A series of Miscellaneous Autograph Letters

Title

A series of Miscellaneous Autograph Letters

Shelfmark

MS. Montagu d. 11

Summary

A series of Miscellaneous Autograph Letters, largely of English persons of note, of the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries, arranged alphabetically, with a few engraved portraits: chiefly collected by W. Wilson. The chief items are:

Aikin, John, June 24, 1798 (fol. 9, cf. 8).

Anson, lord, i.e. George Anson, signature, Dec. 29, 1740 (fol. 26v).

Anstis, John, June 24, 1743 (fol. 34).

Baber, Henry Hervey, Jan. 7, 1818 (fol. 59).

Baker, George, four, 1740-50 (fols. 66, 70).

Barton, Bernard, three, 1825-34 (fol. 104).

Beattie, James, June 19, 1782 (fol. 114).

Beloe, William, two, 1796-1807 (fol. 139).

Belzoni, Giambattista, Jan. 9, 1821 (fol. 143).

Benbow, admiral John, signature, Oct. 20, 1702 (fol. 150).

Bentham, Jeremy, two, 1797-1829 (fol. 153).

Bewick, Thomas, Aug. 23, 1793 (fol. 162).

Blair, dr. Hugh, three papers, 1795, etc. (fol. 204).

Blake, admiral Robert, two signatures, 1652/3-1655/8 (fol. 210).

Bloomfield, Robert, July 7, 1808 (no. 25442, fol. 142).

Borlase, William, Nov. 23, 1766 (fol. 235).

Boswell, James, the elder, Jan. 1, 1792 (fol. 231).

Bowles, William Lisle, Nov. 8, 1834 (fol. 239).

Boyd, Henry, three, 1801-2 (fol. 240).

Brayley, Edward Wedlake, two, one imperfect, 1808-9 (fol. 247).

Brunel (?), sir Marc Isambard, two, March 21, 1826, etc. (fol. 271).

Buckland, dean William, undated (fol. 282).

Burke, Edmund, Aug. 4, 1789 (fol. 296).

Burney, dr. Charles, Jan. 5, 1809 (fol. 308).

Date

written in about 1600 to 1850

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

316 Leaves