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040-002096515

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032-002096514

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ORIGINAL letters, addressed to Edmond Malone, on the subject of the monument to Dr. Johnson, to be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral, and the inscription written for it by Dr. Parr; 1791-1795. The writers are: 1. [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks [Bart.]; Soho Square, 27 Mar. 1791. Holograph. f. 1.

2. [Dr.] S[amuel] Parr; 27 Mar. 1795-15 July [1795], ff. 3, 5 [holograph], 7, 14 [holograph], 20, 26 [holograph], 29, 31.

3. [Sir] W[illiam] Scott [cr. Lord Stowell in 1821]; 12 Apr. 1795. Holograph. f. 9.

4. James Boswell; Great Portland Street, 13 Apr. 1795. Holograph. f. 12. Included are also letters from 5. [Dr.] Samuel Parr to Sir William Scott; Hatton [near Warwick], 24 and 26 Apr. 1795, ff. 16, 22 [holograph].

6. Edmond Malone to Dr. Samuel Parr; London, 21 May, 1795. Copy. f. 24. Paper. Folio.

Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Correspondence on the subject of his monument: 1791-1795.

Edmund Malone: Letters to, on Dr. Johnson's monument: 1791-1795.

includes:

f. 1 Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet; PRS: Letters to G. Chalmers, and others: 1782-1818.
ff. 3, 5, 7, 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, 26 Samuel Parr, LLD, Prebendary of St Paul's: Correspondence on the subject of Dr. Johnson's monument: 1795.
f. 9 William Scott, Baron Stowell; Judge of the Court of Admiralty: Letter to E. Malone: 1795.
f. 12 James Boswell, the elder; biographer of Johnson: Letter to E. Malone: 1795.
ff. 16, 22 William Scott, Baron Stowell; Judge of the Court of Admiralty: Letter to, from Dr. S. Parr: 1795.
ff. 29, 31 Samuel Parr, LLD, Prebendary of St Paul's: Correspondence on the subject of Dr. Johnson's monument: 1795.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002096514
040-002096515

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Add MS 22549-22566 : Samuel Weller Singer Manuscripts

Add MS 22549 : ORIGINAL letters, addressed to Edmond Malone, on the subject of the monument to Dr. Johnson, to be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral,…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1791

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1795

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1791-1795

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Names:

Banks, Joseph, 1st Baronet, botanist, naturalist and patron of science, 1743-1820
Boswell, James, the elder, biographer of Johnson
Johnson, Samuel, author and lexicographer, 1709-1784
Malone, Edmund, of Add MS 20082
Parr, Samuel, English schoolmaster; LLD, 1747-1825
Scott, William, Baron Stowell, Judge of the Court of Admiralty