MS 1698
Papers of William James Linton



Scope and Content Note

Papers of W.J. Linton

1835-97

17 cm (1 box).  Approx. 300 letters, 15 booklets, 22 pamphlets

Available for reference

The correspondence includes letters written to William James Linton by members of his family and friends and letters to his eldest son William Wade Linton, written by him or other members of the family.

Some of the booklets and pamphlets were written and/or printed by W.J. Linton, while others were concerned with subjects (mainly politics and poetry) in which he was interested.  His notes are rough drafts of some of his poetry.  There is also a report of the Peoples International League (Nov 15th 1847) of which W.J. Linton was the secretary.

The papers of William James Linton were originally at two Manuscript numbers, MS 1698 and MS 1776.  In 2000 all items were amalgamated at MS 1698.


Biographical Note

A wood-engraver and poet, William James Linton (1812-96?) was also involved in advocating republican principles in the English Republic, a monthly magazine, and the Leader, a London weekly newspaper, both of which he started.  About 1867 he went to America where he later set up his private press in a farm-house called ‘Appledore’ in the township of Hamden just outside New Haven, Connecticut.  On this press he printed Windfalls, a collection of some 200 extracts from imaginery plays, a memoir of his friend James Watson in 1879;  a small collection of translations in verse from Victor Hugo and Beranger in 1881;  Golden Apples of Hesperus:  Poems not in the collections in 1882; In Dispraise of a Woman; Catullus with variations in 1886;  Love-Lore in 1887;  and The Masters of Wood-Engraving.  The Plaint of Freedom, anonymously issued in 1852, was also written by him.


Series List

Item nos        Title

1-165                        Letters to W.J. Linton

166-204                        Notes by W.J. Linton

205-320                        Letters to W.W. Linton

321-327                        Letters by W.J. Linton to his wife

328-335                        Letters by Mary Linton

336-338                        Linton family geneological notes

339-423                        Printed material

424-500                        Letters by W.J. Linton

501-526                        Letters to W.J. Linton


Series Description

Item nos        Description

1-165            Letters to W.J. Linton

Personal letters written to W.J. Linton by many people including his mother, Mary Linton, his wife, Emily Wade Linton and his son, William Wade Linton (1835-1897)

166-204            Notes by W.J. Linton

Notes on his poetry, i.e. rough drafts of poetry.

205-320            Letters to W.J. Linton

Personal letters written to William Wade Linton.  Many of these letters were from his father W.J. Linton, his brothers Lancelot and Edmund, and his sisters Emily and Ellen.

321-327            Letters by W.J. Linton to his wife

Letters written by W.J. Linton to his wife Emily Wade Linton and one to Laura Wade (1835-1847)

328-335            Letters by Mary Linton

Letters by Mary Linton, mother of W.J. Linton to Laura Wade (1835-1837)

336-338            Linton family genealogical notes

Genealogical notes of the Linton family

339-366            Printed material

Mainly booklets and pamphlets concerned with politics and poetry, written and/or printed by William James Linton.  One is a discussion of Darwin’s Theory of the Origin of man.  Also included is an article on the printing activities of W.J. Linton (1848-1896)

367-382            Printed material

Mainly booklets and pamphlets concerned with politics and poetry of interest to W.J. Linton.  Several of these were printed and published by James Watson

383                  Peoples International League

A report  written by W.J. Linton concerning the League (bound letter)

384-423           Extract from Sir W. Molisworth’s speech in the House of Commons, 5th April 1840, on the Expediency of Abolishing Transportation with part of the speech concerned with abolition of the death punishment

424-451           Letters by W.J. Linton

Personal letters of W.J. Linton to his son William Wade Linton and letters to W.J. Linton from Buxton-Forman and Anthony.  There are also numerous press clippings about W.J. Linton

452-500           Letters from W.J. Linton

Letters from W.J. Linton to his son also a printed poem called Some while in Hell (March-Dec 1876).  Then more correspondence both to and from W.J. Linton between the years 1846-1880.

501-526           Letters to W.J. Linton

Personal letters to W.J. Linton from various people such as Mazzini, Holyoak and Herzen (1840-1894)

There is also a printed biography of W.J. Linton and a record of letters written to him by various people.  The list also contains accounts of his books, journals and pamphlets


Name Index of Correspondence

The numbers referred to are item numbers.  Underlined entries denote authorship; non-underlined indicate receipt of a letter.

