Original Letters of late 18th and early 19th century British authors, collected by William Upcott
MS. Montagu d. 7
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Original Letters of late 18th and early 19th century British authors, collected by William Upcott
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu d. 7
Summary
Original Letters of late 18th and early 19th century British authors, collected by William Upcott, and arranged alphabetically in about 1830-35 (?), with many engraved portraits to illustrate them: many are letters to publishers, such as Messrs. Cadell and Davies, and many are addressed to Ozias Humphrey. The volume has an index of the names. The more important pieces are:
Debrett, John, June 10, 1815 (fol. 29).
Dibdin, rev. Thomas Frognall, four, 1811-17 (fol. 48).
Douce, Francis, undated (fol. 7o).
Dyer, George, two, 1788, etc. (fol. 107).
Edgeworth, Maria, two, 1802-14 (fol. 127).
Farmer, dr. Richard, undated (fol. 159).
Fordyce, James, two, 1794 (fol. 208).
Gall, John, Dec. 27, 1814 (fol. 223).
Gell, sir William, June 5, 1804 (fol. 240).
Gifford, William, Aug. 11, 1813 (fol. 249).
Gisborne, Thomas, two, undated (fol. 264).
Gough, Richard, May 19, 1806 (fol. 301).
Greig, John, Aug. 17, 1807, with prospectus (fol. 324).
Hamilton, sir William, undated (fol. 364).
Haslewood, Joseph, undated (fol. 389).
Hastings, Warren, Nov. 13, 1791 (fol. 394).
Herschell, Caroline, Nov. 9, 1795 (fol. 443).
Herschell, sir William, F.R.S., Dec. 5, 1814 (fol. 440).
Hoare, sir Richard Colt, undated (fol. 463).
Hollis, Thomas, April 28, 1773 (fol. 485).
Home, John, May 10, 1773 (fol. 493).
Hooker, sir William Jackson, two, 1811 (fol. 501).
Hunter, A., two, 1774, etc. (fol. 528).
Huntingford, bp. George Isaac, two, 1794-1802 (fol. 541).
Hurd, bp. Richard, two, 1772-95 (fol. 546).
Date
written in 1761-1824
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
574 Leaves
Custodial history
Lot 422 in the Upcott sale June, 1846.
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Collection contents
Original Letters of late 18th and early 19th century British authors, collected by William Upcott
