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Add MS 89675
- Record Id:
- 032-004534581
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004534581
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100181353645.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89675
- Title:
- Letters of John Newton and Elizabeth Catlett to Dr Thomas and Sophia Ring
- Scope & Content:
- 44 letters by John Newton (1725-1807) to Dr Thomas Ring (1761-1840) and Sophia Ring, née Tompson (1768-1848), dated 1793-1802 (ff. 1-79). The letters begin after a visit to Reading and concern Newton’s close friendship with the Rings. Subjects include the spiritual concerns of evangelicals in Reading and their relationship with the Anglican rector of St Giles’s, Reading, Newton’s own position as an Anglican, the marriage of Thomas and Sophia Ring, Newton’s grief about the death of his wife (in 1790), and the mental health of his adopted daughter Eliza in 1801-02. The volume also includes 13 letters by Elizabeth [Eliza] Catlett (1769-1834), the adopted daughter of Newton, to Sophia Ring, dated 1798-1813 (ff. 80-105).
Additional documents: Marriage certificate of Thomas Ring and Sophia Tompson at Gretna Green, 26 November 1787 (inside front cover), 'Anecdote of the late Revd J. Newton [...] Copied from dear M.D.’s album', 7 July 1828 (f. 104r), newspaper cutting of Lamb's letter to The Times, 7 May 1930 (f. 106), and 3 letters addressed to former owner of the volume Charles Lamb, 1930-48 (ff. 107-112).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004534581
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 89675 ff. 1-105 : Letters of John Newton and Elizabeth Catlett to Dr Thomas and Sophia Ring
Add MS 89675 ff. 106-112 : 20th-century letters inserted into the volume of letters of John Newton and Elizabeth Catlett
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- 032-004534581
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100190125340.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1793
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 1793-1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: i + 112 folios.
- Custodial History:
- Formerly owned by Charles Lamb.
- Former Internal References:
- Deposit 11531
- Source of Acquisition:
- Private sale from Christie's, March 2023.
- Information About Copies:
- The letters have been transcribed by the John Newton Project and are being published online in date order: johnnewton.org/ringletters [accessed 27 October 2023].
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)