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032-002033892

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Add MS 21508

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ORIGINAL letters and autographs of English authors, artists, actors, etc., from circa 1640 to circa 1829: 1. Meric Casaubon, D.D., to Henry Wotton, rector of Wrentham; West Ashling, 23 May, circa 1640, f. 2.

2. Richard Flecknoe, poet and dramatist, to ; with a critique upon "the portrait of y^e Duchesse of Lorein [Lorraine] vnder y^e name of Latona;" Brussels, Nov. 1659. Fr. f. 4.

3. Theme on the thesis "Vivitur parvo bené," by Thomas Atkinson [rector of Islip, near Oxford, B.D. in 1636]. Lat. f. 8.

4. Matthew Prior, as secretary to the commissioners for the treaty of Ryswick, to William Blathwayt, Secretary-at-War; Hague, ¹⁹/₉, ²³/₁₃, 25, 30 Oct. 1697, ff. 10-18.

5. W[illiam ?] Forster, vicar of Stanford, co. Northampton, to [William] Wotton, rector of Milton [Middleton Keynes], near Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire; Stanford, 12 July, 1704, f. 20.

6. Nicholas Rowe, the dramatist, to Charlotte Rich, Countess of Warwick, afterwards wife of Joseph Addison; 25 July [circa 1707]; with verses to her (printed in his works), and at the end a note by Isaac Reed; 21 Dec. 1780, ff. 23, 24.

7. Mark Akenside, M.D., the poet, signed Akinside, to Rev. W. Barker; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 24 May, 1742, f. 26.

8. David Garrick, the actor, to William Woodfall, the printer [circa 1775-1776], ff. 29, 31.

9. Agreement of the same with John Rich on account of the comedy of "The Rake," alias "The Suspicious Husband" [by Dr. Benjamin Hoadley]; 27 Dec. 1746; with receipt 11 Feb. 1746[7], f. 33.

10. Epitaph by the same on James Quin's monument at Bath; [ob. 21 Jan. 1766]. Copy. f. 34.

11. Bill of William Hogarth for his engravings sold to Laurence Shirley, Earl of Ferrers, and receipt of Anne Hogarth, his wife; 11 June, 1750, f. 36.

12. William Shenstone, the poet, to [Rev. Richard] Graves; the Leasowes [co. Salop], 21 Mar. 1755. Unsigned. f. 58.

13. Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, to his son; Isleworth [1738?] French. Unsigned. f. 41.

14. Rev. Thomas Blacklock, the blind Scotch poet, to ; Dumfries, 4 Feb. 1760, f. 44.

15. Laurence Sterne, D.D., to Mr. Beckett, his publisher; Bagneres de Bigorre, 15 July, 1763; with seal. f. 47.

16. John Flaxman to ; [London] 31 Jan. 1799, f. 50.

17. Signature of George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron, the poet, f. 52.

18. Anne Isabella Noel, Lady Byron, wife of the above, to Hailes, bookseller; Tunbridge Wells, 6 May, 1822, f. 53.

19. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the poet, to Basil Montagu; 12 Nov. 1826; with seal; and to Mrs. Montagu; Highgate [circa 1829], ff. 55, 57.

20. Thomas Campbell, the poet, to Webb; 62, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square [circa 1823], f. 60.

