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Letters, chiefly to the Gentleman's Magazine or to R. Gough on subjects of English antiquities, Written in 1719-1805

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MS. Gough Gen. Top. 32
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Letters, chiefly to the Gentleman's Magazine or to R. Gough on subjects of English antiquities (with some drafts of letters from Gough, 1782-99), written in 1753-1805, with a few earlier, arranged chronologically: the chief are from:

  1. Ashby, George, 17 Dec. 1777.
  2. Bray, William, 22 Jan. 1797.
  3. Brooke, J. C., three, 1775-90.
  4. Campbell, Thomas, 1 July 1788.
  5. Cheney, Selina, 22 Aug. 1796, with drawings.
  6. Cole, William, five, 1781-2.
  7. Ellis, sir Henry, two, 1797.
  8. Fenn, sir John, five, 1782-3.
  9. Halfpenny, Joseph, five, 1795-7.
  10. Johnson, Maurice, of Spalding, 14 Oct. 1719.
  11. Ord, Craven, four, 1784-92.
  12. Pegge, Samuel, 8 July 1783.
  13. Thorndon, Charles, 1 Nov. 1791.

At fol. 79 is a letter from Gough to dr. John Price, Bodley's Librarian, 26 Oct. 1783, bought in 1889.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in 1719-1805

Extent

173 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Gen. Top. 32

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 17621

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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