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Add MS 34045
- Record Id:
- 032-002025012
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002025012
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000054.0x000108
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 34045
- Title:
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TWELVE LETTERS from Count Benjamin Thompson Rumford to his publishers Thomas Cadell and W- Davies, on the subject of the publication of his Essays and Philosophical Papers; 26 Jan. 1799-27 March, 1802. Holograph. With a draft reply of 'Messrs. Cadell and Davies; 28 Aug. 1801. f. 12. At the end are a few of the wood engravings, Figs. 19-37, used for his l0 th Essay, Parts 2, 3, On Kitchen fire-places and Utensils, ed. 1802; with the account of J[ames] Lee, engraver, for Figs. 14-22 of the same set. ff. 24-29. Included also are letters to T. Cadell from John Russel, minister of Canonby [co. Dumfries]; Knottyholm, 2 Jan. 1794. f. 30;-and from Rev. J[oseph] Robertson; Mortimer Street, 26 May, 1794. f. 32. Paper; ff. 33. Folio.
- Scope & Content:
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Benjamin Thompson Rumford, Count: Correspondence with Messrs. Cadell and Davies: 1799-1802.
Cadell and Davies; publishers: Correspondence with Count Rumford: 1799-1802.
includes:
- ff. 24-29 James Lee, Wood Engraver: Wood engravings made by, for Count Rumford: 1802.
- ff. 24-29 Art. Engravings, etc: Wood engravings to illustrate Count Rumford's essays: 1802.
- f. 30 John Russel, Minister of Canonby, county Dumfriesshire: Letter to T. Cadell: 1794.
- ff. 30, 32 Thomas Cadell, Publisher: Letters to, from Rev. J. Russel and Rev. J. Robertson: 1794.
- f. 32 Reverend Joseph Robertson: Letter to T. Cadell: 1794.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002025012
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002025012
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1799
- End Date:
- 1802
- Date Range:
- 26 Jan 1799-27 Mar 1802
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cadell and Davies, publishers and booksellers, 1793-1836
Cadell, Thomas, bookseller, 1742-1802
Lee, James, Wood Engraver
Robertson, Joseph, Reverend
Russel, John, Minister of Canonby, county Dumfriesshire
Thompson, Benjamin, Knight; Count Rumford, natural philosopher and philanthropist, 1753-1814 - Related Archive Descriptions:
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