'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Poets... 1824.'
MS Montagu d. 2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Poets... 1824.'
Shelfmark
MS Montagu d. 2
Summary
'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Poets... 1824.' Letters of British poets who died before 1824, with a few facsimiles, arranged in chronological order and generally illustrated by engraved portraits. An index of names and a note by Upcott begin the volume. The most important pieces are as follows:
Jago, Richard, three, 1765-7 (fol. 11).
Mickle, William Julius, two, March 8, 1779, etc. (fol. 31).
Warton, Thomas, five, 1777-83 (fol. 39).
Burns, Robert, April 18, 1787 (fol. 69).
Warton, Joseph, five, 1767-89 (fol. 82).
Darwin, Erasmus, Jan. 13, 1785 (fol. 97).
Beattie, James, Oct. 26, 1786 (fol. 112).
Ritson, Joseph, Dec. 1, 1796 (fol. 121).
Anstey, Christopher, fourteen, 1777-95 (fol. 126).
Seward, miss Anna, July 15, 1787 (fol. 176).
Percy, dr. Thomas, bp. of Dromore, five, 1786-95 (fol. 188).
Date
1760-1800
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
200 Leaves
Custodial history
Part of lot 496 in the Upcott sale in 1846.
Old (until about 1890) MS. Montagu no. 29 (part).
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Collection contents
'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Poets... 1824.'
