Guard-book of miscellaneous letters and papers
MS. Toynbee c. 1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Guard-book of miscellaneous letters and papers
Shelfmark
MS. Toynbee c. 1
Summary
Guard-book of miscellaneous letters and papers, including:
(fols. 1-3) notes by Horace Walpole on James Granger's Biographical history;
(fols. 4-6) letters from Walpole, (fol. 4) to Henry Fox, c.1761, and (fols. 5-6) to Jane Pope, 1790;
(fols. 8-20) letters to Walpole from various correspondents, 1748-1772;
(fols. 23-31) letters from Benjamin Bailey of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, to John Taylor, 1817-1818.
Date
18th-19th century
Language
English
Physical extent
42 Leaves
Acquisition
Given by Toynbee, 1925-1931.
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Collection contents
Guard-book of miscellaneous letters and papers
