Thomas Manning Archive

Letter to Thomas Manning from [J B Wronston]. He writes that he is sure that his brother in Bengal would…

Letter to Thomas Manning from Roberts, Resident of the Select Committee at Canton. He writes he has received his seven…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning with which he sends his MS [Lectionary] and asks Manning to send him…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning. Marshman extols their friendship throughout his letter. Dated Tuesday 15th May [1810] Handwritten,…

Letter to Thomas Manning from Joshua Marshman ((1768–1837) was a Christian missionary in Bengal, India, translator of the Bible into…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning asking for help in editing his work which he has rushed to translate…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning. He discusses Manning’s journey to try to reach Pekin. He says that he…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning thanking for help in amending his work and hoping that he will look…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning in which he sends translation for Manning to edit. He also relates that…

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning. He thanks Manning for his kind remarks about his translations and compares it…

Receipt for the hire of a 12 oared Bauliah from Calcutta to Rungpore. Dated 11th October 1810. Handwritten 1 piece,…

Receipr for the receiving of the sum of two hundred and sixty nine 1/2 Sicca rupees on account for Thomas…

Certificate of permission for Thomas Manning to proceed through the District of Rungpore. He must on arrival at Rungpore report…

Note from Dr John Leyden, physician with East India Company in Madras and linguist to suggest Manning comes over to…

“Poetry scoffed by a Silly Lawyer. Note from Chao”. Two newspaper cuttings and a note to Manning from Chao asking…

Letter from Thomas Manning in Canton to “Domine”, Chao Sien Seng. He writes about returning to Canton after having been…

Letter from Robert Morrison (5 January 1782 in Bullers Green, near Morpeth, Northumberland – 1 August 1834 in Canton), Chinese…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to the Gentlemen on the Committee for leave to return, asking for passage on one…

Draft note from Thomas Manning to Sir Hudson Lowe (28 July 1769 – 10 January 1844), Governor of St Helena…

Draft note from Thomas Manning to [Napoleon] requesting to visit Napoleon on Manning’s return from China. Dated June 1817. Handwritten…

Four notes from J.W. Roberts to Thomas Manning concerning items for translation by Manning. Undated. Handwritten, each 1 pieces, 1…

Two notes from H Rush to Thomas Manning concerning a letter to be translated by manning. Undated, Handwritten each 1…

Note to Manning from [W Pearson] asking for him to vaccinate some children. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Note to Manning from [H Pearsy] asking Manning to give the Bombay Papers to Mr Cheburg when he has finished…

Note to Manning from [A G Cyen] asking him to accept a dictionary. Undated, Handwritten in Latin, 1 piece, 1…

Note to Manning from Mr Battle to request his company to a Ball and Supper. Dated Saturday 19th, 1 piece,…

Note from Manning to John Livingstone to request the services of his shoemaker and note from Livingstone in reply. Undated….

Two notes from [Edmund] Larken concerning meeting Manning. Undated, handwritten, 2 pieces, each 1 side

Note from Manning to Mr Larkins to request the use of his China Dictionary and reply from larking to Manning….

Note to Manning from [George ] Baring to asks him to dine with him. Dated 29 September. Handwritten, 1 piece,…

Note to Manning from Robert Morrison to ask him to dine. Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Note to Manning from M Lumsden thanking him for his opinion on his work and asking him to dine. Undated,…

Note to Manning from J M [Dayot]. He had called on Manning before he left for Macao. He wonders whether…

Note to Manning from [A Hawk] to send Manning his observation on Cochinchina. Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Three Notes to Manning from [C ] requesting Manning to dine with him and one of which mentions George Staunton…

Two notes to Manning from J Hare (Joseph Hare, naval officer, East India Company). Both are letters of well-wishes for…

Rough notes of Manning possibly concerning the Neptune sailors fight with the Chinese. Undated, Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Paper on which is written Sir J. Banks, Thomas Manning Esq, English Factory Canton. Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Two letters in Chinese, with envelopes and typed English translations. Correspondence between Miss D Crawford, Secretary RAS and Ruth B…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to the Directors of the East India Company concerning the Chinese man he has brought…

Letter from Thomas Manning to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Honorable Court of Directors of the East India…

Letter from Joseph Dart, Secretary at East India Company , to Thomas Manning. This letter informs him that the Court…

Draft of a letter to the Editor of the Quarterly Review with an article concerning the publication of a pamphlet…

Letter from Editor of the Pamphleteer to the Author of Exportation asking for his name in order to publish the…

Letter from the Editor of the Pamphleteer to the Author of a Pamphlet on the True Principles asking for permission…

Letter from the Editor of the Author of Exportation again asking for his name. Dated 27 April 1818, Handwritten,1 piece,…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to Edward Charles Donne (1777-1819) of Mattishall Hall, Norfolk. Manning writes about his new lodgings…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to Edward Charles Donne. Manning writes about Donne’s admiration for Norwich as the centre of…

Letter from Sarah Burney ((29 August 1772 – 8 February 1844), novelist) to Thomas Manning requesting that he comes to…

Letter from [ ] T. Nixon to Thomas Manning answering questions about patents. Dated Southton Buildings (London) 20th October 1822….

