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Title

Volume containing recollections, and copies of letters

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MS. Wilberforce d. 56

Summary

(fols. 83-147) are blank.

(fols. 1-8, 148-88 rev.) notes on religion by William Wilberforce, some probably in the hand of an amanuensis, Robert Wilberforce's recollections of conversations with his father, and some autobiographical stories possibly dictated by William Wilberforce

(fols. 9-82) copies by Robert Wilberforce of letters from William Wilberforce to various correspondents, including (fols. 9-44) Christopher Wyvill, 1784-1807, (fols. 44-60) John Cartwright, 1786-1811, and (fols. 60-82) Joseph Butterworth, 1812-26