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Add MS 21555

Record Id:

032-002033943

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002033943

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000043.0x00027a

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Add MS 21555

Title:

LETTERS and papers of the Walpole family; from 1729 to 1811: l. A character of Sir Robert Walpole [afterwards Earl of Orford], Prime Minister; 28 Sept. 1776, f. 1b.

2. A dialogue between Sir [Robert] Walpole and [William] Pulteney, Earl of Bath, in imitation of the dialogue between Horace and Lydia in Hor. Lib. III. Od. 9, f. 3.

3. "An Epigram in the Craftsman, Dec. 20, 1729," f. 5.

4. Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, to General Charles Churchill; June, 1743. Copy. f. 6.

5. H[oratio] Walpole [afterwards Lord Walpole of Woolterton], Ambassador to the Court of France, to Mr. Eckersall [Secretary to Caroline, Queen of George II. of England] [1728 ?], f. 7.

6. Sir Edward Walpole to Mrs. Scott, wife of Samuel Scott, sea-piece painter; 6 Nov. 1749. Unsigned. f. 9.

7. Horace Walpole [afterwards 4th Earl of Orford] to [David Stewart Erskine] Earl of Buchan; 24 Dec. 1778, 26 Jan. 1782, 17 June, 1786, ff. 11-16.

8. Notes of the Earl of Buchan on remarks in Mr. Pinkerton's "Walpoliana," f. 17.

9. Horace Walpole to [Miss Berry]; dat. Strawberry Hill, 16 Aug. 1796, f. 18.

10. Bookseller's bill and receipt; Apr. 1811, ff. 20, 21. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Walpole family; Earls of Orford: Letters and papers: 1729-1811.

includes:

f. 1 b Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Character of: 1776.
f. 3 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Dialogue between him and W. Pulteney, in imitation of Horace, Ode iii. 9: circ. 1740.
f. 3 William Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Dialogue with H. Walpole: 18th cent.
f. 5 Epigrams: Epigram in the Craftsman: 1729.
f. 6 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Letter to Gen. C. Churchill: 1743.: Copy.
f. 7 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letter to- Echersall: 1728.
f. 9 Sir Edward Walpole, KB; Chief Secretary of Ireland; MP for Yarmouth: Letter to Mrs. S. Scott: 1749.
f. 9 Samuel Scott, Painter: Letter to his wife, from Sir E. Walpole: 1749.
ff. 11-16 David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan: Letters to, from H. Walpole: 1778-1786.
ff. 11-16, 18 Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791: Letters to Lord Buchan and Miss Berry: 1778-1796.
f. 17 David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan: Notes on remarks in Pinkerton's "Walpoliana": 18th cent.
f. 18 Mary Berry: Letter to, from H. Walpole: 1796.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1729

End Date:

1811

Date Range:

1729-1811

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Names:

Berry, Mary, of Add MS 21555
Erskine, David Stewart, 6th Earl of Buchan
Pulteney, William, 1st Earl of Bath, politician, 1684-1764
Scott, Samuel, Painter
Walpole, Edward, KB; Chief Secretary of Ireland; MP for Yarmouth
Walpole, Family, 1797-
Walpole, Horatio, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
Walpole, Horatio, 4th Earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, 1717-1797,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000054064246
Walpole, Robert, 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, 26 Aug 1676–18 Mar 1745,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121448574