ADAMS, Ellen                        150, 151

ADAMS, Hope B.                        103

ADAMS, Sarah F.                        146

ANTHONY, A.V.S.                        427, 428

ARCHITECT, periodical                        468

ARRINSMITH, Harvey                        118, 173

BARMBY, Goodwyn                        179

BERRY, W.W., Rev                        8

BIGMORE, Mr. ?                        126

BONNEY, R.                        194

CANTRELL, M.H.                        133

COLLINS, C.                        442

COOPER, Thomas                        484

CRANE, Marie                        134

CRANE, Walter                        123

DAILY CHRONICLE, newspaper         450-1

DOUGLAS, David                        64

DUFFEY, William                        518

DUFFY, Charles Gaven                        471, 472, 473

EDMONSON, George                        59

EGLANTINE                        46

EMMETT, J.P.                        142

ESPINASSE, F.                        43a

FARNUM, Alex                        104, 121

FORMAN, H. Buxton                        111, 448, 498

GIBSON, Susanna A. Milner                        136

GIBSON, Thomas                        138

GILLIES, Mary                        12

GISSING, T.W.                        84, 85

HAILING, Thomas                        116

HAMILTON, Samuel                        165

HARDING, C.G.                        41

HART, Mr ?                        4

HARVEY, Benson                        175

HATCH, M.E.                        122

HAWKES, Emilie A.                        24

HENNESSY, Charlotte                        110

HENNESSY, W.J.                        100, 105, 132

HENNING, John                        38, 39, 40

HERZEN, A.                        485

HODGSON, Elizabeth                        83

HOLYOAKE, George J.                        486

HUGO, Victor                        526

HUNT, Thornton                        162

HUTTON, Arthur A.                        71

JENKINS, Timothy                        165

JERROLD, Douglas                        510

JEWITT, Llewellynn                        495

KEEGAN, John                        481-481a, 516, 517

KING, H.S.                        67

KITCHEN, G.W., Rev                        273, 275, 275a

KOEHLER, S.R.                        489

LANDOR, William Savage                        511, 512, 523, 524

LANE, Richard James                        137

LINTON, Edmund Wade (son)                        217, 235, 253, 256, 268

LINTON, Eliza Lynn      69, 73, 82, 131, 153, 210, 211,213, 214, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 226, 228, 234, 274, 276, 277, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283-4, 285, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 294a, 313, 314, 316, 317-8, 319

LINTON, Eliza Wade (3rd wife)      217, 245

LINTON, Ellen Wade (daughter)      217, 242, 243

LINTON, Emily Wade (daughter)      46, 217, 232, 233, 237, 240, 241, 247, 250, 259, 260, 265, 270, 272

LINTON, Emily Wade (2nd wife)      44, 322, 323-4, 325-6, 327

LINTON, Lancelot Wade (son)      54, 60-62, 217, 231, 236, 246, 248, 252, 255, 257, 263

LINTON, Laura Wade (1st wife)      1, 2, 3, 8, 321, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334

LINTON, Margaret Wade (daughter)      217, 238

LINTON, Mary      333, 334

LINTON, Mary, Snr      5, 7, 328, 329

LINTON, William James      50-1, 60-2, 74, 87, 88, 91-3, 94-5, 109, 154, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 212, 215, 216, 217, 230, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 315, 321, 322, 323-4, 325-6, 327, 330, 331, 332, 430, 434, 438, 446, 449, 450-1, 461, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 488, 490, 493, 494, 497, 499, 500

LINTON, William Wade      50-1, 69, 73, 79, 82, 87, 88, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 123, 125, 132, 146, 153, 154, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 226, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 250, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 259, 260, 263, 265, 268, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 275a, 276, 277, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283-4, 285, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 294a, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 415, 316, 317-18, 319, 430, 434, 438, 447, 448, 449, 461, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 470, 488, 490, 491, 493, 494, 497, 498, 499, 500

