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040-002359196

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032-002022586

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LETTERS Of statesmen, scholars, etc., to John Wilkes; 1754- 1797. The writers are:-

George Grenville [afterwards Secretary of Stale]; 2 Apr. 1754-25 Apr. 1759, ff 1, 4, 6, 11. David Hume; 8, 16 Oct. 1754, ff. 2, 3. W[illiam] Pitt [afterwards Earl of Chatham]; 20 July, 1757, 16 Oct. 1759, ff. 5, 14. T[obias] Smollett; 16 March, 1759-28 March, 1762, ff. 8-10, 15, 17-19. [Thomas Pelham] Holles, [Dulke of] Newcastle, Secretary of State; 23 July, 1759, f. 13. [Richard Grenville, Earl] Temple; 20 June, 1760 - 20 May, 1766, ff. 16, 20-27, 55. Rev. John Horne [afterwards Horne Tooke]; 3 Jan. 1766, n. d. ff. 28, 51, 68, 98. G[eorge] Colman, the elder; 10 Nov. 1764-16 Jan. 1786, if. 29-32, 41, 99, 101, 103. [François Marie Arouet de] V[oltaire]; n. d., f. 34. James Boswell; 10 Jan. 1765-24 Dec. 1792, ff. 36, 38, 39, 43, 46, 47, 49, 53, 86, 94-97, 119-122, 125-134. [Johann Joachim] Winckelmann; 22 Ft b. 1765-13 May, 1767. Fr. ff. 37, 45, 65. Ed[mund] Burke; 4 July, 1766, f. 56. Paper; ff. 155. Quarto. D[avid] Garrick; n. d., fr. 58-64. Dr. [Joseph] Priestley; 13 June, s. a., ff. 66, 77. [Charles Geneviève Louise Auguste André Timothée D'Eon de Beaumont, Chevalier] D'Eon; 27 Oct. 1768- 28 Feb. 1787. Fr. ff. 67,102, 111, 112. L[ydia] Sterne, daughter of Laurence Sterne; 22 July, 24 Oct. 1769, ff. 70-76. The same, to John Hall Stevenson; 13 Feb. 1770, f. 78. [David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of] Buchan; 27 April, 1770, f. 80. [Denis] Diderot; 19 Oct. 1771-June, 1776. Fr. ff. 81-85, 87. [Sir] W[illiam] Jones; 9 Sept. 1780, 20 May, 1782, ff. 90, 92. [Dr. Samuel] Johnson; 24 May, 1783, f. 97. Warren Hastings; 30 June, 1786, n. d., ff. 104-109. Jos[eph] Warton, D.D., Head Master of Winchester College; 3 Doe. 1789-30 Sept. 1797, ff. 113-118, 135, 138-148. Rev. Philip Rosenhagen; 10 Dec. 1794, f. 136. [Claude Adrien?] Helvetius; n.d. Fr. ff. 149-152. C[harles] Townshend; n. d., f. 155.

Scope & Content:

John Wilkes, MP: Correspondence and papers: 1739-1831.

includes:

ff. 1, 4, 6, 11 Right Hon George Grenville: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1754-1759.
ff. 2, 3 David Hume: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1754.
ff. 5, 14 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; Prime Minister: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1757, 1759.
ff. 8-10, 15, 17-19 Tobias Smollett: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1759-1762.
f. 13 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Letter to J. Wilkes: 1759.
ff. 16, 20-27, 55 Richard Grenville, 1st Earl Temple (1752): Letters to J. Wilkes: 1760-1766.
ff. 28, 51, 68, 98 Reverend John Horne-Tooke: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1766, 1767.
ff. 29-32, 41, 99, 101, 103 George Colman, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1764-1786.
f. 34 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Letter to J. Wilkes: n.d.
ff. 36, 38, 39, 43, 46, 47, 49, 53, 86, 94-97,119-122,125-134 James Boswell: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1765-1792.
ff. 37, 45, 65 Jean Joachim Winckelmaim, Abbé: Letters to J. Wilkes. 1765-1767.
f. 56 Edmund Burke: Letter to J. Wilkes: 1766.
ff. 58-64 David Garrick, actor: Letters to J. Wilkes: n.d.
ff. 66, 77 Joseph Priestley, LL.D: Letters to J. Wilkes: n.d.
ff. 67, 102, 111, 112 Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée D'Éon de Beaumont, Chevalier: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1768-1787.
ff. 70-78 Lydia Sterne, daughter of Laurence Sterne: Letters to J. Wilkes and J. H. Stevenson: 1769, 1770.
f. 80 David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1770, 1773.
ff. 81-85, 87 Denis Diderot: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1771-1776.
ff. 90, 92 Sir William Jones: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1780, 1782.
f. 97 Dr Samuel Johnson: Letter to J. Wilkes: 1783.
ff. 104-109 Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1786.
ff. 113-118, 135, 138-148 Joseph Warton, Head Master of Winchester College (1766): Letters to J. Wilkes: 1789-1797.
f. 136 Reverend Philip Rosenhagen: Letter to J. Wilkes, n.d.: 1794.
ff. 149-152 Claude Adrien Helvétius, writer: Letters to J. Wilkes: n.d.
f. 155 Right Hon Charles Townshend: Letter to J. Wilkes: n.d.

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Western Manuscripts

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032-002022586
040-002359196

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Add MS 30865-30896 : 30,865-30,896. CORRESPONDENCE and papers of John Wilkes, M.P., Editor of the North Briton; 1739-1831. Thirty-two volumes.

Add MS 30877 : LETTERS Of statesmen, scholars, etc., to John Wilkes; 1754- 1797. The writers are:- George Grenville [afterwards Secretary of Stale];…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1754

End Date:

1797

Date Range:

1754-1797

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Names:

Arouet de Voltaire, François Marie
Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée, Chevalier, diplomat and spy, 1728-1810
Boswell, James, of Add MS 30877
Burke, Edmund, of Add MS 30877
Colman, George, Manager of Covent Garden Theatre
Diderot, Denis, philosopher and writer, 1713-1784
Erskine, David Stewart, 6th Earl of Buchan
Garrick, David, actor and playwright, 1717-1779,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121171982,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24563
Grenville, George, politician, statesman and Prime Minister, 1712-1770
Grenville, Richard, 1st Earl Temple (1752)
Hastings, Warren, governor-general of Bengal, 1732-1818
Helvétius, Claude Adrien, writer
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Horne-Tooke, John, Reverend
Hume, David, philosopher and historian, 1711-1776
Johnson, Samuel, Dr; of Add MS 30877
Jones, William, of Add MS 30877
Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister, called 'the elder', 1708-1778
Priestley, Joseph, LL.D
Rosenhagen, Philip, Reverend
Smollett, Tobias, of Add MS 30877
Sterne, Lydia, daughter of Laurence Sterne
Townshend, Charles, Right Hon
Warton, Joseph, Head Master of Winchester College (1766)
Wilkes, John, MP; of Add MS 30865
Winckelmaim, Jean Joachim, Abbé