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UK Primary Sources UK Primary Sources Ayrshire Archives, Scotland ‘Scottish Industrial History’, vol. 16 (1993) Birmingham City Archives 1. MS 1799 – Reminiscences of George Sydney Ford, ‘Recollections of the Past’ 2. MS 485/7-11 – Letters from Thomas Stewardson of Philadelphia to George Braithwaite Lloyd 3. MS 1350A/4 – Contract for the manufacture of gun barrel machinery for Colts of Connecticut, 1861 Bodleian Library, Dept. of Special Collections and Western MSS 1. MS Clarendon dep. C. 480 – correspondence from Edward Thornton at the British Legation in Washington. 2. MS Clarendon dep. C. 492 – American correspondence including American newspaper cuttings. 3. Charles Herbert Mayo MSS – papers relating to Mayo family (MS top gen, d 46) 4. Letter from Jefferson Davis to Prof. A.T. Bledsoe re: ‘great cause’ MS. Autogr.d 10 (SC36017) f23 5. Printed Cabinet Papers (MS.Clar.dep.c.492): possible British and French mediation in the Civil War in 1862. Bolton Archive And Local Studies Service 1. Letters from a variety of correspondents during ACW to Henry Ashworth, a cotton manufacturer and charitable benefactor. Correspondents: Ellis Yarrall, Philadelphia; Samuel Boyd Tobey, Providence, R.I.; Sidney Homer, Boston; J. Townsend, Columbia, S.C. (ZWL 50/9-17) 2. Copy of article referred to in letter re: J. Pendlebury, ‘The Star Spangled Banner Unfurled In Bolton’ (no ref #) from Bolton Evening News British Library of Political and Economic Science, LSE Letters of Emigrants to America: 1848-65: John Griffiths, Illinois farmer. Greatly upset by the death of Lincoln; high profits from farm due to war. 1857-73: Ch. Aglionby, Charles Town, Va., farmer. Property in England and losses during the war. 1857-61: Four letters from John and David Hughes to their parents in Wales. Atlantic crossing, working in Boston, effects of Civil War, how railways are changing transport, Macready/Forrest riot in NYC. 20 Jan 1864: John Wiles, Camp of the 153rd regiment, NY State Volunteers, Army of the Potomac. Army life and conditions in the Southern states. British Museum 1. Layard Papers 38931-39164 – Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94). Correspondence from 1861-65. MS# 38, 987-39, 102 2. Miscellaneous Papers 41567 – from George Henry Herbert while serving with the Northern Army 3. John Bright Papers 43390, ff.123-286 - 64 letters; and 43391 – letters re. advocacy of the northern cause. 4. Cobden Papers 43676, ff.79-104, ff.115-58, ff.159-260 – sympathy for Confederacy, tariffs, Trent, and many other civil war subjects from arming of Negros to the character of Lincoln. 5. Sturge Papers 43722 f.122 – Quaker philanthropist and abolitionist, on American differences, war fears, and the evil influence of The Times on Anglo-American relations. 6. Gladstone Papers 44136, 44272, 44400, 44427, 44433-50 – Trent, emancipation in border states, the blockade, civil war. Official papers 44593 – printed memoranda on Trent. 44649-80 – notes and memoranda for speeches concerning opposition to recruitment in the US for the British Army. Gladstone’s literary works 44790-1 – his attitude toward Civil War. 7. Miscellaneous Papers 48212 – long letter from William V. Walton of ‘Hooyelles parish’ La, to his brother in England, describing his experiences as a confederate soldier in the Louisiana Infantry. 8. John Henry Temple, 3rd viscount Palmerston – letterbook. MS# 48, 582 Buckinghamshire Records and Local Studies Service, County Hall, Aylesbury 1.) (Ref #D 102/8 part) Stevens family of Wycombe, includes 9 letters from H.W. Gould in Hudson, N.Y. (1863-74) 2.) (Ref# D 115/20) three letters to Edward Moore Gawne of Kentraugh, Isle of Man, re civil war/ naval matters, from Charleston, Bermuda, Fort Monroe (1863-72) 3.) Letter from Edwin Nichols [Lovegrove] to his sister in Aylesbury 4.) Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset Official Correspondence 1. D/RA/A/2A/7/1-12, letters from the 8th Duke of Argyll (12) 2. D/RA/A/2A/17/1-3, letters from Earl Granville (4) 3. D/RA/A/2A/19/1-8, letters from Frederick William Grey (8) 4. D/RA/A/2A/20/1-8, letters from Sir George Grey, incl. letter from Queen Victoria (8) 5. D/RA/A/2A/34/1-37, letters from Admiral Sir Alexander Milne (37) 6. D/RA/A/2A/35/1-11, letters from the Duke of Newcastle (11) 7. D/RA/A/2A/37/1-38, letters from Viscount Palmerston (112) § 38/1-25 § 39/1-18 § 40/1-16 § 41/1-15 8. D/RA/A/2A/47, letters from WG Romaine (4) 9. D/RA/A/2A/50/1-32, letters from Lord John Russell (115) § 51/1-25 § 52/1-18 § 53/1-23 § 54/1-17 10. D/RA/A/2A/112 – 228, all letters (misc.) from 1861 – May 1865 11. D/A/RA/2A/256/1-21, letters from the Duke