1. Add MS 34196
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 34196
- Title:
- ORIGINAL LETTERS of Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke; 1716-1751. Holograph, except a copy at f. 110, and three letters (ff. 151-155) written at his dictation in 1751. Most of the letters are addressed to his sister Henrietta married in 1727 to Robert Knight, cr. Baron Luxborough in 1746 and Earl of Catherlough in 1762) and to her husband; they relate almost entirely to family matters. Only in two (ff. 97, 136) does the writer touch on polities. In the former, 5 Feb. 1736, he discusse...
- Scope & Content:
- Henrietta Knight, 1st wife of Robert Knight, Baron Luxborough and Earl of Catherlough: Letters to, from Lord Bolingbroke: 1718-1751. Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letters to his sister Henrietta and others: 1716-1751. includes: ff. 1, 110 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Le...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1716-1751
- Extent:
- 1 item