Box Montgomery Manuscripts Box 2
Contains 193 Results:
Poem, 'The Poet's Funeral', [May 1854]
Handwritten poem titled 'The poet’s funeral' written by Mrs. Earnshaw, the wife of the Rev. John Earnshaw, minister of Zion Chapel, Attercliffe, on pages 299-300.
Ode on the death of James Montgomery, [1854]
Printed 'Ode on the death of James Montgomery' by J. W. King, on page 302.
Letter and sermon notes, 25 May 1854
Letter and sermon notes from F.J. Falding, on page 304.
Engraving of 'monument proposed to be erected over the grave of Montgomery', 21 September 1854 - 23 September 1854
Black and white engraving of 'monument proposed to be erected over the grave of Montgomery in the Sheffield Cemetery, from the design of John Bell, sculptor' and an admittance card to view the model sketch of the monument at the Cutlers’ Hall, 21, 22 and 23 September 1854, on page 311.
Printed description of sketch model of Montgomery Memorial, [1854]
Printed description of sketch model of Montgomery Memorial, designed by John Bell, on page 312.
Handwritten poem by Mrs. Earnshaw, [1854]
Handwritten poem by Mrs. Earnshaw, the wife of the Rev. John Earnshaw, minister of Zion Chapel, Attercliffe, titled 'On gathering a daisy from the poet’s grave', on page 316.
Newscuttings, January 1861 - July 1861
Two newscuttings relating to the inauguration of the Montgomery Monument (July 1861) and one a poem to James Montgomery dated January 1861, on page 316.
Printed appeal for subscriptions for the Montgomery Monument, 4 May 1857
Printed appeal for subscriptions for the Montgomery Monument, on page 318.
Photograph of the Montgomery Monument, 1861
Black and white photograph of the Montgomery Monument in the Sheffield General Cemetery, by Theophilus Smith, on page 320.
Printed catalogue of the Library of James Montgomery, [June 1854]
Printed catalogue of the 'Library of Jas. Montgomery Esq.', which will be sold by auction by Schofield and Son on Wednesday and Thursday 21st and 22nd June 1854'. Mary Anne Rawson has marked the books she purchased in the catalogue, with an explanatory note at the back. On page 322.
Letter and notes from Dr. James, [1854]
Letter and notes from Dr. James on pages 323-324.
Engraving of Sarah Gales, c1850
Black and white engraving of Sarah Gales, engraved by H. Adlard from a miniature by W. S. Robinson, on page 327. Sarah Gales was the youngest of the three sisters of Joseph Gales, the editor of the Sheffield Register who James Montgomery lived with and eventually took over the running of the newspaper from. James Montgomery lived with the Gales sisters for the rest of their lives, with Sarah surviving them all.
Black-edged card in remembrance of Sarah Gales, [February 1857]
Black-edged card in remembrance of Sarah Gales who died on 18 Feb 1857, on page 328.
Newspaper cutting reporting the death of Rev. John James Montgomery, 26 March 1857
Black-edged newspaper cutting reporting the death of the Rev. John James Montgomery, the [nephew of James Montgomery], on page 328.
Letter from Sarah Gales, c1840
Letter from Sarah Gales, on page 330.
Newspaper cuttings, [February 1857]
Three newspaper cuttings reporting the death of Sarah Gales, including information about her and her family's friendship with James Montgomery, on page 330.
Silhouettes, c1860
Silhouettes of George Bennet, Rowland Hodgson, James Montgomery and Samuel Roberts, titled 'The Four Friends', with a card below detailing their birth and death dates, on page 336.
Engraving of Samuel Roberts, [1848]
Engraving of Samuel Roberts aged 85, engraved by Henry Adlard after a painting by Richard Smith, on page 337.
Engraving of James Everett, c1850
Engraving of James Everett, engraved by H. Adlard after a painting by Parry, on page 337.
Letter from Samuel Roberts, 17 April 1833
Letter from Samuel Roberts, with accompanying note from [his daughter Mary Roberts], on page 338.