Letters, chiefly addressed to John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols, or John Gough Nichols, written in 1777-1873
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Letters, chiefly addressed to John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols, or John Gough Nichols, partly relating to the Gentleman's Magazine, 1777-1873, alphabetically arranged. The chief writers are:
- Ballard, Edward, five, 1860, about his father Edward George Ballard (fol. 7).
- BaSire, James, engraver, a receipt, Nov. 22, 1783 (fol. 25).
- Bowyer, Thomas, son of William Bowyer, Aug. 19, 1778 (fol. 47).
- Britton, John, June 1, 1832 (fol. 54).
- Bruce, John, four, 1844-56 (fol. 56).
- Chester, Harry, three, 1841-42 (fol. 4l).
- Cole, William, copy (made June 9, 1781) of a funeral oration by Sir Thomas Higgons on his wife the countess of Essex, Sept. 16, 1656, etc. (fol. 77).
- Crossley, James, two, March 3, 1860, etc. (fol. no).
- Ellis, Sir Henry, two, 1844-46 (fol. 117).
- Falconer, Thomas, four, 1863, etc. (fol. 1 26).
- Grosart, Alexander B., undated (fol. 157).
- Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard, two, undated (fol. 172).
- Helsby, Thomas, June 12, 1872 (fol. 190).
- Hobler, Francis, twenty-six, 1858-59 (fol. 196).
- Hodson, J. W., ten, 1860-61 (fol. 247 .
- Hugo, Thomas, one, Eeb. 23, 1860 (fol. 287).
- Jones. John Winter, March 6, 1860 (fol. 299).
- Kilvert, F., twelve, 1860 (fol. 304).
- Mathews, John, two, 1777-78 (fol. 341).
- Nichols, John Bowyer, two, 1857 (fol. 510).
- Nichols, John Cough, three, 1861-63 (fol. 366).
- Pedigree of the Parian family (fol. 380).
- Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, Oct. 9, 1844 (fol. 383).
- Raine, James, eight, 1834-60 (fol. 400, cf. 427).
- Simpkinson. John Nassau, Nov. 26, 1854 (fol. 465).
- Smith, Charles Roach, five, 1844-59 (fol. 466 .
- Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, undated (fol 483).
- Spencer of Althorp, lord, i.e. George John Spencer, March 19, 1817 (fol. 494).
- Triphook, Robert, June 22, 1854 (fol. 500).
- 'Urban, Sylvanus', editor of the Gentleman's Magazine, Feb. II, 1860 (fol. 504).
- Wilkinson, T. T., four, 1872-73 (fol. 517).
At fol. 451 is an impression of an abbot's seal found at Monk-new-town.
Dates
- Creation: written in 1777-1873
Extent
539 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Gen. d. 1
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. V, no. 25555.
Custodial History
Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 37 (from 1874 to about 1884).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.
Repository Details
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