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032-002031215

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Add MS 27780

Title:

MISCELLANEOUS letters to H. S. Woodfall, 1763-1799, viz.:-

Bonnell Thornton; n.d. and 11 May, 1763, ff. 1, 2. "Anti-Sejanus;" 9 oct. 1765; with note by Joseph Parkes; 15 May, 1864, ff. 3, 5. Rev. Philip Rosenhagen; London, 3 Jan. 1767, f. 6. Frederic W. Guy-Dickens; London, 17 Apr. 1768-1 Jan. 1770, ff. 7-12 b, 14. [Henry Fox, Lord] Holland; Kingsgate, 20 July, 1769, f. 13. Hor[ace] Walpole [afterwards 4th Earl of Orford]; Strawberry Hill, London, 21 Mar., 30 Apr. 1772, ff. 16, 19. [John Montague, 4th Earl of] Sandwich; Admiralty, 23 Feb. 1773. With seal. f. 21. G[eorge] Colman; Richmond, 11 July, 1773, and n.d. With seal. ff. 23, 25. David Garrick; Adelphi, 22, 28 Nov. s.a. and n.d., ff. 27-34 b. Sir William Meredith: Macclesfield, 31 July, 1777. With seal f. 35. Hugh Boyd; London, 24 Oct. 1777-14 Feb. s.a., ff. 37, 39, 40. Rev. John Douglas; London, 28 Apr. 1779. With seal. f. 42. Lord George Gordon [3rd son of Cosmo 3rd Duke of Gordon]; Newport, 5 July, 1779. Holograph. With seal. f. 44. J[ohn] H[orne] Tooke; Bedford, 5 Apr. 1783. With seal f. 46. Adam Boyd; Augutsta, Georgia, 3 Apr. 1794, f. 48. L[awrence]D[undas]Campbell; London 31 Mar. 1799, f. 50. [William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne]; n.d. Holograph. f. 52. James Macpherson; London, 21 July, 13 -, s.a., ff. 53, 54. Right Honourable Charles James Fox; n.d., f. 56. [George, 1st Earl of Onslow]; n.d., f. 58.

At f. 18 is a draft of a letter from H. S. Woodfall to H. Walpole; n.d. [Apr. 1772]. Paper. Quarto.

Scope & Content:

Henry Sampson Woodfall, Publisher of the ' Public Advertiser.': Miscellaneous letters to: 1763-1799.

Junius: Letters and papers of, and relating to: circ. 1770-1840.

includes:

ff. 1, 2 Bonnell Thornton: Letters to H. S. Woodfall: 1763.
f. 3 'Anti-Sejanus': Letter thus signed to H. S. Woodfall: 1765.
f. 5 Joseph Parkes, Author of ' Life of Sir P Francis': Notes on the Junius controversy: circ. 1860.
f. 6 Reverend Philip Rosenhagen: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1767.
ff. 7-12, 14 Frederick W- Guy-Dickens: Letters to H. S. Woodfall: 1768-1770.
f. 13 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1769.
ff. 16, 18 Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791: Letters to H. S. Woodfall: 1772.
f. 21 John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1773.
ff. 23, 25 George Colman, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to H. S. Woodfall: 1773.
ff. 27-34 b David Garrick, actor: Letters to H. S. Woodfall: n.d.
f.35 Sir William Meredith, Baronet; of Henbury, Commissioner of the Admiralty: Letter to H.S.Woodfall: 1777.
ff. 37, 39, 40 Hugh Boyd, Secretary to Lord Macartney: Letters to H. S. Woodfall: 1777.
f. 42 John Douglas, DD; Bishop of Salisbury: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1779.
f. 44 Lord George Gordon, 3rd son of George, 3rd Duke of Gordon: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1779.
f. 46 Reverend John Horne-Tooke: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1783.
f. 48 Adam Boyd: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1794.
f. 50 Lawrence Dundas Campbell: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: 1799.
f. 52 William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne; afterwards 1st Marquis of Lansdowne: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: n.d.
f. 56 Charles James Fox, Secretary of State: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: n.d.
f. 58 George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow: Letter to H. S. Woodfall: n.d.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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032-002031215

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1763

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

1763-1799

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Names:

Boyd, Adam
Boyd, Hugh, Secretary to Lord Macartney
Campbell, Lawrence Dundas
Colman, George, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre
Dickens, Frederick William, clergyman, 1729-1779
Douglas, John, Bishop of Salisbury and writer, 1721-1807
Fox, Charles James, politician, 1749-1806
Fox, Henry, 1st Baron Holland
Garrick, David, actor and playwright, 1717-1779,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121171982,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24563
Gordon, George, politician, 1751-1793
Horne-Tooke, John, Reverend
Junius, of Add MS 20791
Meredith, William, Baronet, of Henbury, Commissioner of the Admiralty
Montagu, John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, statesman, 1718-1792
Onslow, George, 1st Earl of Onslow
Parkes, Joseph, Author of ' Life of Sir P Francis'
Petty, William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805
Rosenhagen, Philip, Reverend
Thornton, Bonnell, of Add MS 27780
Walpole, Horatio, 4th Earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, 1717-1797,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000054064246
Woodfall, Henry Sampson, Publisher of the ' Public Advertiser.'