LOWE, Bennet      166

MACMILLAN, Alexander      64, 66

MAZZINI, Joseph      474, 513, 522

MILNER, R.M.      152

MOIR, J. Macrae      68, 155

NINETEENTH CENTURY, periodical      446

NOEL, B.W.      135

O’CONNOR, Feargus      483

ORRIN SMITH, Harvey      91-3, 94-5, 118, 172, 173

PAINE, Nathanial      117

PALMER, T.      106

PARKER & HEAD, Drapers, Mercers Hosiers, etc      196

PLACE, Francis      482

PUTNAM, G.P., & Sons      435, 445

RICHMOND, Thomas      101, 125, 289

RIGG, J.      138

ROBINSON, Robert      169

ROBSON, Joseph W.      77

RUNKLE, Mrs L.I.G.      127

RUSHMER, Henry      28

SCOTT, William B.      491

SCRIBNER & CO., publishers      443

SIBSON, Francis      13, 13a, 15, 18, 23, 25, 26, 27, 32, 35, 36, 128

SIBSON, Sarah Mary                        114

SIBSON, Rhomas                        138

SMITH, Jane E.                        21, 161

SMITH, Robert Angus                        53, 58, 89

SMITH, Southwood                        14, 34

STABLER, George                        78

STANSFELD, James                        178, 509

STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence                        119

STEVINSON, P.M.                        426

STODDARD, R.H.                        433

STOLZMAN, Karl                        143, 519, 520

SYKES, Ellen                        144-5

TAYLOR, Alfred S.                        22, 26, 27, 29

TAYLOR, J.G.                        102

TAYLOR, Mentia                        48, 49

THOMSON, Annie M.                        147

THOMSON, D.C.                        120

TOYNBEE, Joseph                        479, 480

TYAS, [J.N.R.] ?                        76

UNIDENTIFIED                        74, 140, 142, 148, 149

VESEY, William, Rev                        31

WADE, Anne                        9, 11, 139, 332

WADE, Laura                        33, 131

WADE, Thomas                        19, 20, 141

WARD, G.R.                        130

WATSON, Ellen B.                        108

WATSON, James                        37, 44, 45, 99, 107, 140, 163, 515, 521

WEHNERT, ?                        97, 98

WEHNERT, Edward H.                        42, 164, 168

WEHNERT, Nancy                        79

WESTCOTT, R.                        112, 113, 115

WHITE, Caroline A.                        17

WHITMAN, Walt                        487

WILKINSON, James J. Garth                        70, 72, 75

WILLIAMS, Hugh                        52

WISE, Thomas J.                        126

WITHERS, George, Cook & Confectioner          6

WOOD, A.T.                        80, 81

WORCELL, Stanislas                        514

ZABICKI, Anton                        525

Newspaper articles about Linton

ACADEMY  5/1/1878                        429

ATHENAEUM  2/2/1878                        452

EXAMINER  2/3/1878                        456

EVENING POST  10/4/1878                        440

LITERARY NOTES  June 1878                        441

NEW YORK EXPRESS                        425

NONCONFORMIST  13/3/1878                        437

TRIBUNE  13/4/1878                        439


Fully Itemisted Folder List

Note: for list of family life dates, see item 336 (folder 9)

Folder 1

Item no.

1               To William James Linton from Laura Wade Linton, 11/6/1835

2               To                 "                 "                 "     from          "                 "                 "     , 26/6/1835

3               To                 "                 "                 "     from          "                 "                 "     , 4/8/1836

4               To                 "                 "                 "     from  ?  Hart, 19/4/1837

5               To                 "                 "                 "     from Mary Linton (mother), 24/9/1837

6       Account/receipt from ‘George Withers, Cook and Confectioner’, 19/10/1837

7               To William James Linton from Mary Linton (mother), 17/10/1837

8               To Laura Wade Linton (1st wife) from Rev. W.W. Berry, 22/3/1833(?)

9               To William James Linton from Anne Wade (sister-in-law), 20/5/1838

10                 Verse on sheet/envelope addressed to William Linton, 1838

11             To William James Linton from Anne Wade, 28/11/1838

12             To                 "                 "                 "     from Mary Gillies, ?/3/1839

13-13A    To                 "                 "                 "     from Francis Sibson, 20/2?/1841?

