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by the climate of Portugal”; A.L.S. from Lady Cranworth to Isabella Piotrowski commenting on Isabella Fenwick’s failing health, [c.1870]; Autograph letters from Louise Elrington [neé Fenwick] to her sister Belle [Isabella Piotrowska (neé Fenwick)], 1860’s; Autograph letters from Julia Elrington to her cousin Mina, 1879-70; 12) Carte-de-visites including those of R. Fenwick Piotrowski, Phoebe & Creswell Desmond, Isabella Piotrowski, Jemima Quillinan “Mima” and Rotha Quillinan 13) Autograph Poem, in an unidentified hand, “To a Squirrel on a tree behind Mr Wordsworth’s House, June 18 1845”, 14 lines, also inscribed “John Morley, Salutation Inn, from Egerton, nr Bolton le Moors, Lancashire”, 10 x 6cm; another early copy of this poem in another hand, with the same date 14) Autograph Poem, in an unidentified hand, of Wordsworth’s Poem “Sacred to the Memory of Robert Southey”, commencing “Ye Torrents, foaming down the rocky steeps”, 10 lines, undated, 18 x 11cm. 15) Commonplace Book, c. 148pp., inscribed “D. Robertson, the extracts were made by the late Mrs Fenwick of Lemmington”, verses, extracts, religious reflections, prayers, hymns, &c., c.1800; A Lament by Robert Orde Fenwick, Song by Miss Hannah Fenwick, poem “To Fancy, address’d to her sister Isabella by Miss [Hannah] Fenwick, Lemmington, 1801, and other verses, contemporary calf, rubbed, cover detached 16) Manuscript poem by person unknown, headed “Wordsworth 1832” “Bard, who in simplest matter dost explore The beauty which in all things hidden lies, Loving to penetrate the secret store, In common for, of unseen harmonies”... 12 lines, Wadham College, Oxford, one page, within envelope addressed to Miss Fenwick, R. Thorp Esq., Bailiff Gate, with note written on inside envelope “One of the enclosed is for a memorandum of the man’s own making on our delightful visit... I am sure Henry will be vexed in he has not your own account so he has mine alone”
8) Fenwick, Isabella 3 Autograph Letters Signed, to her niece Isabella Piotrowski (neé Fenwick). First Letter: Keswick, 4 April 1843, referring to Wordsworth, the death of Southey “dear Kate says “I never thought of my father as dearer than other men, I only thought he was better”, and referring to Wordsworth being offered the Laureatship “Mr Wordsworth has been offered the Laureatship but has declined the honour - it was he said too late in life to undertake any new duty - for he could not view it exactly as a sinecure”, saying she “wished I could send you a little Poem Mr W- has been writing on the subject of Grace Darling, the Northumbrian Heroine”, with a postscript stating that “The old Poet is to be the Laureate. The Queen would not accept his refusal”, 2 leaves, postmark excised with loss of a couple of words; 2nd Letter: Ambleside, March 1, 1845, recounting her visits including with the Wordsworths to William Whewell (1794-1866) at Cambridge, 4 pages, (1/4 of 2nd page torn away). 3rd Letter: The Gale, Ambleside, 6 May 1840, about moving into The Gale, 2pp. 9) Manuscript copy of William Wordsworth’s poem “We are Seven”, in an unidentified hand, 17 verses on 1 sheet, verso and recto, 19 x 30cm, now split along fold in two, small portion of verse 4 and 8 torn away affecting a few words, two small splits where once folded affecting a few letters, one small hole affecting one word 10) Manuscript copy of William Wordsworth’s poem “Goody Blake and Harry Gill. A true story”, in an unidentified hand, on two sheets, originally 19 x 32cm, now split in four sheets, 129 lines including title at head of page 1, a few small holes where previously folded 11) Fenwick, Hannah (b. c.1782; sister of Isabella Fenwick). Autograph diary 1799-1800, Autograph Journal, partly disbound, partly in wrappers, c. 250pp.; manuscript verse, copies of contemporary poetry, including “A Portrait” (published in Edinburgh Annual Register for 1810, under title “A Character”, p.ci-cii); 2 autograph letters from Henry Taylor to Isabella Piotrowski (neé Fenwick), 1856; 9 A.L.S. from Louise Fenwick, in French, to her sister Isabella Piotrowski [neé Fenwick], c.1840, most c/o their Aunt at Gale House, Ambleside; 6 A.L.S. from Aunt Sophia to Isabella Piotrowski, & 1 to Mina, 1868-69; A.L.S. from Louisa Elrington [neé Fenwick] to her brother Robert Orde Fenwick, 1 sheet, folded. Ambleside, 12 Dec. 1845 referring to “Mrs Quillinan restored to health
17) Silhouette of William Wordsworth, inscribed in pencil “Silhouette of Wordsworth found among the old letters from Rydal Mount his home”, sheet 20 x 12cm, torn without loss 18) 14 photographs of female members of the Thorp and Fenwick families, c.1890-1900 19) Fenwick, Robert Orde. The Goblin Groom, at Tale of Dunse. Edinburgh, 1809. 4to, inscribed “To Isabella Piotrowski from her affec. mother & sister in remembrance of the author, Dec. 29th 1852”, pencil drawing of Lemmington Hall, Northumberland pasted in before halftitle, contemporary calf, worn 20) Miniatures of Nicholas Fenwick; Mrs N. Fenwick (neé Dorothy Foster); Louisa Elrington (née Fenwick), daughter of Robert Orde Fenwick; Mrs Peareth, sister to Nicholas Fenwick; Dolly Robinson (two portraits); Lady Ventry, sister of Robert Fenwick’s wife 21) Piotrowski, Isabella (neé Fenwick) Journal in French and English of her travels to Ireland and Britain, 17th June 1839- Dec. 1840, including period of her visit to her Aunt, Isabella Fenwick, at Ambleside (commencing 30 May 1840), numerous references to the Wordsworths, Edward Quilinnan’s reading of his story The Moor of Andalucia, the visit of the Queen Dowager (spouse of William IV) to Wordsworth, Bible readings, sermons, visit to the Halsteads with Wordsworth 5 Oct. 1840, “Afterwards my Aunt read me one or two of Wordsworth’s poems...”, “W. was very funny yesterday. When Dora told him I was coming, when going to fetch me; “What Isabella again!” he exclaimed. It appears he did not know Aunt was out. He then said had he known it he would have come to keep me company. He was sure Aunt would have let him in. Returned after tea with darling old Poet...” (27 June 1840). &c., two 4to. notebooks, c. 54 + 88pp., marbled wrappers, worn, one with wrappers detached; and 12mo, 88 pages, contemporary calf 22) Taylor, Henry St Clement’s Eve. 1862, inscribed “E.I. Thorp, from her affect. ?son, 1862”, original cloth; [Idem] Notes from Books. London, 1849. 8vo, inscribed “E.I. Thorp from my dear husband 1851”, original cloth; [Idem] Philip van Artevelde, a Dramatic Romance. London, 1834. 2 volumes, 12mo, inscribed “E. Tudor, July 1834, Bagbro’ House”, half calf 23) Manuscript copy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Good Great Man” [1st published in The Morning Post, 23/9/1802], one leaf, in an unidentified hand