Series of correspondence, with enclosures, between John Safford and John D. Broadbent

A series of letters exchanged between John Safford and John D. Broadbent on the subject of the poet Edmund Waller, including: 1. from Safford to Broadbent, dated 25 May 1993, requesting to compare notes on Edmund Waller; 2. draft from Broadbent to Safford, dated 9 August 1993, commenting on extracts from ‘The History of Beaconsfield’ (handwritten and typescript drafts) plus transcript of wills information on John and Joan Waller from the Victoria County History Vol. 3 and pages 11-13 of an article; 3. from Safford to Broadbent, dated 11 August 1993; 4. handwritten draft from Broadbent to Safford, n.d., detailing transcript information from the Bishop’s Transcripts of Lincoln plus handwritten notes on Robert Waller from Inquisitions Post Mortem held at The National Archives; 5. from Safford to Broadbent, dated 23 August 1993, detailing information on wills and parish registers; 6. Handwritten draft from Broadbent to Safford, n.d. giving further information on Inquisitions Post Mortem and Anne Waller’s will; 7. from Safford to Broadbent, dated 14 September 1993, detailing information about property; 8. from Safford to Broadbent, dated 4 November 1993, on details of the family tree and the Wakefield manuscripts at the Library of Congress, including copies of a letter from Hugh Hanley, County Archivist, a letter from Safford to Hanley on the Wakefield collection and Safford’s notes on his visit to the Library of Congress (dated October 1993); 9. handwritten draft letter from Broadbent to Safford, n.d., with notes on Elvey’s work and other references; 10. from Safford to Broadbent, dated 31 December 1993, on further references; 11. handwritten from Safford to Broadbent, dated 31 January 1994, on the Wakefield manuscripts, enclosing a photocopy article on ‘English County Archives at the Library of Congress’ by N.W. Alcock, n.d.