Correspondence and Autographs – R, 1645-1905

Correspondents include: George Read to John M. Read, his questions about his uncle Richard’s will, no year April 20; Charles Reade (1814-1884), incomplete, undated; Baron John Mitford Redesdale (1748-1830), concerning a patent on candle making, 1796, and agreement to some home improvements if his house is not leased soon, 1809; Sir Robert Reid, Baron Loreburn of Dumfries, stating that he was unable to attend the Carlisle Church Congress in the autumn, 1884, and asks to borrow the two books on war mentioned by his correspondent, 1905 October 23, and letter thanking the Reverend A. Chapman, 1905 December 21; Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) to Miss Sanborn, on a notecard, 1881 March 19; and Charles Reighley (1807-1862?), President of Jefferson College, Mississippi, to Ed. Turner, contesting charges deducted from his salary for damages, 1856 July 29. Others include: Thomas Rodney (1744-1811) to Joshua Fisher & Sons, concerning a shipment of wheat, 1775 March 14; [Sir Robert Rolfe], Lord Cranworth (1790-1868), to Thomas J. Farley, confirming the correctness of the reports of his comments,1867 August 27; John Romilly, 1st Baron (1802-1874) to John Paget, July 25 and 29, 1851; and to C.C. Atkinson, 1853 April 19; Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) to unknown correspondent, asking him to come to his home on the morrow, 1816 October 6; Major Rookby to Lord Thomas Fairfax, either from or concerning Rookby, 1645 May 23; George Ross (1730-1779) to William Lewis, concerning the settlement of his father’s estate, 1788 September 7; Sir A. de Rutger, London Police Magistrate, about a check for a letter of credit to Dresden to Dr. [Carl Gustav] Carns, no year July 27; and Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Advocate of Scotland, to Lady McNeill, answering for his ill wife, 18[49?] November 19.