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Add MS 37520

Record Id:
032-002053890
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002053890
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000046.0x000374
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 37520
Title:

LETTER-BOOK of Samuel Bentham, the naval architect, and Jeremy Bentham, the philosopher, his brother; 20 Jan. O.S. 1784- 25 Nov. 1789. The earlier letters (ff. 1-36) relate to S. Bentham's employment in Russia, and the bulk of the volume (ff. 37-222) to J. Bentham's journey through France, the Mediterranean, Constantinople, etc., to join him at Critchoff. At the end (ff. 235-242) are a few letters out of chronological order, 5 Jan. 1784-1 Jan. 1788, including (f. 235) an original letter from [Richard Howe], Viscount Howe, to Jeremiah Bentham, father of the above, dated Admiralty, 5 Nov. 1784. Ff. 1-222 are in the hand of one copyist; ff. 223-242, with the exception of Lord Howe's letter, in J. Bentham's hand. Among the Bentham MSS. previously acquired (Add. MSS. 33537- 33564), Add. MS. 33558, ff. 206-376,contains nearly the whole of the present volume. See also Add. MS.33540, ff.4-243 passim,and Add. MS. 33552, ff. 13-68. Portions are printed by Sir J. Bowring in J. Bentham's Works, 1838-1843, vol. x. pp. 147-179. Paper; ff. 242. Quarto. Presented by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, O.M., K.C.S.L

Scope & Content:

Jeremy Bentham: Letter-book of him and his brother Sir S. Bentham: 1784-1789.: Party autograph.

includes:

  • ff. 1-36 Sir Samuel Bentham: Letter-book,: 1784-1785.
  • ff. 9b-11 Weekley, Northamptonshire: Photographs of the church: late 19th cent.
  • ff. 20-26, 34 Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin,; Russian statesman: Letters to S. and J. Bentham: 1784.: Fr. and transl.: Copies.
  • f.29 Dr Charles Brown: Letter to G. Benson,: 1785: Copy.
  • f. 150 Logan Henderson: Letter to J. Bentham: 1786.: Copy.
  • ff. 223-227 Count T- Mellin: Account of his duel with Prince Dashkoff: 1786.
  • ff. 223-227 Nicolas Dashkoff, Prince: Account of his duel with Count Mellin: 1786.
  • ff.229,238 George Wilson: Letters to J. Bentham: n.d.: Copies.
  • ff. 232-234 b William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne; 1st Marquess of Lansdowne; formerly Fitzmaurice: Correspondence with J. Bentham: 1789.: Copies.
  • f. 235 Richard Howe, Viscount and 1st Earl Howe: Letter to J. Bentham, senior: 1784.
  • ff. 236-237 Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St Helens: Correspondence with J. Bentham: 1787.: Copies.
  • f. 239 Thomas Reid, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow: Letter to Dr. J. Gregory: 1788.: Extract.
  • ff. 241, 242 James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury: Correspondence with J. Bentham: 1787, 1788.: Copies.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
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032-002053890
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
French
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1784
End Date:
1789
Date Range:
20 Jan 1784-25 Nov 1789
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, GCSI; Director of Kew Gardens: Presented: in 1907.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Bentham, Jeremy, philosopher, jurist and reformer, 1748-1832 (Correspondent)
Bentham, Samuel, of Add MS 37520 (Subject)
Brown, Charles, Dr (Subject)
Dashkoff, Nicolas, Prince (Subject)
Fitzherbert, Alleyne, Baron St Helens, diplomat, 1753-1839 (Subject)
Harris, James, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (Subject)
Henderson, Logan, of Add MS 37520 (Subject)
Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Knight, botanist and traveller, 1817-1911 (Former owner)
Howe, Richard, 1st Earl Howe, naval officer, 1726-1799 (Subject)
Mellin, T-, Count, of Add MS 37520 (Subject)
Petty, William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805 (Subject)
Potemkin, Grigory Aleksandrovich, Prince, Russian statesman (Subject)
Reid, Thomas, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow (Subject)
Wilson, George, of Add MS 37520 (Subject)
Places:
Weekley, Northamptonshire