Draft Letter from Thomas Manning to “My Lord” in which he remembers his gratitude for his Lordship providing a letter…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to “My Lord Duke” in which he thanks him for the letters of introduction and…

Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Baron Borsarelli, Torino from [Cucchi]. He writes concerning Manning’s desire to learn Italian….

Memorandum of introduction for Thomas Manning to Mr Duclas, “Directeur principal des postes” at Turin from Capitaine Cucchi. Dated Norwich…

Invitation from Lady Drummond to Thomas Manning to invite him to dine at 23 Cappella Vecchia (Naples). Dated Vendredi le…

Letter to Thomas Manning from Augustus [Trestner] regarding Manning’s acquisition of the statues Gladiator and Boy & Swan. He thanks…

Letter to Thomas Manning from Augustus [Trestner] to inform Manning that his statues have been packed and dispatched. He has…

Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Monsieur Courlet at Vevey from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20 April…

Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Messieurs Henri Hentsch at Geneva from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20…

Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Messieurs de Molin at Lausanne from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20…

Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Messieurs Mirabaud at Milan from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20 April…

Covering wrappers for Letters of introduction addressed to Thomas Manning at Florence

Letter from [R Garhamn] thanking him for his letter which gave him great satsifaction. The writing is almost indecipherable and…

Letter from [Robert Morrison] to Thomas Manning from Macao, China. He is responding to Manning’s letter enquiring whether he could…

Eight letters plus two partial letters from Sarah Payne to Thomas Manning. These are newsy letters asking after Manning’s health…

Letter from Frances Rickman to Thomas Manning. This is a covering letter to send him an enclosure that had arrived…

Letter from Frances Rickman to Thomas Manning. She writes on her father’s behalf to make sure that Manning will visit…

Letter from Anne Rickman to Thomas Manning. She hopes that Manning’s stay in Bath is benefitting him. She then gives…

Letter from Anne Rickman to Thomas Manning. She writes about her interest in education for everyone and the publication of…

Cover paper with words Miss Rickman

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to Ellis. He writes that his brother has asked him to send a letter of…

Draft Letter from Thomas Manning to “Gentlemen” concerning a Mr [Pattle] whom Manning had known in Canton, concerning recognition of…

Draft letter from Manning to “Sir” asking him to provide Manning with a copy of the Harveian Oration of 23rd…

Letter from Thomas Manning to Samuel Ball asking whether it is still possible for him to dine with Ball that…

Letter of recommendation for Thomas Manning from Stanislas Julien. Addressed to T Davis, Member of the Society Asiatique du Londres,…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning asking him to procure the listed titles. The letter mentions Payne & Foss…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning asking him to procure Chinese texts. Dated 24 March, 1830. Handwritten in French…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning asking him to find out whether some books of Robert Morrison are for…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning concerning that he has sent to Mr Mitchell of the Translating Committee “le…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He has sent his letter to the Societe Asiatique in London. He writes…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He mentions M Mitchell, Sir George Tuthill, that he is Letter from Stanislas…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He mentions Manning’s sorrow at the death of George Tuthill. He asks when…

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning in which he writes about several Chinese texts and the work which has…

Letter from [ ] Baring to Thomas Manning thanking him for sending a new scale to use in tuning the…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to Lord Lansdowne thanking him for letters. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Note from Manning admitting authorship when he had been diffident talking to the letter’s recipient. Undated. Handwritten 1 piece, 1…

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to “Dear Lady” concerning his business in London and postponing coming to the following week….

Hardcover folder with green /red marbling. The initial M is written on ink on front cover. This contains notes, some…

A small handmade notebook with a beige paper cover. It contains pencilled notes which appear to be notes about books…

A small handmade notebook with a beige paper cover with two loose sheets inserted into the notebook. Includes notes on…

A small handmade notebook with a beige paper cover. Mainly notes on language construction and usage. Handwritten in English, Latin,…

An envelope addressed to B Dobell Esq. Postmarked [1904] (Edward VII halfpenny green stamp embossed on envelope) (Bertram Dobell, 1842-1914…

Notes on Chinese stories, pages 9-20, stories 39-48. Inserted into a paper cover written “Some queer stories here B.D” (Bertram…

Two stanza poem about his despair over numbers – or a lady. Handwritten in English 1 piece, 1 side Dated…

Chinese jests continued. 37, 38, 39, 40-53 with additional notes about 49 & 50. Handwritten, 2 pieces, each 3 sheets….

Very rough drafts of Chinese stories. From Volume 2. Handwritten in English. One sheet has Chinese characters. . Undated

Notes probably from Manning’s time at St Helena on his return from China. These notes mention both Napoleon and Hudson…

Short article on whistling. Handwritten in French. 1 piece, 1 side Dated lundi 1 priarial (May/June)

“Le retour au Village natal” and “Traduction libre”. Rough draft of Chinese traditions. Handwritten in French , 3 pieces, 11…

Notes on English grammar and the substantive form. Handwritten 2 pieces, 6 sides