'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Poets... 1824.', 19th century
'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Poets... 1824.' Letters of British poets who died before 1824, with a few facsimiles, arranged in chronological order and generally illustrated by engraved portraits. An index of names and a note by Upcott begin the volume. The most important pieces are as follows:
- Pratt, Samuel Jackson, nine, 1802-9 (fol. 33).
- Wodhull, Michael, two, 1803-4 (fol. 60).
- Beloe, William, undated (fol. 69).
- Wolcot, John (Peter Pindar), Jan. 6, 1806, with six sonnets (fol. 70).
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, undated (fol. 97).
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, Dec. 23, 1817 (fol. 99).
- Combe, William, 1817 (?) (fol. 102).
- Bloomfield, Robert, three, 1804-6 (fol. 104).
- Burges, sir James Bland, four, 1807-8 (fol. 142).
Dates
- Creation: 19th century
Extent
155 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu d. 3
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. 25429.
Custodial History
Part of lot 496 in the Upcott sale in 1846.
Old (until about 1890) MS. Montagu no. 29 (part).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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