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Maughan, Edward James
GB 235 MEJ · Item · 1790 - 1868

•Typed note of information about his life given by Miss Maughan, 4th March 1908.

Maughan, Miss
GB 235 BLT/2 · Series · 1791 - 1890-09-19
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection

Green vellum file, annotated ‘Claims upon the French Government by Thos. Blaikie’, containing 17 handwritten letters and notes by and to Blaikie, mainly in relation to losses incurred during the French Revolution. These include correspondence with the Office of Commissioners for Claims on France, James Lee at the Hammersmith nursery and the Foreign Office. The papers date from 1791 to 1890. (Box 1)

Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Gillies, Dr. John
GB 235 GIL · Item · 1792 - 1834

•Photocopy of Letter from W.J. Hooker, dated 18th of September 1825 addressed to Dr. Gillies when he was residing at Mendoza (1833 – 1838)

Gillies, Dr. John
GB 235 BLT/2/2 · Item · 1792-11-07
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection

Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie outlining concerns regarding payment for materials supplied and requesting assurances be given. Letter has also been annotated by Blaikie regarding payment.

Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Drummond, Thomas
GB 235 DRU · Item · 1793 - 1835

Catalogue of Thomas Drummond’s first parcel from St. Louis, the Alleganies and New Orleans in 1832 (hand written by R.K. Greville)

Drummond, Thomas
GB 235 BLT/4/3 · Item · 1795
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection

Print of Marie-Anne Charlotte Corday entitled, 'Marie Anne Charlotte Corday, ci-devat Darmans Agée de 25 ans'. Portrait of Charlotte Corday, half-length, sitting at desk in her cell, holding a letter to her parents; in circle, with below a small figurative scene showing her assassinating Marat in his bath-tub. The portrait is in a black and gold painted wooden frame with a glass panel.
Another copy is held in the British Museum collection: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3599824&partId=1&searchText=Massol&page=1
(Box 4)

Massol