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HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. II. Letters, principally from men of letters and artists, to the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Hardwicke 1742-1829. The following (except when otherwise stated) are addressed to Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (1754-1764) and 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (1764-1790):-

1. Edward Young, D.D., author of Night Thoughts, with complimentary verses; [circ. 1742]. f. 1.

2. Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu; 4 July, 1752, 6 June, 4 Dec. 1753. Fr. ff. 3, 5, 7.

3. Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.; 21 July, 1763, and n. d. In the second letter the artist affirms that "with regard to real views from Nature in this Country, he has never seen any Place that affords a subject equal to the poorest imitations of Gaspar or Claude . . . If his Lordship wishes to have anything tollerable of the name of G., the subject altogether, as well as figures, etc., must be of his own Brain." ff. 9, 1 1.

4. David Hume, chiefly with reference to the MS. Memoirs of James II. in Paris; 23 July-22 Dec. 1764. With one letter (f. 18) addressed to William Strahan, King's Printer, 6 Aug. 1772. ff. 12-19.

5. David Garrick; 3 Aug. 1765-21 July, 1771, and n. d. Eight letters, four apparently addressed to the Hon. Charles Yorke. Some verses are included in one of them (f. 29). ff. 20-35.

6. Edmund Burke, with reference to the health of Lord Chatham; [1767]. f. 36.

7. James Boswell, with reference to the Corsican revolt; 27 Apr. 1768. f. 37.

8. Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, to "Mons. Ernst fils"; 25 Jan. 1771. f. 39.

9. Draft of a letter from the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke to Dr. Oliver Goldsmith, with reference to the Chatterton forgeries; 24 Apr. 1771. f. 41.

10. Benjarnin Kennicott, D.D., with reference to the discovery of a fragnient of the 91st book of Livy; 25 Oct. 1772. f. 43.

11. Dr. Michael Lort, with reference to the Chatterton forgries; 11 May, 1 7 7 3. f. 45.

12. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.; 16 Oct. 1773, 5 Mar., 5 Dec. 1783, n. d. In the first letter Reynolds refers to a scheme for ornamenting St. Paul's with pictures, and in the second discusses the possibility of painting the interview between James II. and the Duke of Monmouth. ff. 46-52.

13. George Romney, R.A., with reference to a portrait of Lord Hardwicke; 15 Sept. 1779. f. 53.

14. Dr. Daniel Charles Solander, with a description of the voyage and discoveries of Captains Cook ans Furneaux in 1772-1774; 5 Aug. 1774. f. 55.

15. William [afterwards Sir William] Hamilton, British Envoy at Naples: 30 Aug. 1774. f 57.

16. Dr. William Robertson; 19 Jan. 1760, 26 Aug. 1776-30 Jan. 1786. One letter (f. 60) describes his plans for his History of America, another (f. 72) those for a revision of his History of Scotland. ff. 58-73.

17. Dr. Thomas Percy [Dean of Carlisle 1778, and Bishop of Drowore 1782]; 4 March [1776]-18 Dec. 1781. One letter (f. 82) refers to the Ossianic controversy. ff. 74-84.

18. Edward Gibbon, with reference to his History; 8 Oct. 1781, and n. d. ff. 85, 87.

19. John Douglas [Prebendary of St. Paul's, afterwards Bishop of Salisbury], quoting a statement by Dr. Johnson with regard to his celebrated letter to Lord Chesterfield; 13 Oct. 1783. £ 89.

20. Anonymous letter, with regard to the French Revolution and the state of America; 25 Oct. 1789. f 90.

21. William and Sarah Siddons; 14 Aug. 1783-3 Aug. 1785. Chiefly complimentary notes and referenes to theatrical arrangements; home of Mrs. Siddons' letters are written by her husband's band. ff. 92-129. The following are addressed to Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke:-

22. Madame de Staël; n. d. f. 130.

23. Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. ; 29 July, 1810, 24 July, 1829. The second letter refers to his portrait of Lord Hardwicke. ff. 132, 134.

24. Margaret, Lady Beaumont [wife of Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bart.], enclosing a note from Robert Southey with reference to Coleridge; circ. 20 Apt. 1811. ff. 136, 138.

