Letters, correspondence, and poems collected by Professor C. H. Firth

Title

Letters, correspondence, and poems collected by Professor C. H. Firth

Shelfmark

MSS. Firth b. 1/1-2, c. 1, 4, 5

Summary

Letters, correspondence, and poems collected by Professor C. H. Firth

Associated place

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 17th century

Date

17th-19th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

0.55 Linear metres

5 boxes

Custodial history

MSS. Firth b. 1/1-2: Formerly owned by Francis Gwyn of Ford Abbey, under secretary of state 1681-3 and 1688-9. No. 245/3 in the Ford Abbey sale, 1846, when purchased by sir Thomas Phillipps. The volumes were nos. 12136-8 in the Phillipps library and lot 1246 in the Phillipps sale, April 1903

MS. Firth c. 1: Owned in 1788 by Joseph Warton

MS. Firth 4: Numbered A. 8 in the library of Mr. John Gurdon Rebow of Wyvenhoe Park, Essex (d. 1870), whose bookplate it contains. Bought by prof. C. H. Firth from Bertram Dobell

MS. Firth c. 5: Art. 410 in the Monck Mason Sale cat., 1858. Bought at that sale by sir Thos. Phillipps, and numbered 17059 in the Phillipps library. Sold at the Phillipps sale, June 1893 (lot 335)

Acquisition

MSS. Firth b. 1/1-2, c. 4, 5: Bought by Professor C. H. Firth from Bertram Dobell, and presented by him in 1911, but not handlisted until January 23, 1912

MS. Firth c. 1: Bought from Bertram Dobell by Professor C. H. Firth, and presented by him June 23, 1911

Subject

English literature -- 17th century

Literature

19th century

18th century

17th century

Poetry