14             To                 "                 "                 "     from Southwood Smith, 14/6/1844

15             To                 "                 "                 "     from Francis Sibson, 23/9/1844

16             To                 "                 "                 "     from          "                 "                 11/12/1844

17             To                 "                 "                 "     from Caroline A. White, 29/12/1845

18             To                 "                 "                 "     from Francis Sibson, 7/2/1845

19             To                 "                 "                 "     from Thomas Wade, 9/1/1846

20             To                 "                 "                 "     from          "                 "     11/11/1846

21             To                 "                 "                 "     from Jane E. Smith, 2/1/1847

22             To Francis Sibson from Alfred S. Taylor, 31/1/1848

23             To William James Linton from Francis Sibson, 14/2/1848

24             To                 "                 "                 "     from Emilie A. Hawkes, 21/2/1848

25             To                 "                 "                 "     from Francis Sibson, 3/4/1848

26             To Alfred S. Taylor from Francis Sibson, 7/3/1848

27             To                 "                 "     from          "                 "      7/3/1848

28             To William James Linton from Henry Rushmer, 3/4/1848

29             To Francis Sibson from Alfred S. Taylor, 3/4/1848

30             Title + contents sheet for W.J. Linton’s Love-lore, 1887

31             To William James Linton from Rev. William Vesey, 5/5/1848

32             To                 "                 "                 "     from Francis Sibson, 17/9/1848

33             To       "       "       "     from Mrs Laura Wade (mother-in-law), 31/5/1848

34             To William James Linton from Southwood Smith, 19/9/1848

35             To       "       "       "     from Francis Sibson, 9/10/1848

36             To       "       "       "     from       "       "      17/10/1848

37             To       "       "       "     from James Watson, 7/3/1849

38             To       "       "       "     from John Henning, 29/3/1849

39             To       "       "       "     from       "       "       17/4/1849

40             To       "       "       "     from       "       "       14/4/1849

41             To William James Linton from C.G. Harding, 9/5/1850

42             To       "       "       "     from Edward H. Wehnert, 13/9/1850

43       Envelope with sketch on front (from Espinasse?), 9/12/1851

43A       Fragment of letter, showing signature, F. Espinasse, and addressee, W.J. Linton, n.d.

Folder 2

Item no.

44             To Emily Wade Linton (2nd wife) from James Watson, 19/7/1853

45             To the Children from James Watson, 19/7/1853

46             To Eglantine from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 22/10/1854

47       Lock of hair included with letter (item 46)

48             To William James Linton from Mentia Taylor, 8/1/1855

49             To       "       "       "     from       "       "     15?/1/1855

50-1         To William Wade Linton from William James Linton, 26/9/1855

52             To William James Linton from Hugh Williams, 19/9/1856

53             To       "       "       "     from Robert Angus Smith, 10/11?/1857

54             To       "       "       "     from Lancelot Wade Linton, 5/12/1857

55       Watercolour sketch of periwinckle plant, included with item 54, 7/12/1857

56       Watercolour sketch of Laurustinus, by William Wade Linton, 7/12/1857

57       Watercolour sketch of plant by Lancelot, 7/6/1857

58             To William James Linton from Robert Angus Smith, 7/2/1858

59             To       "       "       "     from George Edmondson, 17/4/1860

60-2         To Lancelot Wade Linton from William James Linton, 26/10/1860

63       Envelope, 27?/10/1860, with letter, items 60-2

64             To David Douglas from Alexander Macmillan, 17/10/1861

65       Envelope with letter, item 64

66             To William James Linton from Alexander Macmillan, 30/10/1861

67             To       "       "       "     from H.S. King, 8/11/1862

68             To       "       "       "     and Mrs Linton from J. Macrae Moir, 20/3/1863

69             To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton (3rd wife), 28/5/1863

70             To William James Linton from James J. Garth Wilkinson, 12/8/1863

71             To       "       "       "     from Arthur A. Hutton, 24/10/1863

72             To       "       "       "     from James J. Garth Wilkinson, 25/12/1863

73             To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton (3rd wife), 20/12/64

74             To William James Linton from Unidentified (of 1 Derby Square, Liverpool), ?/2/1865.  Two draft (?) letters have been added by W.J. Linton

75             To William James Linton from James J. Garth Wilkinson, 10/3/1865

76             To       "       "       "     from I.H. Tyas (?), 27/4/1865

77             To       "       "       "     from Joseph Robson, ?/11/1865

78             To       "       "       "     from George Stabler, 23/11/1865

79             To William Wade Linton from Nancy Wehnert, 1/12?/1865

80             To William James Linton from Unidentified (Anne T. Wood?), 7/12/1865

81             To       "       "       "     from       "       "                 n.d.

82             To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton (3rd wife), 11/2/1866

83             To William James Linton from Elizabeth Hodgson, 13/3/1866

84             To       "       "       "     from T.W. Gissing, 29/5/1866

85             To       "       "       "     from       "       "      11/6/1866

86       Fragment of letter to Willy from Nellie(?) 5/8/1866

87             To William Wade Linton from William James Linton, 19/2/1866

88             To       "       "       "    from       "       "       "      18/6/1867

89             To       "       "       "    from R. Angus Smith, 21/6/1867

Folder 3

Item no.

