St John‘s College Personal Collections

Advertisement for a hotel in Bordeaux, in French.

Whittaker/Folder 16/1/2
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1819 (circa)

Part of Papers of John William Whittaker

"situated in the city centre, in the finest neighbourhood, near the promenades and the stock exchange, opposite the Theatre and the prefecture" [local government offices].

Dupon, Mr (fl 1819) caterer

Advertisement for a hotel in Paris, in French.

Whittaker/Folder 16/1/4
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1819 (circa)

Part of Papers of John William Whittaker

Furnished lodgings, rue de Richelieu, near the Palais-Royal.

Mercey, Mr (fl 1819)

Advertisement for Cladiere, son-in-law of Colibert, Goldsmith and Jeweller from Lyon, in French.

Whittaker/Folder 16/1/5
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1819 (circa)

Part of Papers of John William Whittaker

Cladiere, Mr (fl 1819) goldsmith and jeweller

Advertisement for Delacroix and sons, ironmongers and spectacle makers from Marseille, in French.

Whittaker/Folder 16/1/3
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1819 (circa)

Part of Papers of John William Whittaker

"Also sell prints and paintings; everything at a fair price". Handwritten notes at the back in French.

Delacroix and sons

Advertisement for pâtés, pies and turkeys, in French.

Whittaker/Folder 16/1/1
Item
1819 (circa)

Part of Papers of John William Whittaker

Mr Lafon from Périgueux [capital of the Périgord, Dordogne], "only guardian of the secret recipe of the truffle partridge Pâtés, crystallized truffles, Galantines". Also available for export.

Lafon, Mr (fl 1819)

A.L.

Whittaker/Folder 6-15/Folder 7/3
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28 February 1813

Part of Papers of John William Whittaker

Asks after information about the Analytical Society. Sends congratulations to Herschel. Has heard about JWW's cat and suggests he could get him an 'young elephant from Pidcocks.' Notes that Pidcock had complained to him that 'a tyger (sic) got loose, and destroyed ... three and forty pounds worth of monkies (sic).' Gives information regarding Parliamentary business, including a possible majority of '80 against the Catholics' and a rumour that 'ministers mean to be outvoted about the East India business.' Notes that the Princess of Wales is 'now a great town talk' and describes the actions which may be taken against her and who her supporters are. Also notes 'there is a villainous spirit among some of the mob here' and notes the whiff of revolution in the air, the championing of Burdett (Sir Francis Burdett) and the graffiti declaring 'Spence's Plan' and 'Honest Spence and a bellyfull' in support of Thomas Spence's ideas for land reform. 'They want plunder', he says, 'not reform'.

A.L. from Sir D. K. Sandford, Glasgow University, to ?