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Add MS 27778
- Record Id:
- 032-002031213
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002031213
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000045.0x00035c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 27778
- Title:
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PAPERS relating to the imprisonment of John Wilkes and Henry Sampson Woodfall, viz.:-
1. "Orders issued by Charles Rainsford, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Tower, respecting the detention of J[ohn] W[ilkes]." 1 May, 1763. Copied by Wilkes. f. 1.
2. "Mr. Woodfall's Bill of Costs on Information for Junius's letter to the King, 19th Dec. 1769," f. 3.
3. Order of the House of Commons to H. S. Woodfall to attend and answer for the printing of Horne's letter to the Speaker; 11 Feb. 1774, f. 16.
4. Draft of letter from [Woodfall] to John Hallstall, Clerk of the House of Commons, promising attendance, f. 18.
5. Petition of Woodfall to the House of Commons; his own draft and another in Hornes handwriting, ff. 10, 19.
6. Draft by Woodfall of his letter to asking him to present his petition to the House, f. 20. Paper; Quarto.
- Scope & Content:
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Henry Sampson Woodfall, Publisher of the ' Public Advertiser.': Papers relating to hisimprisonment: 1769-1774.
Junius: Letters and papers of, and relating to: circ. 1770-1840.
includes:
- f. 1 John Wilkes: Papers relating to his trial: 1762-1769.: Printed and MS.
- f. 16 Reverend John Horne-Tooke: Order of the House of Commons on the printing of his letter to the Speaker: 1774.
- f. 18 John Hatsell, Clerk of the House of Commons: Letter to, from H. S. Woodfall: 1774.
- f. 19 Reverend John Horne-Tooke: Woodfall's petition to the House of Commons, in the hand of: 1774.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002031213
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002031213
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1769
- End Date:
- 1774
- Date Range:
- 1769-1774
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Hatsell, John, Clerk of the House of Commons
Horne-Tooke, John, Reverend
Junius, of Add MS 20791
Wilkes, John, of Add MS 22131
Woodfall, Henry Sampson, Publisher of the ' Public Advertiser.'