Letters from William Lisle Bowles to various correspondents, and miscellaneous correspondence and notes
MS. Don. c. 205
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Letters from William Lisle Bowles to various correspondents, and miscellaneous correspondence and notes
Shelfmark
MS. Don. c. 205
Summary
(fols. 1-94) autograph copies of letters from William Lisle Bowles, to various correspondents, 1804-1840, n.d., comprises:
(fols. 14-15) Sir William Erle, 1832
(fols. 27-28) Godfrey Higgins, 1829
(fols. 29-30) William Howley, 1822
(fols. 33-34) Charles Lucas, 1811
(fols. 37-38) John Mitford, 1839
(fols. 39-40) Robert Montgomery, n.d.
(fols. 41-42) Robert Nares, 1818
(fols. 48-49) Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1804
(fols. 95-97) letters from his father, William Thomas Bowles, to various correspondents, 1779-1784
(fols. 98-136) letters to his wife, Magdalene Bowles, 1803-1838, from various correspondents including:
(fol. 98) Louisa Stuart Costello, 1822
(fols. 101-102) Samuel Horsley, 1803
fols. 109-114) William Howley, c.1822-1840
(fols. 115-116) George Henry Law, 1836
(fols. 117-124) Samuel Rogers, n.d.
(fols. 137-154) miscellaneous correspondence, not to William Lisle Bowles, 1755-1846, including letters from:
(fol. 141) John Moore, 1801
(fol. 144) Henry Bathurst to Sir George Howland Beaumont, 1807
(fols. 145-146) Robert Montgomery to George Crabbe, 1827
(fols. 147-148) Sir John Frederick William Herschel to Sir Henry De La Beche, 1846
(fols. 149-150) Robert Nares, n.d.
(fols. 155-168) miscellaneous papers, including:
(fol. 155) biographical notes on William Lisle Bowles, n.d.
(fol. 156) printed page containing a written sketch of William Lisle Bowles, 1836
(fol. 157) part of a legal opinion of Sir James Mansfield, 1783
Date
1755-1846, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
168 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts collected by John Sparrow, 15th - 20th cent.
Papers of William Lisle Bowles
Correspondence of William Lisle Bowles
Letters from William Lisle Bowles to various correspondents, and miscellaneous correspondence and notes