90       Invoice for shipment of 13 watercolours to New York, 30/11/1867

91-3         To Harvey Orrin Smith from William James Linton, 6/11/1867

94-5         To       "       "       "    from       "       "       "     8/11/[1867]

96       Envelope, 4/12/1867

97             To William Wade Linton from ? Wehnert, 18/9/1868

98             To       "       "       "     from ? Wehnert, 17/10/1868

99             To       "       "       "     from James Watson, 1/5/1869

100           To       "       "       "     from W.J. Hennessy, 17/8/1871

101           To       "       "       "     from Thomas Richmond, 4/2/1872

102           To       "       "       "     from J.G. Taylor, 30/4/1872

103           To       "       "       "     from Hope B. Adams, 20/7/1872

104           To William James Linton from Alex Farnum, 5/8/1872

105           To William Wade Linton from W.J. Hennessy, 31/8/1872

106           To       "       "       "     from T. Palmer, 28/7/1873

107           To       "       "       "     from James Watson, 22/6/1874

108           To       "       "       "     from Ellen B. Watson, 12/11/1874

109           To       "       "       "     from William James Linton, 13/1/1875 (includes small watercolour sketch)

110           To William James Linton from Charlotte Hennessy, 19/5/1875

111           To William Wade Linton from H. Buxton Forman, 16/11/1875

112           To       "       "       "     from R. Westcott, 10/4/1876

113           To       "       "       "     from "       "         16/8/1876

114           To       "       "       "     from Sarah Mary Sibson, 30/1/1877

115           To       "       "       "     from R. Westcott, 12/8/1877

116           To William James Linton from Thomas Hailing, 5/6/1880

117           To       "       "       "     from Nathanial Paine, 19/6/1881

118           To       "       "       "     from Harvey Orrin Smith, 11/4/1882

119           To       "       "       "     from Edmund Clarence Stedman, 15/4/1882

120           To William Wade Linton from D.C. Thomson, 15/4/1882

121           To William James Linton from Alex Farnum, 3/11/1882

122           To       "       "       "     from M.E. Hatch, 28/3/1883

123           To William Wade Linton from Walter Crane, 2/9/1887

124       Envelope to W.W. Linton, 2/9/1887

125           To William Wade Linton from Thomas Richmond, 12/1/1872

126           To  ?  Bigmore from Thomas J. Wise, 15/12/1897

127           To William James Linton from L.I.G. Runkle (Mrs), 2?/5/18--

128           To       "       "       "     from Francis Sibson, 18--

129           To       "       "       "     from       "       "      29/5/18--

130           To       "       "       "     from G.R. Ward, 5/4/18?8

131           To Eliza Lynn Linton from Mrs Laura Wade (mother-in-law), 25/8/18--

132           To William Wade Linton from W.J. Hennessy, 30/6?/18--

133           To William James Linton from M.H. Cantrell, 8/-/-

134           To       "       "       "     from Marie Crane, n.d.

135           To       "       "       "     from B.W. Noel, 22/2/-

136           To       "       "       "     from Susanna A. Milner Gibson

137           To       "       "       "     from Richard James Lane, 12/9/18--

138           To Thomas Sibson from J. Rigg, n.d.

139           To William James Linton from Anne Wade (sister-in-law), 27/5/183?8?

140       Fragment of letter, with signature of James Watson plus ‘P.S.’, n.d.

141           To William James Linton from Thomas Wade, n.d.

142           A note (to unidentified), from J.P Emmett, ‘Nov 98’ pencilled in

143           To William James Linton from Karl Stolzman, n.d.

144-45     To       "       "       "     from Ellen Sykes, n.d.

