A series of Miscellaneous Autograph Letters, written in about 1600 to 1850
File
MS. Montagu d.15/2
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:
- Priestley, Joseph, July 10, 1794 (fol. 142).
- Procter, Barry W., Dec. 29, 1825 (fol. 145v).
- Pye, Henry James, six, 1802-4 (fol. 142).
- Reed, Isaac, Feb. 8, 1787 (fol. 172).
- Repton, Humphrey, Nov. 20, 1797 (fol. 181).
- Ricardo, David, Dec. 1, 1813 (fol. 188).
- Ritson, Joseph, two, 1797-8 (fols. 218, 220).
- Rochester, earl of, i.e. John Wilmot (d. 1680), two signatures, 1675-9 (fol. 238).
- Rogers, Samuel (d. 1855), three, March 16, 1827, etc. (fol. 247).
- Romaine, rev. William (d. 1795), undated (fol. 256).
- Roxburghe, duke of, i.e. John Ker (d. 1804), Feb. 3, 1788 (fol. 263).
- Rumford, count, i.e. Benjamin Thomson, Nov. 14, 1795 (fol. 264).
Dates
- Creation: written in about 1600 to 1850
Extent
142 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu d.15/2
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. 25443.
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
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk