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Note to George Staunton from Clarke to ask whether he thought Manning would dine with them and note to Manning from Staunton to urge him to accept Captain Clarke's invitation. Dated 9 November 1807. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Description: Green-blue soft cover notebook with ruled pages, hand written in ink. In poor condition. Several inserts. Identified as West 38 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Notes touching on Iranian chronology, chiefly from Colophons.

Inserts:

• Several scraps of paper with years in AY counting system with corresponding page numbers and MS. Numbers
• part of an envelope with the title "Kolophon at the end of Vend. In D.H.'s old MS" written in pencil, title possibly written by another hand
• scrap of paper with calculations about L4

There are seven folders of material covering the draft manuscript and research notes for a book that Cloake intended to publish on the events leading up to Azerbaijan Crisis of 1945-47, the crisis itself, and its aftermath. According to the donor, his book was researched during Cloake's time at the London School of Economics, 1972-1973.

Notes and lists of references for Davis' commentary on 'The Journey to Arzrum' and the 'History of Pugachev', including a collection of British Library request slips showing the books consulted in research.

Handwritten notes concerning Phaulkon. Single half-page taken from a notebook.

Notes and drafts concerning Pushkin. These are:

• 'Introduction' - an introduction to Pushkin's 'History of the Pugachev revolt'.
• 'Pushkin in the Archives'
• Pushkin biographical notes in English and Russian
• Drafts for a section called 'The revolt'.
• 'Pushkin and Pugachev' - typed draft
• 'The Pugachev File' - typed draft
• 'Introduction' - typed draft of biographical details of Pushkin.
• 'Introduction' - typed draft concerning Pugachev.
• 'Glossary' - typed glossary and bibliography
• Photocopied articles in Russian.

Notes and drawings. These are:

• "Additional notes by David in the Register" concerning a wool kilium
• Plan of "Vertical section (unfinished) of vault on Mound 4"
• Plan labelled 67/IV/5
• Drawing on tracing paper of positioning of human remains. Mound 4
• Plan on tracing paper of [settlement]
• Drawing on tracing papers of "View of arches Mound 4 Room 3"
• Plan of "Vault on Mound IV, Vertical section. Room"

Notice from Alexis Bagration. Statement discussing the work of Terence Gray, particularly that published in la Science Historique. Dated: 13 March 1963.

Notice from Anglo-Chinese Society concerning an "At Home" with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Binyon, Curator's House, British Museum. There is a handwritten postscript to Silcock from Szeming Sze, to ask whether Silcock knows of this Society.

Notice from D.L.R. Lorimer to suggest subjects for the Essay. Typed, 1 side, dated 19 December 1938.