146           To William Wade Linton from Sarah F. Adams, n.d.

147           To William James Linton from Annie M. Thomson, n.d.

148           To       "       "       "     from unidentified, n.d.

149           To       "       "       "     from unidentified, 21/7/18--

150           To       "       "       "     from Ellen Adams, n.d.

151           To       "       "       "     from       "       "      28/11/18--

152           To       "       "       "     from R.? M. Milner, n.d.

153           To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton (3rd wife), (12/66 pencilled in)

154           To William Wade Linton from [W.J. Linton], n.d.

155           To William James Linton from [J. Macrae Moir], n.d. (note on inside of envelope)

156       Envelope to Mrs Linton, 22/6/1846

157           To William James Linton from Francis Sibson, n.d.

158           To       "       "       "     from        "       "         n.d.

159           To       "       "       "     from       "       "         n.d.

160           To       "       "       "     from       "       "         n.d.

161           To       "       "       "     from Jane E. Smith, n.d.

162           To       "       "       "     from Thornton Hunt, n.d.

163           To       "       "       "     from James Watson, n.d.

164           To       "       "       "     from Edward H. Wehnert, n.d.

165           To Samuel Hamilton from Timothy Jenkins, postmarked 13/5/1844

Folder 4

Personal notes (poetry) sometimes written on reverse/back of letters

Item no.

166           To William James Linton from Bennet Lowe, 17/7/1854.  Draft poetry on reverse

167       Note from T.? Faed?, n.d.  Draft poetry on reverse

168           To William James Linton from Edward H. Wehnert, 28/7/1854?  Draft poetry on reverse

169           To William James Linton from Robert Robinson, 26/7/1854.  Draft poetry on reverse

170       Unidentified.  Draft poetry on reverse

171       Printed material one side, draft poetry on other

172           To William James Linton from Harvey Orrin Smith, 22/7/1854.  Draft poetry on reverse

173           Part of letter to William James Linton from Harvey Orrin Smith, n.d.  Draft poetry on reverse

174       Draft poetry

175           To William James Linton from Benson Harvey, 4/8/1854.  Draft poetry on reverse

176       Draft poetry

177       Draft poetry

178           Part of letter to William James Linton from James Stansfeld, n.d.  Draft poetry on reverse

179           To William James Linton from Goodwyn Barmby, n.d.  Draft poetry on reverse

180       Draft poetry

181               "     "

182               "     "

183               "     "

184               "     "

185               "     "

186               "     "

187               "     "

188               "     "

189               "     "      14/8/1854

190               "     "

191               "     "

192               "     "

193               "     "

194           To William James Linton from R. Bonney, 13/7/1854

195     Draft poetry

196           To William James Linton from Parker and Head - Drapers, Mercers, Hosiers, 25/7/1854.  Plus draft poetry.

197     Story about fairies, pencil note ‘S.F. Adams’, n.d.

198     Botanical list, n.d.

199                  "       "    n.d.

200       Memorandum of Agreement, 13/3/1860

201           List of prices, n.d.

202       Sketch of house plan, n.d.

203                  "       "       "     n.d.

204       Settlement of accounts, 26/1/1853

Folder 5

Item no.

205           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton, 21/12/1847

206           To       "       "       "       from        "       "       "     21/3/1850

207           To       "       "       "       from        "       "       "     11/4/1850

208           To       "       "       "       from        "       "       "     20/12/1850

209           To       "       "       "       from        "       "       "     27/10/1854

210           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton (3rd wife), 30/10/1854

211           To William Wade Linton from       "       "       "      20/9/1854

212           To       "       "       "       from William James Linton, 6/11/1854

213           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 19/12/1854

214           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       27/3/1855

215           To       "       "       "       from William James Linton, 17/5/1855

216           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "      15/6/1855

217           To his children (i.e. William Wade Linton, Emily Wade Linton, Lancelot Wade Linton, Edmund Wade Linton, Margaret Wade Linton, Ellen Wade Linton) and his wife, Eliza Wade Linton from William James Linton, 13/12/1856?