25. Sarah Siddons, on her retirement from the stage; 1 July, 1812. f. 139.

26. Edmund Kean, inviting Lord Hardwicke to act as Vice-President at the annual dinner of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund; 23 March, 1824. Signed. f. 141. Paper; IT. 141. Folio.

includes:

f. 1 Ed ward Young, D D; author of ' Night Thoughts.': Letter to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1742.
ff. 3-8 Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu; Président de Guienne: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1752, 1753.: Fr.
ff. 9, 11 Thomas Gainsborough, RA; painter: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1763, and n.d.
ff. 12, 14,16 David Hume: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1764.
f. 18 David Hume: Letters to W. Strahan: 1772, 1776.
ff. 20, 22, 24, 26 David Garrick, actor: Letters to C. Yorke: 1765-1768.
ff. 28, 30, 32, 34 David Garrick, actor: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1769-1771.
f. 36 Edmund Burke, MP: Letters to the 2nd Lordd Hardwicke: 1767.
f. 37 James Boswell: Letter to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1768.
f. 39 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: Letters to C. Ernst: 1771.
f. 41 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to 0. Goldsmith: 1771.: Draft.
f. 41 Oliver Goldsmith: Letter to, from the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1771.
f. 43 Benjamin Kennicott, DD, Vicar of Culham: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1768-1773.
f. 45 Michael Lort, DD: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1764-1787.
ff. 46-52 Sir Joshua Reynolds, portrait-painter: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1770-1783.
f. 53 George Romney, painter: Letter to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1779.
f. 55 Daniel Charles Solander, botanist; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letter to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1774.
f. 57 Sir William Hamilton, KB; Envoy at Naples: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1769 - 1774.
ff. 58-73 William Robertson, historian: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1760, 1776-1786.
ff. 74-84 Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hard wicke: 1773-1781.
ff. 85, 87 Edward Gibbon, historian: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1781 and n.d.
f. 89 John Douglas, DD; Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1770-1788.
ff. 92-129 passim William Siddons: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1783-1785, and n.d.
ff. 92-129 passim Sarah Siddons: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1783-1785, and n.d.
f. 130 Baroness Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein,; alias Madame Staël: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: n.d.
ff. 132, 134 Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1810, 1829.
f. 136 Margaret Beaumont, wife of Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Baronet: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1811.
f. 138 Robert Southey: Letter to Lady Beaumont: 1811.
f. 139 Sarah Siddons: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1812.
f. 141 Edmund Kean, Actor: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1824.

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Add MS 35349-36278 : THE HARDWICKE PAPERS. CORRESPONDENCE and collections of the first four Earls of Hardwicke and other members of the Yorke family…
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Add MS 35349-35350 : Select royal and literary correspondence.

Add MS 35350 : HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. II. Letters, principally from men of letters and artists, to the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Hardwicke 1742-1829.…

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1829

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Beaumont, Margaret, wife of Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Baronet
Boswell, James, of Add MS 35126
Burke, Edmund, MP; of Add MS 35126
Douglas, John, Bishop of Salisbury and writer, 1721-1807
Gainsborough, Thomas, painter and printmaker, 1727-1788
Garrick, David, actor and playwright, 1717-1779,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121171982,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24563
Gibbon, Edward, historian, 1737-1794
Goldsmith, Oliver, of Add MS 35350
Hamilton, William, Knight, British envoy at Naples and art collector, 1731-1803
Hume, David, philosopher and historian, 1711-1776
Kean, Edmund, Actor, 1787-1833
Kennicott, Benjamin, DD, Vicar of Culham
Lawrence, Thomas, PRA
Lort, Michael, DD
Percy, Thomas, writer and Bishop of Dromore, 1729-1811
Reynolds, Joshua, painter, 1723-1792,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108815237,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27081216
Robertson, William, historian, 1721-1793
Romney, George, painter
Secondat, Charles Louis, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, called Montesquieu, judge and philosopher, fl 1689-1755
Siddons, Sarah, of Add MS 34710
Siddons, William, of Add MS 35118
Solander, Daniel Charles, botanist, 1733-1782
Southey, Robert, of Add MS 35343
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Staël-Holstein, Anne Louise Germaine de, Baroness al Madame Staël
Yorke, Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Young, Ed ward, D D; author of ' Night Thoughts.'