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EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCXVI. Correspondence and papers of, and relating to, William Upcott; 1813-1846. The letters written to Upcott by Bray and members of the Evelyn family are originals, presumably returned to the family after Upcott’s death.
1. Letters and notes from William Bray to Upcott; 1813-1819. Concerning the cataloguing of the library at Wotton and their edition of Evelyn’s diary. With a few unrelated letters to Upcott from other correspondents, [early 19[superscript]th[/superscript] cent].
2. Letters from Lady (Mary) Evelyn to Upcott, including two to William Bray concerning his projects with Upcott, which may be present because Bray forwarded them to Upcott; 1813-1817, n.d. One further letter is in Upcott’s album, Add. MS 78686 below.
3. Correspondence between Mary Jane, widow of George Evelyn, and Upcott; 1844-1845. Begun on the occasion of a new edition of John Evelyn’s [italics]Diary and Correspondence[/italics] and also concerning visits of her and her son, William John Evelyn, to see Upcott’s collection; followed by an account of Upcott’s death by Edward Spencer. Including a copy of a [italics]Catalogue of Autograph Books, entirely filled with the Collection of Mr. William Upcott … Third Exhibition, Liverpool Mechanics Institution June and July 1844[/italics] (Liverpool, 1844), with a presentation inscription from Upcott to Mary Jane Evelyn, 30 Oct. 1844, and the pencilled note by W. G. Hiscock on the cover, `Contains about 20 Evelyn items (from Wotton)’.
4. [italics]Facsimile of an Original Drawing of Designs for the Armorial Ensigns and Cyphers for the Royal Society. By John Evelyn, Esq.[/italics], inscribed by Upcott to Mary Jane Evelyn, 29 Nov. 1844. Taken from the collection of facsimiles by Charles John Smith, [italics]Historical and Literary Curiosities[/italics] (1840), and with the MS note on the front by Smith, `Only 25 Copies Printed’. The designs by Evelyn from which the facsimile was made are in Add. MS 78351 above.
William Upcott, antiquary and autograph collector: Correspondence and papers: 1813-1846.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Add MS 78168-78693 : EVELYN PAPERS
Add MS 78577-78584 : WILLIAM BRAY AND WILLIAM UPCOTT 78577-78584. EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCX- CCCCXVII. Manuscripts deriving from the association…
Add MS 78583 : EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCXVI. Correspondence and papers of, and relating to, William Upcott; 1813-1846. The letters written to Upcott… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002036874[0015]/033-002037457[0007]/040-002037466
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- English
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- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1813
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- 1846
- Date Range:
- 1813-1846
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- CE
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