Correspondence and papers of Thomas Warton the younger
Dep. c. 547
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Correspondence and papers of Thomas Warton the younger
Shelfmark
Dep. c. 547
Summary
Includes:
(fols. 1-18) letters from him to his sister Jane, 1738, 1748, 1768-85
(fol. 19) letter written by him as if from a private soldier, 1780
(fol. 20) letter to his brother Joseph, [1783]
(fols. 21-34) letters to his niece Charlotte, 1787-8, n.d.
fols. 35-6) poems by him on the death of George II, [1760] and on Mrs. Morgan when she was a little girl, n.d.
(fol. 37) note of money received by him as poet laureate, 1787
(fol. 39) copy of Alexander Pope's outline for a history of English poets, annotated by William Mason, n.d., and
(fols. 40-7) extract, n.d., from the registry of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, concerning a dispute over the will of John Milton
Date
1738-1788
Language
English
Physical extent
47 Leaves
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Collection contents
The Howard Gray Swann collection of Warton Family Papers
Correspondence and papers of Thomas Warton the younger