218           To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton, 25/2/1857

219           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       9/3/1857

220           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       23/4/1857

221           To       "       "       "       envelope, postmarked 10-11/4/1857

222           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 3/6/1857

223           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "      17/6/1857

224           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "      11/8/1857

225           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 12/8/1857

226           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 18/11/1857

227           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 19/11/1857

228           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 30/3/1857

229           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 29/3/1857

230           To       "       "       "       from William James Linton, 21/12/1857

231           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 3/3/1858

232           To       "       "       "       from Emily Wade Linton (daughter of W.J.Linton), 2/4/1858

233           To William Wade Linton from       "       "       "      n.d.

234           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 5/4/1858

235           To       "       "       "       from Edmund Wade Linton, 25/4/1858

236           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 25/4/1858

237           To       "       "       "       from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 9/5/1858

238           To        "       "       "       from Margaret Wade Linton (daughter), n.d.

239           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 10,11,18/5/1858

240           To       "       "       "       from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 24/5/1858

241           To       "       "       "       from         "       "       "       "           6/6/1858

242           To       "       "       "       from Ellen Wade Linton, 29/7/1858

243           To       "       "       "       from Nelly Linton? 9/1/1859

244           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 8/5/1859

245           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Wade Linton, 24/8/1858

246           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 25/10/1858

247           To       "       "       "       from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 31/10/1858

248           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 10/11/1858

249           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 10-12/11/1858

250           To       "       "       "       Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 21/11/1858

251           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 8/12/1858

252           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 25/11/1858

253           To       "       "       "       from Edmund Wade Linton, 9/12/1858

254           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 8/12/1858

255           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 10/12/1858

Folder 6

Item no.

256           To William Wade Linton from Edmund Wade Linton, 15/1/1859

257           To       "       "       "       from Lancelot Wade Linton, 22/1/1859

258           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 23-24/1/1859

259           To       "       "       "       from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 23/1/1859

260           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       "          6/3/1859

261-2       List of plants;  262 dated 1st June, otherwise n.d.

263           To William Wade Linton from Lancelot Wade Linton, 13/3/1859

264           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 13-14-15/3/1859

265           To       "       "       "       from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 27/3/1859

266           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 27-28/3/1859

267       Pressed flower enclosed with letter to W.W.Linton from Emily W.Linton, 1859 (possibly belonging to letter of 8 May, item 272)

268           To William Wade Linton from Edmund Wade Linton, 4/4/1859

269           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 6/4/1859

270           To William Wade Linton from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 10/4/1859

271           List of plants found between Seaford and Blackington, 3rd May [yr?]

271a         List of plants found between Seaford and Cliff, 7th May [yr?]

272           To William Wade Linton from Emily Wade Linton (daughter), 8/5/1859

273           To       "       "       "       from Rev G.W. Kitchen, 22/12/6?

273a       Newspaper cutting, part of item 273

274           To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton, 20/7/1863

275           To       "       "       "       from Rev G.W. Kitchen, 6/4/1869

275a         To Rev G.W. Kitchen from William Wade Linton, 15/5/1869

276           To William Wade Linton from Eliza Lynn Linton, 31/7/1870

277           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "        9/8/1870

278           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 9/8/1870

279           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 13/8/1870

280           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       31/8/1870

281           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       29/8/1870

282           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       27/10/1870

283-4       To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       14/12/1870

285           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       21/12/1870

286           To       "       "       "       envelope postmarked 21/12/1870

287           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, 11/11/1871

288           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       20/11/1871

289           To       "       "       "       from Thomas Richmond, 27/11/1871

290           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, n.d.

291           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       19/2/?

292           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       n.d.

293           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       postcard note, 27/2/1872

294           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       postcard note, 9/5/1871

294a         To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       postcard, postmarked 24/1/1871

295           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton, n.d.

296           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

297           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

298           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

299           To William Wade Linton from       "       "       "     n.d.

300           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

301           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

302           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

303           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

304           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

305           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

306           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

307           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

308           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

309           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

310           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

311           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

312           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "     n.d.

313           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, n.d.

314           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "       n.d.

315           To       "       "       "       from William James Linton, n.d.

316           To       "       "       "       from Eliza Lynn Linton, n.d.

317-18     To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "      11/5/1857

319           To       "       "       "       from       "       "       "      29/9/1858

320           To       "             "       envelope postmarked 15/4/1857

Folder 7

Item no.

321           To Laura Wade Linton from William James Linton, 1/9/1838

322           To Emily Wade Linton (wife) from William James Linton, postmarked 27/1/1847

323-4       To Emily Wade Linton (wife) from       "       "       "      postmarked 30/7/1847

325-6       To Emily Wade Linton (wife) from       "       "       "      postmarked 9/8/1847

327           To Emily Wade Linton (wife) from       "       "       "      postmarked 10/8/1847

Folder 8

Item no.

