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1. Add MS 4291

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Miscellaneous letters, originals and copies, collected by Thomas Birch. The names of the writers will be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The contents include:- (1) Charles Davenant, Inspector-General of Imports, etc., to his son Henry Davenant, Resident at Frankfurt; London, 13 Ap...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Turkish
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item

2. Add MS 4804

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Vol. I, ff. 243 includes: f. 1 Charles Berkeley, Viscount Dursley; 2nd Earl of Berkeley (1698); Envoy to the Hague: Letter to J. Swift: 1709. ff. 3, 15, 17, 19, 25, 30 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Letters to J. Swift: 1708-1718. ff. 5, 7, 8 Anthony Henley, politician: Letters to J. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1708-1733
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1 item

3. Add MS 4805

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Vol. II, ff. 210 Dr John Arbuthnot, physician and wit: Letters to J. Swift: 1714-1729. includes: ff. 2, 11 Dr John Arbuthnot, physician and wit: Letters to C. Ford: 1714. f. 7 Robert Freind, DD, Head Master of Westminster School: Letter to J. Swift: 1715. ff. 9, 13, 23, 63, 75, 87 Mary Butler...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1711-1738
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1 item

4. Add MS 4806

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Vol. III, ff. 230 includes: ff. 1, 25, 93, 193, 197 Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst: Letters to J. Swift: 1730-1737. ff. 5-82 passim John Gay, poet: Letters to J. Swift: 1714-1732. ff. 6, 12b, 22b, 32, 68b, 73b, 89, 97, 101, 107, 109, 115 Catherine Douglas, wife of Charles, 3rd Duke of Queen...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1711-1740
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1 item

5. Add MS 70949

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Charnwood Autographs
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CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. II. English literary autographs; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Edmund Waller, Andrew Marvell, John Evelyn, John Locke, John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Sir Richard Steele, John Gay, Samuel Richardson, Thomas Gray, Laur...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
c 16th century-20th century
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3 items

6. Add MS 72478

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TRUMBULL PAPERS. Vol. CCXXXVII (ff. 138). Family and occasional verse; circa 1625-1726, n.d. Partly autograph drafts. Partly Latin and French. While several of these pieces date from the reign of Charles I, most belong to the period between the Restoration and the death of George I. They largely...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1595-1726
Extent:
1 item