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Add MS 30805

Record Id:
032-002022516
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002022516
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 30805
Title:

ORIGINAL letters to William Hayley; 1793-1816. The writers are:-

1. W[illiam] Cowper; 19 Mar. 1793, f. 2.

2. G[eorge] R[omney], [Portrait-painter], London, 3, 5 Nov. 1794, 17 June, 1795, ff. 4, 6, 8. (A copy of his marriage certificate is on f. 1; and a list of his letters to Hayley, from 1783 to 1801, at ff. 51-54 b.) 3. [Admiral] Sir George Murray, K.C.B.; 26 May, 1797, 12 Dec. 1806, ff. 10, 16.

4. James Romney; 14 Mar., 24 Aug.1806, ff. 12,14.

5. A[braham] Raimbach, [Engraver]; 14 May-30 Nov. 1807, ff. 18, 24, 26, 28. Pa per; ff. 54. Small Quarto.

6. John Romney ; 12 June, 1807, f. 20.

7. Joseph Hill ; 28 Mar., 14 Apr. 1808, ff. 30, 32.

8. John Flaxman, [Sculptor], 27 oct, 1809,14 Feb. 1813, ff. 34,42.

9. Ann Flaxman, wife of the above; 29 May, 1811, 10 Apr. 1813, ff. 36, 44.

10. Amelia Opie, [Novelist, widow of John Opie, Painter]; 23 Jan. 1813- 25 Feb.1816,ff.38,46,49. At ff.40, 48 are a letter and lines to her from Hayley.

Scope & Content:

William Hayley: Letters to him: 1793-1816.

includes:

  • f. 2 William Cowper: Letter to W. Hayley: 1793.
  • ff. 4, 6, 8 George Romney, painter: Letters to W. Hayley: 1794, 1795.
  • ff. 10, 16 Sir George Murray, KCB, Admiral: Letters to W. Hayley: 1797, 1806.
  • ff. 12, 14 James Romney: Letters to W. Hayley: 1806.
  • ff. 18, 24, 26, 28 Abraham Raimbach, engraver: Letters to W. Hayley: 1807.
  • f. 20 John Romney: Letter to W. Hayley: 1807.
  • ff. 30, 32 Joseph Hill: Letters to W. Hayley: 1808.
  • ff. 34, 42 John Flaxman, RA: Letters to W. Hayley: 1809, 1813.
  • ff. 36, 44 Ann Flaxman, wife of John Flaxman: Letters to W. Hayley: 1811, 1813.
  • ff. 38, 40, 46, 49 Mrs Amelia Opie, novelist and poet: Correspondence with W. Hayley: 1813-1816.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002022516
Is part of:
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Hierarchy:
032-002022516
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1793
End Date:
1816
Date Range:
1793-1816
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Cowper, William, of Add MS 30801
Flaxman, Ann, wife of John Flaxman, c 1760-1820
Flaxman, John, sculptor and draughtsman, 1755-1826
Hayley, William, of Add MS 30262
Hill, Joseph
Murray, George, KCB, Admiral
Opie, Amelia, Mrs novelist and poet
Raimbach, Abraham, engraver
Romney, George, painter
Romney, James
Romney, John, of Add MS 30805