21. Lines from "Hallowed Ground," with Campbell's signature; n.d., ff. 61, 62.

22. Robert Southey: the ballad of "Roprecht the Robber;" n.d., f. 64.

23. The same to ; 1, Harley Street, 23 July, s.a. Unsigned. f. 78.

24. Signature of the same, f. 79. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 2 Meric Casaubon, d 1671 D D; classical scholar: Letter to Rev. H. Wotton: circ. 1640.
ff. 2 Henry Wotton: Letter to, from Dr M. Casaubon: circ. 1640.
f. 4 Richard Flecknoe, Poet and dramatist: Letter to -: 1659.: Fr.
f. 8 Thomas Atkinson, Rector of Islip: Theme: 17th cent.: Lat.
ff. 10-18 William Blathwayt, Secretary at War: Letters to, from Lord Galway and others: 1688-1703.
ff. 10-18 Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Letters to W. Blathwayt: 1697.
f. 20 William Forster, Vicar of Stanford: Letter to Rev. W. Wotton: 1704.
f. 21 Charlotte Rich, widow of Edward, 6th Earl of Warwick: Letter and verses to, by N. Rowe: circ. 1707.
f. 23 Nicholas Rowe, poet and dramatist: Letter and verses to Lady Warwick: circ. 1707.
f. 24 Isaac Reed: Note on a poem by N. Rowe: 1780.
f. 26 Mark Akenside, poet and physician: Letter to Rev. W. Barker: 1742.
ff. 29, 31 David Garrick, actor: Letters to W. Woodfall: circ. 1775, 1776.
ff. 29, 31 William Woodfall, parliamentary reporter: Letters to, from D. Garrick: circ. 1775, 1776.
f. 33 David Garrick, actor: Agreement with J. Rich: 1746.
f. 33 John Rich, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre: Agreement with D. Garrick: 1746.
f. 34 James Quin, d 1766 actor: Epitaph oil, by D. Garrick: circ. 1766.
f. 34 David Garrick, actor: Epitaph on J. Quin: 1766.
f. 36 William Hogarth: Bill for engravings: 1750.
f. 36 Anne Hogarth, sister of William Hogarth: Receipt: 1750.
f. 38 William Shenstone: Letter to Rev. R. Graves: 1755.
f. 41 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: Letter to his son Philip: circ. 1730-1738.: Fr.
f. 41 Philip Stanhope: Letters to, from his father, Lord Chesterfield: circ. 1730-1738.: Engl. and Fr.
f. 44 Reverend Thomas Blacklock, Blind Scotch Poet: Letter to: 1760.
f. 47 Reverend Laurence Sterne: Letters to T. Becket: 1762, 1763.
f. 50 John Flaxman, RA: Letter to -: 1799.
f. 52 George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron: Autograph: n.d.
f. 53 Anne Isabella Byron neé Milbanke, afterwards Noel; wife of George, 6th Baron Byron: Letter to- Hailes: 1822.
ff. 55, 57 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet and philosopher: Letters to B. Montagu and Mrs. Montagu: 1826, circ. 1829.
f. 60 Thomas Campbell, poet: Letter to - Webb: circ. 1823.
f. 61 Thomas Campbell, poet: Lines from "Hallowed Ground,": 19th cent.: Autogr.
f. 64 Robert Southey: Roprecht the Robber: 19th cent.: Autogr.
ff. 78, 79 Robert Southey: Letter to-, and signature: n.d.

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English
French
Latin

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Latin

Start Date:

1635

End Date:

1834

Date Range:

c 1640-c 1829

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Names:

Akenside, Mark, poet and physician, 1721-1770
Atkinson, Thomas, Rector of Islip, 1600-1639
Blacklock, Thomas, Reverend; Blind Scotch Poet
Blathwayt, William, Sec at War
Byron neé Milbanke, Anne Isabella, afterwards Noel wife of George 6th Baron Byron
Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron, poet, Lord Byron, 1788-1824,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121031939
Campbell, Thomas, poet, 1777-1844
Casaubon, Meric, D D; classical scholar, d 1671
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, poet and philosopher, 1772-1834
Flaxman, John, sculptor and draughtsman, 1755-1826
Flecknoe, Richard, poet and dramatist, c 1605-1677
Forster, William, Vicar of Stanford
Garrick, David, actor and playwright, 1717-1779,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121171982,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24563
Hogarth, Anne, sister of William Hogarth
Hogarth, William, of Add MS 21508
Prior, Matthew, poet and diplomatist, 1664-1721
Quin, James, actor, d 1766
Reed, Isaac, of Add MS 20082
Rich, Charlotte, widow of Edward, 6th Earl of Warwick
Rich, John, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre
Rowe, Nicholas, poet and dramatist
Shenstone, William, of Add MS 21508
Southey, Robert, of Add MS 18204
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Stanhope, Philip, of Add MS 21508
Sterne, Laurence, Reverend; of Add Ch 16158
Woodfall, William, parliamentary reporter
Wotton, Henry, of Add MS 21508