328           To Laura Wade Linton from Mary Linton (mother), 9/6/1835

329           To       "       "       "      from       "       "       "         22/6/1835

330           To       "       "       "      from William James Linton, 1/2/1836

331           To       "       "       "      from       "       "       "       24/10/1836

332           To Anne Wade from William James Linton and Laura Wade Linton (wife), 14/11/1837

333           To Laura Wade Linton from Mary Linton (sister), 7/5/-

334           To       "       "       "     from       "       "       "     n.d.

335       Instructions for making pot pourris, n.d.

Folder 9

Item no.

336           List of family life dates

337       Copy of William Wade Linton’s birth certificate

338           List of items (bequest) to W.W. Linton and Nellie Linton and Maggie (Mrs Mather)

Folder 10

Item no.

339-366   Not indexed

Folder 11

Item no.

367-383   Not indexed

Folder 12

Item no.

384-423   Not indexed

Folder 13

Item no.

424           Not indexed

425             "   "

426           To William James Linton from unidentified

427           To   "   "   "     from A.V.S. Anthony

428           To   "   "   "     from   "   "

429           Not indexed

430           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

431           Not indexed

432             "   "

433           To William James Linton from R.H. Stoddard

434           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

435           Not indexed

436             "   "

437             "   "

438           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

439           Not indexed

440   Small item from the Evening Post re W.J. Linton, 10/4/1878

441           Not indexed

442           To William James Linton from C. Collins

443           To   "   "   "     from Scribner & Co., publishers

444           Not indexed

445             "   "

446           To Editor of Nineteenth Century from W.J. Linton

447           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

448           To   "   "   "    from H. Buxton Forman

449           To   "   "   "    from William James Linton

450-1       To Editor Daily Chronicle from William James Linton

Folder 14

Item no.

452           Not indexed

453             "   "

454-460      "   "      (missing from collection)

461           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

462           Not indexed

463           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

464           To   "   "   "    from   "   "   "

465           To   "   "   "    from   "   "   "

466           To   "   "   "    from   "   "   "

467           To   "   "   "    from   "   "   "

468           To Editor of Architect from William James Linton & William Wade Linton

469           To unidentified from William James Linton

470           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

Folder 15

Item no.

471           To William James Linton from Charles Gavan Duffy

472           To   "   "   "     from   "   "   "

473           To   "   "   "     from   "   "   "

474           To   "   "   "     from Joseph Mazzini

475           Not indexed

476             "   "

477-8          "   "

479           To William James Linton from Joseph Toynbee

480           To   "   "   "     from   "   "

481-1A    To   "   "   "     from John Keegan

482           To   "   "   "     from Francis Place

483           To   "   "   "     from Feargus O’Connor

484           To   "   "   "     from Thomas Cooper

485           To   "   "   "     from Alexander Herzen

486           To   "   "   "     from George J. Holyoake

487           To   "   "   "     from Walt Whitman

488           To William Wade Linton from William James Lintn

489           To William James Linton from S.R. Koehler

490           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

491           To   "   "   "     from W.B. Scott

492           Not indexed

493           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

494           To   "   "   "    from   "   "   "

495           To William James Linton from Llewellyn Jewitt

496           Not indexed

497           To William Wade Linton from William James Linton

498           To   "   "   "     from H. Buxton Forman

499           To   "   "   "     from William James Linton

500           To   "   "   "     from William James Linton

Folder 16

Item no.

501-6       Not indexed

507-8       To William James Linton from S. Varian

509           To   "   "   "     from James Stansfield

510           To   "   "   "     from Douglas Jerrold

511           To   "   "   "     from W.S. Landor

512           To   "   "   "     from   "   "

513           To   "   "   "     from Joseph Mazzini

514           To   "   "   "     from Stanislas Worcell

515           To   "   "   "     from James Watson

516           To   "   "   "     from John Keegan

517           To   "   "   "     from   "   "

518           To   "   "   "     from William Duffey

519           To   "   "   "     from Karl Stolzman

520           To   "   "   "     from   "   "

521           To   "   "   "     from James Watson

522           To   "   "   "     from Joseph Mazzini

523           To   "   "   "     from W.S. Landor

524           To   "   "   "     from   "   "

525           To   "   "   "     from Anton Zabicki

526           To   "   "   "     from Victor Hugo

Folder 17

Catalogue cards relating to Yale University Library, numbered 1-131

See also MS 1793 : E.L. Linton

1966. Retyped May 2000