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GOLDSM1TH-PERCY PAPERS. Vol I (ff. 130). Correspondence and papers of Oliver Goldsmith; 1753-1773. Viz:-

(1) Letters and notes from Goldsmith, all original save the first, and all published in K. C. Balderston's edition of the Letters mentioned above. The recipients are:-

R. Bryanton, 26 Sept. 1753. Copy. f. 3. Rev. T. Contarine, circ. 6 May 1754. f. 8. Two copies of the preceding, the first by Goldssmith's sister ff. 1 1, 14. D. Hodson, 27 Dec. 1757, circ.

31 Aug. 1758. fF. 26, 34. E. Mills, 7 Aug. 1758. f. 30. Rev. H. Goldsmith, circ. 13 Jan. 1759. f. 38. Mrs Anne Percy, Jan. 1768. f. 40. Rev. T. Percy, 1768, [1772 or 1773]. f. 42, 53. Dr Mackenzie, [1771 or 1772]. f. 45. Bennet Langton, 7 Sept. 177 1. Reproduced in Brit. Mus. Quart., vi, 1931-1932, P1. xxiii. f. 49. John Eyles, Mar. 1772. f. S1. Duke of Northumberland, 22 May 1772, 18 Mar. 1773. fF. 52, 54.

(2) Agreements between Goldsmith and Thomas Davies, bookseller, drawn up in Goldsmith's autograph, and signed by both parties, for:-(a)'An History of England from the birth of the British Empire to the Death of George the Second in four volumes octavo'; 13 June 1769. Printed in the Percy Memoir, p. 78. f. 58;-(b) An abridgement of'Goldsmith's Roman History in two volumes 8vo into one volume in 12-mo'; 15 Sept. 1770. Printed in the Percy Memoir, p. 79. f. 59.

(3) Sixteen leaves, written on one side only, from Goldsmith's original MS., as sent to the printer, of An History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 8 vols., 1 774. The first leaf (f. 62) covers the description of the Lori in vol. iv, p. 241, ll. 9-22, and ofthe Opossum, ibid., P. 242, 1. 23-P. 246, l. 1. The latter description must have begun on an inserted slip, as the text here preserved runs from 'increases the similitude' to 'strange gesta[tion]'. The remaining fifteen leaves (ff. 63-77) cover vol. v, pp. 1-47, 'Of Birds in General', from 'We are now' to 'and its history'. ff. 62-77.

(4) Slip, with a few autograph lines by Goldsmith on his own anonymous History of England in a Series of Letters, 1764. Cf. Balderston, Census, P. 41. f. 79.

(5) Two discarded Epilogues to'She Stoops to Conquer', printed in The Miscellaneous Works, 1801, ii, pp. 82, 87. The second is reprinted in a fuller form in Balderston, Letters, p. xliv. Copies. ff. 81, 83.

(6) Letters to Goldsmith, in most cases with reference to his literary works. Those from Woodfall refer to the 'Threnodia Augustalis' (they are published in Balderston, Letters, pp. xxxiv-xxxvii) and all those of March- April 1773 to 'She Stoops to Conquer'. The writers are:-

Bennet Langton, 4 Sept. 1 77 1. f. 86. Dr Mackenzie,[1771or1772]. f.88. John James Rutlidge (sic), Bart., jan. 1772. f. 89. William Woodfall, 10-16 Feb. 1 772. ff. 92-96. Thomas Woolsey, 10 Apr. 1772. f. 9 8. Thomas Paine, 21 Dec. 1772. f. 102. Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe, n.d. f. 105. Richard Archdall, 26 Feb. 1773. f. 108. Joseph Younger, 14 Mar. 1773. f. 111. Mrs Bulkley, 15 Mar. 1 773. f. 1 13. Anonymous, dat. Privy Garden, Mar. 1773. f. 115. George Alexander Stevens, 18 Mar. 1773. f. 117. William Hawes (receipt), 26 Mar. 1773. f. 117b. Sir William Chambers, 19 Mar. 1773. Printed in Times Lit. Supp., 1936, P. 772. f. ii 8. Lord Charlemont, 20 Mar. 1773. f. 120. George Colman, 23 Mar. 1773. f. 122. Jane Green, 6 Apr. 1773. f. 1 24. Rachel Lloyde (a spurious letter), 1773. f.127. Joseph Lewis, 1773. f. 129.

includes:

• ff. 3-54, 86-130 Oliver Goldsmith, author: Correspondence: 1753-1773.
• ff. 45, 88 Dr Mackenzie: Correspondence with Oliver Goldsmith: circ. 1771.
• ff. 49, 86 Bennet Langton: Correspondence with 0. Goldsmith: 1771.
• f. 58 England General Chronicles and History: Agreement for 0. Goldsmith's 'History of England': 1769.
• ff. 58, 59 Thomas Davies, bookseller and publisher, of London: Agreements with Oliver Goldsmith: 1769, 1770.: Signed.
• ff. 58-83 passim Oliver Goldsmith, author: Agreements with T. Davies, bookseller, and literary papers: 1764-1774.: Partly autogr.
• f. 59 Court of Rome: Agreement for an abridgement of Goldsmith's Roman History: 1770.
• ff. 81, 83 Drama: Discarded epilogues by Oliver Goldsmith to 'She stoops to Conquer': 1773.: Copies.
• f. 89 Jean Jacques Rutledge, alias Rutlidge; writer and translator: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1772.
• ff. 92-96 William Woodfall, dramatic critic: Letters to Oliver Goldsmith: 1772.
• f. 98 Thomas Woolsey, of Dundalk: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1772.
• f. 102 Thomas Paine: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1772.
• f. 105 Brigadier-General James Edward Oglethorpe: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: bef. 1775.
• f. 108 Richard Archdall, of Dublin: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 111 Joseph Younger, of Covent Garden Theatre: Letter to 0. Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 113 Mrs Bulkley, actress: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 117 George Alexander Stevens, author: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 117b William Hawes, apothecary: Receipt from Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 118 Sir William Chambers, architect: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 120 James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 122 George Colman, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 124 Jane Green, actress: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 127 Forgeries: Letter of Mrs Rachel Lloyde to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.
• f. 127 Mrs Rachel Lloyde, Housekeeper at Kensington Palace: Spurious letter to Oliver Goldsmith in name of: 1773.
• f. 129 Joseph Lewis, in St Bride's Workhouse, Hoxton: Letter to Oliver Goldsmith: 1773.