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Name Theobald, Lewis, of Add MS 28275

1. Add MS 28275

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 28275
Title:
ORIGINAL correspondence, etc., of Jacob Tonson and his son, Jacob Tonson, junior, booksellers; 1710-1782. Many of the letters in the latter part of the volume are addressed to Messrs. James Rivington and Fletcher.. Among the ,writers are:- [Sir] G[odfrey] Kneller; n.d., f. 7. J[ohn] Gay; n.d., f. 8. N[icholas] Rowe; 1 Aug. 1716, f. 22. [Rev.] Thomas Pyle; Lynn, 17 Sept. 1716, f. 24. W[illiam Wake, Archbishop of] Canterbury; 19 Sept. 1717, f. 31. H[umphrey] Prideaux [Dean of Norwich]; Norwi...
Scope & Content:
Jacob Tonson, Publisher: Correspondence of him and his son: 1710-1782. includes: ff. 1-3 Dictionaries: Papers on Dr. E. Castell's Lexicon Heptaglotton: 1660, 1661. ff. 1-3 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Papers on his Lexicon Heptaglotton: 1660, 1661. f. 4 Mary Pawlett, d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1660-1782
Extent:
1 item

2. Egerton MS 1956

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1956
Title:
Scope & Content:
THIRTY-EIGHT original letters from Lewis Theobald to William Warburton, with emendations of Shakespeare, etc.; Wyan's Court, 10 Feb. 1729/30-4 Sept. 1736. Not included in the series printed by Nichols, "Literaiy History;" vol. ii. p. 189. Paper. Small Folio. Lewis Theobald: Letters to Dr. Warbu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb [1730]-4 Sep 1736
Extent:
1 item