1. Add MS 40856
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 40856
- Title:
- HONE PAPERS, supplementary to Add. MSS. 40108-40122, divided into two main sections, viz.:- A. Correspondence and papers of William Hone, bookseller (d. 1842), 1813-1840, including a draft scheme (ff. 1-3 b) for the reform of Lunatic Asylums in a letter to E[dward] Wakefield, Dec. 1813, and the draft of a sermon (ff. 53-61 b). Many of the letters are from contributors to Hone's publications and a few are from Hone himself. Followed (ff. 62, 63) by an estimate of the sales of Hone's Every D...
- Scope & Content:
- William Hone, bookseller; d: Collections and correspondence: 19th cent. includes: ff. 1-3 b Lunatic Asylums: Plan for reform of, by W. Hone: 1813.: Draft. ff. 4, 6 Charles Phillips, Commissioner of Bankruptcy, Liverpool, 1842: Letters to W. Hone: 1818. ff. 7, 7 b George Cruikshank, artist and ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1675-1879
- Extent:
- 1 item