A series of Miscellaneous Autograph Letters, written in about 1600 to 1850
File
MS. Montagu d. 12
Held at the Weston Library
A series of Miscellaneous Autograph Letters, largely of English persons of note, of the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries, arranged alphabetically, with a few engraved portraits: chiefly collected by W. Wilson. The chief items are:
- Cambridge, Richard Owen, two, Dec. 15, 1770, etc. (fol. 13).
- Campbell, Thomas, the poet, two, 1815- 29 (fol. 24).
- Capell, Edward, May 26, 1778 (fol. 30).
- Cary, Henry Francis, two, 1797 (fol. 46).
- Chalmers, Alexander, two, Oct. 3, 1828, etc. (fol. 50).
- Chantrey, sir Francis, July 1, 1822 (fol. 62).
- Clarke, Edward Daniel, June, 1818 (fol. 71).
- Cobbett, William, Nov. 1830 (fol. 95).
- Cooke, Thomas (d. 1756), two, 1744-5 (fol. 133).
- Coombe, William, May, 1819 (fol. 143).
- Cottle, Joseph, May 3, 1823 (fol. 150).
- Crabbe, George, Oct. 30, 1826 (fol. 164).
- Cunningham, John (d. 1773), three, 1764-5 (fol. 177v).
- Day, Thomas (d. 1789), July 28, 1789 (fol. 206).
- Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, three, 1821, etc. (fol. 221).
- Dickens, Charles (about 1838) (fol. 228).
- D'Israeli, Isaac, May 4, 1818 (fol. 229).
- Doddridge, dr. Philip, Aug. 5, 1740 (fol. 230).
- Dorset, earl of, i.e. Thomas Sackville, lord Buckhurst (d. 1608), signature (no. 25439, fol. 281).
- Ducarel, André Coltee, two, 1770-3 (fol. 241).
- Egan, Pierce, Aug. 30, 1836 (fol. 279).
Dates
- Creation: written in about 1600 to 1850
Extent
318 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu d. 12
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. 25440.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk