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Add MS 5159
- Record Id:
- 032-003441574
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003441574
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100075949233.0x000059
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5159
- Title:
- Letters from Dr. Samuel Johnson to John Nichols, bookseller
- Scope & Content:
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Original notes and letters from Dr. Johnson to Mr. John Nichols. In a 4to vol. ff. 41.
1. Relative to a passage from the Parliamentary History, referred to in the life of Waller (n.d.). f. 1
2. Concerning his lives of Cowley, Waller, Dryden, etc. Dat. 27 July, 1778. f. 2
3. Concerning the life of Dryden (n.d.). f. 3
4. Relative to the index, and Mr. Macbean. Dat. 26 Nov. 1778. f. 4
5. Some volumes of Prior’s papers wanted (n.d.). f. 5
6. A note upon Duke asked for (n.d.). f. 6
7. Touching the life of Philips. Dat. 1 March, 1779. f. 7
8. About the addition of the preface to the British enchanters, to the Life of [Granville?] (n.d.). f. 8
9. Relative to verses on a fit of the gout, written by Fenton; with a note in answer by Mr. Nichols (n.d.). f. 9
10. Requesting some books to be sent (n.d.). f. 10
11. Desiring to have the proof sheets of Pope (n.d.). f. 10
12. Concerning an obscene poem inserted in the edition of Rowe (n.d.). f. 12
13. Blackmore’s Essays wanted [Dat. 24 May 1780]. f. 13
14. Some dates wanted for A. Philips (n.d.). f. 14
15. Concerning Collins’s first poem (n.d.). f. 15
16. About a life of Dr. Young, written by a friend of his son (n.d.). f. 16
17. Relative to a life of Lord Lyttleton [Dat. 16 Aug. 1780]. f. 17
18. Desiring his revises not to be sent back to him [Brighthelmstone] 26 Oct. 1780. f. 18
19. A set of the last lives wanted. Dat. 16 Apr. [1781]. f. 20
20. Proposed title to Johnson’s Lives of the poets [May 1781]. f. 21
21. Some sets of the Lives wanted for his friends. Dat. 10 June 1781. f. 22
22. About some book not found. Dat. 26 Dec. [1781] f. 23
23. Concerning Gay’s life. His remuneration for the 2d edition [Brighthelmstone] 28 Oct. 1782. f. 24
24. 25. 26. 27. Mere notes, or invitations, of two lines each. ff. 26-29
28. Praising Nichols’ Anecdotes, and advising him to undertake a supplement to Wood. Dat. Brithhelmstone, 10 Oct. 1782. f. 30
29. Thanks for Nichols’ account of Hinckley. Johnson’s ill health. Dat. 10 Jan. 1783. f. 32
30. On the life of Bowyer. Dat. Lichfield, 20 Oct. 1784. f. 34
31. Transmitting a paper drawn up by Mr. Swinton of Oxford, assigning all the parts of the Ancient Universal History to their proper authors, and which Dr. Johnson desires may be deposited in the Museum. Dat. 6 Dec. 1784. f. 36
32. Invitiation to tea, on a card. f. 38
33. Note on the parallel between Milton and Shakespeare, supposed (falsely) to have been written by Dr. Johnson, in the Literary Magazine for 1758. ff. 39, 40
34. Card from the executors of Dr. Johnson to Mr. Nichols, requesting his attendance at the funeral of the former. Dat. 18 Dec. 1784. f. 41
All the above letters seem to have been printed by Mr. Nichols; by whom the volume was presented.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003441574", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 5159: Letters from Dr. Samuel Johnson to John Nichols, bookseller" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003441574
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003441574
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (41 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1778
- End Date:
- 1784
- Date Range:
- 1778-1784
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Quarto
- Custodial History:
- Presented by Mr. John Nichols
- Publications:
- All the above letters seem to have been printed by Mr. Nichols; by whom the volume was presented.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This catalogue description has been transcribed from the original [18th-19th-century] handwritten Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts and may contain inaccuracies. The handwritten catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.