Malkiewicz Collection - Manuscripts

Covering six centuries (15th-20th), the material donated by Andrew Malkiewicz is composed of the following set of (largely French language) manuscript letters, missives, declarations, proclamations and engravings, including those relating to: King Philip II of Spain; Charles IX of France; the business of Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589), Cardinal and diplomat; the d'Este family of Italy; Napoleon Bonaparte; Louis Bonaparte; Karl Johan Bernadotte; the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period generally; Raymond Poincare; and, others...:

Box 1 (outsized material):

Box 2:

• 2 x volumes, bound manuscript - A description of the wars of Louis XIV, by A. Cheneviere, a captain in the Champagne Regiment, with special emphasis on the actions in which he or his regiment was present - Originally in three volumes - On a paper note, headed Dr. Z. Malkiewicz, is noted, 'Sotheby, Auction of Letters, MSS, Documents, 22-23 July 1982. Lot 360'
• 1 x case-bound volume, illuminated manuscript, 1845 - Pedigree of Hadfield of Sheffield in Yorkshire and of Manchester in Lancashire with a section in reference to the Pedigree of Kirke of Edale in the Parish of Castleton in Derbyshire - Compiled in Manchester by George Hadfield

• 1 x letter, ms, on parchment - [Note added mentioning Jehan de Namot, Forestier du Roi - 23 January 1437
• 1 x letter, ms, on parchment, with seal - [Note added mentioning Jehan de Bruilloy, and Jehan de Dontusson, and Armes de l'Aubespin] - 23 November 1438
• 1 x letter, ms, on parchment - 21 January 1458
• 1 x letter, ms - Charles IX to M. de Fourquevaulx, French Ambassador to Spain - Signed 'Charles' - Orleans, 13 November 1568
• 1 x letter, ms, on parchment - Charles IX - 1573 - Noted, 'REE'
• 1 x letter, ms - Alessandro Farnese, Monsieur Le Cardinal - February 1576
• 1 x letter, ms - Philip II of Spain - Autograph, Madrid 26 June 1579 - with engravings of Philip II and Queen Mary of England
• 1 x declaration, ms - Land, rents - Alexandre Farnese - 23 June 1584
• 1 x letter, ms - Alessandro Farnese - 15 November 1585
• 1 x letter, ms - Alessandro Farnese to Paus Sixtus VIII - Brussels, 17 March 1586
• 1 x letter, ms - Alexander Farnese to Neuss (Nuys) - 3 August 1586
• 1 x letter, ms - Alexandre Farnese to Wesel Ringelberg - 7 November 1586
• 1 x letter, ms - Alexandre Farnese? - 1590?
• 1 x letter, ms - Henry de Rohan- dated 14 October 1615
• 1 x letter, ms - Henry de Rohan- dated 1625
• 1 x letter, ms - D'Este family of Italy - Signature of Ippolito d'Este,1628
• 1 x letter, ms - D'Este family of Italy - Signature of Givlia d'Este, 1637
• 1 x letter, ms - D'Este family of Italy - Signature of Francesco d'Este, 1640
• 1 x notice, ms - Volontaires de la Meurthe - Nancy, 5 February 1792
• 1 x letter of recommendation, ms - Francoise-Rene Mallarme - Paris, 3 April 1793
• 1 x letter - July 1793
• 2 x mss being - nomination signed by Champollon (Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon), a l'Armee des Ardennes, and certificate signed by Champollon - Carignan, 18-20 September 1793 - with descriptive ts note
• 1 x certificat de civisme, ms, with seal - Mentioning 'le citoyen Jean Darnalle' - Place de Lille, 1793
• 1 x laissez-passer - Favours 'le citoyen Jean Turpeau', Partenay - 1794
• 1 x letter, ms - Jacques Reverchon to the Director de la Poste a Macon - 1794
• 1 x letter, ms - General Charles-Bertin-Gaston (Chapuis de Tourville) to General Poncet - Brussels, 16 October 1795 - with modern ms note on Chapuis de Tourville
• 1 x letter, ms - General Andre Monleau - 14 May 1796
• 1 x missive, ms - Departement de la Seine - 1 February 1799
• 1 x letter, ms - Antoine-Jacques Guyon de Geis Pampelonne, 'au citoyen Barruel' - 22 January 1800
• 1 x letter, ms - F. Clavier - Nantes, 24 December 1803
• 1 x letter, ms - Louis Bonaparte to Kanselier van het Keizerrijk - 23 May 1804
• 2 x documents, ms and ts - To Messieurs Guieu & Bion, mentioning the brothers Etienne and Marc Lafitte, and the Lacombe brothers - and from Commissariat General de France aux Etats Unis, referring to Jean Baptise Paree - Philadelphia 23 June 1804, and Philadelphia undated
• 1 x letter, ms - [Joseph Fouche] le duc D'Otrante - Paris 3 November 1809
• 1 x letter, ms - 'Au ministre de la guerre' - 1810 - pasted on card, with transcript
• 1 x letter, ms - Nap[oleon Bonaparte] to Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1st Count of Hunebourg, 1st Duke of Feltre - 1810
• 1 x notice or directive, ms - 'Conscription Militaire' - Signatures various, February 1812
• 2 x letters and other fragments, ms - C. F. Dumouriez - dated 8 December 1813, and 26 May 1814 - with transcript of 1813 letter
• 2 x documents, ms - Letter, signed 'Carl Johan', Stockholms Slott, 17 May 1822 - and document with Bernadotte signature
• 1 x letter, ms - From Adolphe ? to 'Monsieur le Professeur Caroee - Paris 3 December 1851
• 1 x fragment ms note on paper, along with modern? pencil drawing - Note is dated Paris 1865 - Paper may have been a cover for an item [relating to Prince Imperial, Fontainebleu] not found in the collection
• 1 x corrected piece of writing, ms - 'Himalaya' - by Raymond Poincare - November 1911 - with transcript in French
• 1 x letter, ms - About Alexandre II Farnese, to 'Monsieur le Baron', from the location Archeveche d'Auch - 2 July 1913
• 1 x folder containing 2th century seller's descriptions and purchasing and lots/auction information

Andrew J. A. Malkiewicz lectured in history at the University of Edinburgh, during which time he collected a remarkable number of rare books and manuscripts. He generously presented this collection to the University in 2013.

Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance of visit.

Collection acquired by donation. Accession no: E2014.62. Donor purchased many of the items from 'Autographes - le Curieux - Librairie Historique Clavreuil - Fabrice Teissedre - Paris'. Part of a larger donation which included monographs, associated with Rare Books Accession no: RBP 2014.9.

Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 23 April 2015