of Somerset to Sir G.C. Lewis, and Sir F Grey, Sir J Moore, Lord Palmerston and Sir C. Phipps (21) 12. D/RA/A/2A/259/1-8, correspondence relating to the ‘Nashville’ & ‘Tuscarora’ affair (8) 13. D/RA/A/2A/270/1-37, assorted Admiralty Office papers 1863-64 5.) Material Concerning the Local History of the Burnham And Taplow Area 6.) Col. George St. Leger Grenfell Papers: 6.1 D 11/1 George St. Leger Grenfell and Family 6.2 3.c - Typescript memorandum by Joseph Wheeler, US Army on the trial of Grenfell 6.3 3.e - Letter to Sir Francis Grenfell from Gen Wheeler enclosing extracts from US Civil War records concerning Grenfell 6.4 3.f.ii - 7 letters and 1 photocopy letter from Grenfell 6.5 3.f.iii - 16 letters concerning Grenfell 6.6 3.g - Typescript transcriptions, extracts and calendars of letters and other documents concerning Grenfell 6.7 3.h - Original correspondence between various individuals including A.H. Packe, concerning Grenfell 6.8 3.i - Biographical notes on Grenfell 6.9 4 - Original news cuttings, extracts, and notes from printed sources, with correspondence, concerning Grenfell 6.10 5 - Correspondence between A.H. Packe and Stephen Z. Starr of Cincinnati, Ohio concerning the latter’s biography of Grenfell 6.11 8.d - The Filson Club History Quarterly (article on Grenfell), Jan. 1960 6.12 8.f - The Journal of Southern History (‘Col. G. St L. Grenfell – his pre-civil war career’), Aug. 1964 6.13 8.g - The Filson Club History Quarterly (‘Was there a North West conspiracy?’), Oct. 1964 6.14 8.h - The Wisconsin Magazine of History (‘The Grand Old Regiment’), Autumn 1964 6.15 8.i - Civil War Times (‘A Reckless, Unthinking Adventurer’), Jan. 1971 6.16 8.j - Civil War Times (‘The North West Conspiracy’), May 1971 Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies, Papers of Captain William Sherwen of New Ferry: 1) DDX 198 / 1 – Customs Clearance Certificate of Schooner “Dixie,” Philadelphia, 23 Aug 1862. 2) DDX 198 / 2 – Charter Party. Philadelphia, 11 Oct 1862. James W. Landell, owner of the Schooner ‘Rowena’, 85 tons, “now lying in the harbour of Philadelphia”, Janutche and Lavergne, agrees to charter ‘Rowena’ to Janutche and Lavergne for voyage from Phil. to St Kitts and Dominica and back to Phil. for consideration of $1,000. 3) DDX 198 / 3 – Letter of Parole, Fort Delaware, 20 January 1863. William Sherwen, “a Political or State Prisoner of the US Government” promises not to “aid or comfort the existing rebellion against the US Government.” 4) DDX 198 / 4 – Certificate of Payment of Tonnage Tax. Custom House, Philadelphia. 7 Feb 1863. Certifies payment of tax on Schooner ‘Rowena’ of St Kitts, 87 tons, master William Sherwen, of St Kitts. 5) DDX 198 / 5 – Customs Clearance Certificate of Schooner ‘Rowena,’ 7 Feb 1863. 6) DDX 198 / 6 – Certificate of Sale. Havana, 7 April 1863. Sherwen declares that he sold the Schooner ‘Rowena’ of ‘fifty nine tons register’ to Messrs. Jiminez Sobrine and Co. Consideration: $3,000. 7) DDX 198 / 7 – Letter from Foreign office to Captain Sherwen from London, 20 Aug 1863. Refers to Cherwen’s letter of 30 April and encloses # 8 (below). 8) DDX 198 / 8 – Copy of letter from William H Seward to Lord Lyons, stating US Governments reasons for Sherwen’s arrest and refusing to allow his claim for damages. 14 July 1863. 9) DDX 198 / 9 – Letter from G. Hammond, Foreign Office, to Capt. William Sherwen, informing him that Lord Lyons has addressed a further note to the US Gov’t, and has received no reply. From London, 22 March 1864. Additional Papers: 1) Ref THSLC, Vol. 105, 1954, p 127 – 185; The diary of John Ward of Clitheroe, Weaver, 1860 – 1864. 2) Ref THSLC, Vol. 123, 1972, p 105 – 143; The diary of James Garnett of Low More, Clithmore, 1858 – 1865: Part 2 The American Civil War and the Cotton Famine, 1861 – 1865. City of Coventry Archives, PA526/156/5-7: 3 letters of Joseph Might, a civilian Coventrian, from Broadway in the US reporting back to family. Cornwall Record Office Ref: America FS.3/1043 - letter to Maj. Stanton from a dear friend at war, 13 July 1864. Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle Aglionby family of Carlisle: family papers, incl. American Civil War diary and papers of Charles Yates Aglionby 1857-78. Customs Library Board’s Minutes 9743-10068 (316 volumes) – minute books, including incidents during the Civil War. Devon Record Office, Exeter 1) 867B/ Z36 ‘Note Book, Civil War’; the book is a misc. item in a large collection deposited by a firm of solicitors from Totnes in 1860. 2) Letters of J. W. Buller Dorset Record Office, County Hall, Dorchester 1) Weld Papers 1840-63, Joseph Weld (1777-1863).
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