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Add MS 38833

Record Id:
032-002058192
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002058192
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 38833
Title:

LETTERS of George Canning to John Hookham Frere, 20 June, 1800-31 Aug. 1826. The most important and interesting (extracts from which are printed in G. Festing's J. H. Frere and his Friends, 1899, pp. 27-63, 252-273) are those of 1801-1804, during the Addington ministry, when Canning was in opposition and Frere minister at Lisbon and subsequently at Madrid. Included are some of Canning's best-known political verses : "To doubt is to decide," f. 94 ; "The Pilot that weathered the storm," f. 114; "The Bird of Today," f. 131 ; along with two satirical letters, signed Septimius, on the Peace of Amiens, and addressed to "The Editor of the Republic of the Seven Islands" (1802), f. 84. On the back of some of the letters are rough drafts of verses, some from Frere's translation of "The Frogs" of Aristophanes, fr. 189 b, 280 b, 283, 284 b. Paper; ff. 371. Folio.

Scope & Content:

John Hookham Frere, Enwy to Portugal, etc: Correspondence with G. Canning: 1800-1826.

George Canning, Prime Minister: Correspondence with J. H. Frere: 1800-1826.

includes:

  • f. 51 William Pitt, Prime Minister: Letter to G. Canning: 1801: Copy.
  • f. 84 Political Tracts: G. Canning, two letters, signed Septimius, the Peace of Amiens: 1802.
  • f. 84 George Canning, Prime Minister: Two letters to' the " Editor of the Republic of the Seven lslands," signed Septimius: 1802.: Copies.
  • ff. 94, 114, 131, 185 George Canning, Prime Minister: Satirical poems by: 1802, 1805.
  • ff. 94, 131, 185 Political and Satirical Poems: G. Canning, satires on Addington: 1802, 1805.
  • ff. 94, 131, 185 Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth; Prime Minister: Satires on, by G. Canning: 1802, 1805.
  • f. 114 Political and Satirical Poems: G. Canning, "The Pilot that weathered the storm": 1802.
  • f. 114 William Pitt, Prime Minister: The Pilot that weathered the storm, Cannings versus on.: 1802.
  • f. 158 William Pitt, Prime Minister: Letter to H. Addington: 1803.: Copy.
  • f. 164 George Canning, Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Grenville: 1804.
  • ff. 189 b, 280 b, 283, 284 b John Hookham Frere, Enwy to Portugal, etc: Verses, some from his translation of the Frogs: n.d.: Scribbled.
  • f. 239 Sir Arthur Paget, GCB; diplomatist; 3rd son of Henry, 1st Earl of Uxbridge: Letter to G. Hammond: 1807.
  • f. 256 George Canning, Prime Minister: Letter to the Countess of Erroll: 1809.
  • ff. 280 b, 283, 284 b Aristophanes: Scribbled lines from J. H. Frere's transl. of The Frogs.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy:
032-002058192
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1800
End Date:
1826
Date Range:
20 Jun 1800-31 Aug 1826
Era:
CE
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Names:
Addington, Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister, 1757-1844
Aristophanes, Greek comic poet, c 446 BC-c 386 BC
Canning, George, Prime Minister, 1770-1827
Frere, John Hookham, Enwy to Portugal, etc
Paget, Arthur, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, GCB, diplomatist, 3rd son of Henry
Pitt, William, Prime Minister, called 'the younger', 1759-1806