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GOLDSMITH-PERCY PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 155). Collections and correspondence of Thomas Percy, relating (except art. i) to his Life of Goldsmith, viz.:-

(1) Letter from Dr Samuel Johnson to the Rev. William Jessop, of Lismore, co. Waterford; 28 June 1766. Autograph. Printed in R. W. Chapman, The Letters of Samuel Johnson, 1952, vol. i, no. 183. 1, P. 187- Reproduced in Annual Report of the Friends of the National Libraries, 1931 1932, Pl. iii. ff. 1-2b.

(2) Agreement between Percy and Messrs Cadell and Davies, booksellers, for the delivery within three months of the proposed Life of Goldsmith ready for the press; 25 Oct. 1797. Signed and sealed. ff. 4-5 b.

(3) 'A Statement of what passed between Dr Percy, bishop of Dromore, and Messrs Cadell and Davies, concerning the Life of Dr Goldsmith prefixed to his Miscellaneous Works in 4 vols. 8vo. 1801', ending imperfectly with 'encouraged him to'. ff. 6-7b.

(4) 'Memoirs of Dr Oliver Goldsmith (chiefly from his own Mouth April 28 1773)', in Percy's autograph with additions in another hand. Printed in Balderston, History, pp. 12-17. ff. 9-17.

(5) Letter to Percy from Maurice Goldsmith, brother of Oliver, forwarding letters and other biographical material; 15 July 1776. f. 19.

(6) Account of Goldsmith by his sister Catherine, wife of Daniel Hodson; 1776. Autograph, except the last leaf, which is in the hand of Maurice. Printed in Balderston, Letters, App. III, pp. 162-177. ff. 20-26b.

(7) Copy of (6) above. ff. 28-58.

(8) Leaves from Percy's autograph draft of the Life of Goldsmith. ff. 60-71.

(9) Goldsmith's account of his fray with Evans the bookseller, taken down by an amanuensis; 1773- Printed in the Percy Memori,p. 105.

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(10) 'The London Packet' of Monday, 29 Mar. 1773, giving an account of Goldsmith's fray with Evans. Printed. ff. 73-74b.

(11) Extracts from Boswell's Life of Johnson relating to Goldsmith, and other notes. ff. 75-85 b.

(12) Two copies of a letter from Thomas Wilson of Trinity College, Dublin, to Edmond Malone, with information relative to Goldsmith's college career; 24 Feb. 1776. ff. 90, 95, (13) Letters addressed (with one exception) to Percy, and mainly relating to the publication and sale of Goldsmith's Works and the Life; 1777-1810. The writers are:-(i) William Wilson, bookseller, of Dublin; 19 Feb. 1777 -1 Nov. 1794. ff. 1OO, 107, 114 118) Edmond Malone; 2 Mar. 1785. f. 102;-(3) Francis Newbery, bookseller, in reply to Percy's letter (draft, f. iii) to Thomas Carnan, bookseller, by that time dead; 29 Jan. 1791. f. 109;-(4) John Kearney, of Trinity College, Dublin, to Rev. Henry Boyd, at that time engaged upon the Life in succession to Dr Campbell; 26 jan. 1 797. f. 1 20;-(5)The same to Percy; 7 Nov. 1797. f. 121 ;-(6) Rev. Thomas Percy, nephew of Bishop Percy; 7 Dec. 1797. f. 123;-(7) John Law, Bishop of Elphin; 14 Feb. 1798. f. 125;-(8) John Nichols, printer; 18 Jan., 31 May 1802. ff. 1 27, 1 29 ;-(9) Frances, wife of J. J. Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, with draft letters of Percy; 9 June-30 Dec. 1802. ff. 131-139;-(I0) John White, bookseller, Percy's London agent for the sale of Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works, with statements of accompt; 12 Aug. 1803-15 Apr. 1810. ff. 140-145, 154;-(II) John Archer, bookseller, Percy's Dublin agent for the same purpose, with statements of accompt; Dec. 1806-28 June 1808. ff. 146-152.

Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Collections and correspondence rel. to his Life of Goldsmith: 1773-1810.

Oliver Goldsmith, author: Collections and correspondence of Thomas Percy, Bp. of Dromore, for his life of: 1766-1810.

includes:

• f. 1 Reverend William Jessop, of Lismore, county Waterford: Letter to, from Samuel Johnson: 1766.
• f. 1 Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Letter to Rev. W. Jessop: 1766.
• f. 4 Cadell and Davies; publishers: Agreement with Bp. T. Percy for a Life of Goldsmith: 1797.
• ff. 6-7b Cadell and Davies; publishers: Statement conc. their negotiations with Bp. T. Percy: circ. 1802.
• f. 19 Maurice Goldsmith, brother of Oliver Goldsmith: Letter to T. Percy: 1776.
• ff. 20-26b Catherine Hodson, wife of Daniel Hodson: Memoir of her brother, Oliver Goldsmith: 1776.
• f. 73 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The London Packet': 29 Mar. 1773.
• ff. 90, 95-96b Thomas Wilson, Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin: Letter to E. Malone: 1776.: Copies.
• ff. 100, 107, 114-118 William Wilson, bookseller, of Dublin: Letters to T. Percy: 1777-1794.
• f. 102 Edmund Malone, author and critic: Letter to T. Percy: 1785.
• ff. 109-110b Francis Newbery, publisher: Letter to T. Percy: 1791.
• f. 120 John Kearney, Bishop of Ossory 1806: Letter to Rev. H. Boyd: 1797.
• f. 121 John Kearney, Bishop of Ossory 1806: Letter to T. Percy: 1797.
• f.123 Reverend Thomas Percy, nephew of Thomas Percy: Letter to his uncle: 1797.
• f. 125 John Law, Bishop of Elphin: Letter to T. Percy: 1798.
• ff. 127, 129 John Nichols, printer: Letters to T. Percy: 1802.
• ff. 131-139 Frances Pratt, wife of -John Jeffreys, 2nd Earl and (1812) 1st Marquess Camden: Correspondence with T. Percy: 1802.
• ff. 140-145, 154 John White, bookseller: Letters to T. Percy: 1803-1810.
• ff. 146-152 John Archer, bookseller, of Dublin: Letters to T. Percy: 1806-1808.