: 16

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Novello Cowden Clarke Collection12
Brotherton Collection6
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture3
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive1

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death16
family9
health8
letter writing7
mental health5
private ownership4
finance3
investment3
legal procedure3
persons3

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London, United Kingdom8
Genoa, Italy6
London, United Kindom1
Pisa, Italy1

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Hunt, James Henry Leigh2
[Her Children]1
Clarke, Charles Cowden1
Collins, Catherine (Nee Hehl)1
Davenport, H1
De Wilde, George James1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Gigliucci, Giovanni1
Hamid, Sayed1
Hunt, John1

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Novello, Vincent and Novello, Mary Sabilla

1821-1823

Five handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to Vincent Novello and his wife Mary Sabilla Novello, dating from 24 December 1821 to 25 July 1823 and containing references to Hunt's health, comic v...

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Gigliucci, Giovanni to Littleton, Augustus

28 Jan 1898

Handwritten copy of a letter from Giovanni Gigliucci to Augustus Littleton of Novello and Co. requesting information on his late aunt Mary Cowden Clarke's property, copyright and royalties on behalf o...

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Clarke, Charles Cowden to de Wilde, George James

1845-1854

Two handwritten letters from Charles Cowden Clarke to the poet and journalist George James de Wilde, asking after de Wilde's health and thanking him for his promotion of their Shakespeare scholarship ...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Hunt, John

6 Jan 1824

Unpublished handwritten letter from Leigh Hunt to his brother John Hunt, requesting that John Hunt show this letter to Shelley and Vincent Novello. He expresses both points of disagreement and agreeme...

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Novello, Clara Anastasia to [her children]

1861

Two handwitten letters, one incomplete, from Clara Anastasia Novello to her children Porzia, Valeria, Mario and Giovanni Gigliucci. The first letter is undated and written on mourning paper, likely as...

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Watercolours

c. 1830

Watercolours on paper by Edward Petre Novello, representing biblical, literary and mythological narratives, in addition to family portraits of his mother Mary Sabilla Novello, sister Clara Anastasia N...

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Medical

1882-1902

Copy of the Notice of Admission to Otto House Lunatic Asylum for Emma Aloysia Novello in 1882 and the undertaker's account from her death in 1902.

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Legal

1888-1903

Copies of (Mary) Sabillla Novello's Will, letters of instruction to her Exectutor and beneficiaries and a draft memo in her hand regarding the legal and financial position of her sister Emma Aloysia N...

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Maurice Bradshaw to Maurice de Sausmarez

15 Aug 1961

Three typewritten letters from Maurice Bradshaw, Secretary of the New English Art Club, to Maurice de Sausmarez, wishing him a quick recovery, informing Members of the deaths of Sydney Causer and Anth...

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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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Letter of instruction to (Joseph) Alfred Novello's Executors

22 Oct 1893

Letter of instruction written by (Joseph) Alfred Novello to his executors, instructing them to use property left in his Will to pay for the care of his sister Emma Aloysia Novello, 'as inmate of Otto ...

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Collins, Catherine (née Hehl) to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

c. 1859-1879

Seven handwritten letters from Catherine Collins (née Hehl) to her nephew (Joseph) Alfred Novello, mentioning Novello's financial support for George Hehl and his subsequent death, her niece and carer...

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