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Add MS 4265
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- 040-002109735
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- 032-002109547
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000394.0x0001df
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COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 190). The contents include the following:-
(1) 'The Life' as sent to the press; circa 1751. Works, i, p. i. it includes (ff. 19-20b) a letter of William Congreve with criticisms on C. Trotter's play The Revolution of Sweden'; 9 Nov. 1703. ff. 1-39b.
(2) Biographical memoirs on C. Cockburn; 1748-1749. ff. 44-54.
(3) 'Poems on several occasions'; 1693-1706, n.d. Works, ii, pp. 557-576. ff. 55-73.
(4) Other poems, not printed in Works (except the lines by J. Hughes, f. 87), as follows: (a) 'Advice to Poets'; York, 7 Dec. 1694. f. 74;- (b) 'To Mrs Reresby'; n.d. f. 76;- (c) 'On the Death and Funerall of the incomparable Mr Dryden'; circ. 1700. f. 78;- (d)'Verses sent to a Lady with Mr Granvill's play called Heroick Love'; circ. 1698. f. 79;- (e) 'Epitaph of a young Gentleman who dyed for Love of a married Lady'; n.d. f.81;- (f) 'Epilogue to Agnes de Castro, spoken by Mrs Verbruggen'; 1695. f. 82;- (g) 'Epilogue to be spoken by Honoria': n.d. f. 83;- (h) Lines beginning 'when by the Powerfull Charms of Sleep
supprest'; n.d. f. 84;-( i) Lines 'to the author of Fatal Friendship', by John Hughes; 1698. f. 87.
(5) Correspondence of C. Cockburn with her niece Anne Hepburn; 6 Dec. 1731-14 Aug. 1748. Autograph. Partly printed in Works, ii, 255- 346. ff. 110-145b, 148-184b.
(6) James Drummond, Lord Drummond (4th Earl of Perth 1675), to Sara Bellenden, wife of Capt. David Trotter; circ. Feb. 1683/4, 3 Apr. 1671. ff. 188, 189-190b.
includes:
- f. 16 John Locke, philosopher: Letter to C. Trotter: 1702.: Copy.
- f. 19 William Congreve, dramatist: Letters to C. Trotter: 1697, 1703.
- f. 40 George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne; Secretary at War, etc: Letter to C. Cockburn: bef. 1711.
- ff. 55-83 Poetry ENGLISH: C. Cockburn: verses and songs: 1693-1706.
- ff. 55-84 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Poems: 1693-1706.: Partly autogr.
- f. 84 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses beg. 'When by the powerful charms of sleep supprest': 18th cent.
- f. 87 John Hughes, poet: Verses to C. Trotter: 1698.
- ff. 110-145b, 148-184b Anne Arbuthnot, née Hepburn; wife of John Arbuthnot: Correspondence with her aunt, C. Cockburn: 1731-1748.
- ff.110-145b,148-184b Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with A. Hepburn: 1731-1748.: Partly copies.
- f. 185 Captain David Trotter, RN: Probate of his will: 1684.
- f. 186 Sarah Trotter, née Bellenden; wife of Captain David Trotter: Petition to the Queen: 1684.
- ff. 188, 189 Sarah Trotter, née Bellenden; wife of Captain David Trotter: Letters to, from Lord Perth: 1671, 1684.
- ff.188,189 James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth; styled 1st Duke of Perth: Letters to S. Trotter: 1671, 1684.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- 032-002109547
036-002109733
040-002109735 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4264-4267 : CATHARINE COCKBURN PAPERS Collections by Thomas Birch of correspondence and essays, etc., of Catharine Cockburn, née…
Add MS 4265 : COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 190). The contents include the following:- (1) 'The Life' as sent to the press; circa 1751.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0095]/036-002109733[0002]/040-002109735
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 4101-4478
- Record Type (Level):
- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1693
- End Date:
- 1751
- Date Range:
- 1693-1751
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Arbuthnot, Anne, née Hepburn; wife of John Arbuthnot
Cockburn, Catharine, née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer, d 1749
Congreve, William, dramatist
Drummond, James, 4th Earl of Perth, styled 1st Duke of Perth, statesman and Jacobite, 1648-1716
Granville, George, 1st Baron Lansdowne, Secretary at War, etc
Hughes, John, poet; of Add MS 4265
Locke, John, philosopher, 1632-1704
Trotter, David, Captain; RN
Trotter, Sarah, née Bellenden; wife of Captain David Trotter