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Letters from William Lisle Bowles to various correspondents, and miscellaneous correspondence and notes, 1755-1846, n.d.

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MS. Don. c. 205
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(fols. 1-94) autograph copies of letters from William Lisle Bowles, to various correspondents, 1804-1840, n.d., comprises:

  1. (fols. 14-15) Sir William Erle, 1832
  2. (fols. 27-28) Godfrey Higgins, 1829
  3. (fols. 29-30) William Howley, 1822
  4. (fols. 33-34) Charles Lucas, 1811
  5. (fols. 37-38) John Mitford, 1839
  6. (fols. 39-40) Robert Montgomery, n.d.
  7. (fols. 41-42) Robert Nares, 1818
  8. (fols. 48-49) Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1804

(fols. 95-97) letters from his father, William Thomas Bowles, to various correspondents, 1779-1784

(fols. 98-136) letters to his wife, Magdalene Bowles, 1803-1838, from various correspondents including:

  1. (fol. 98) Louisa Stuart Costello, 1822
  2. (fols. 101-102) Samuel Horsley, 1803
  3. fols. 109-114) William Howley, c.1822-1840
  4. (fols. 115-116) George Henry Law, 1836
  5. (fols. 117-124) Samuel Rogers, n.d.

(fols. 137-154) miscellaneous correspondence, not to William Lisle Bowles, 1755-1846, including letters from:

  1. (fol. 141) John Moore, 1801
  2. (fol. 144) Henry Bathurst to Sir George Howland Beaumont, 1807
  3. (fols. 145-146) Robert Montgomery to George Crabbe, 1827
  4. (fols. 147-148) Sir John Frederick William Herschel to Sir Henry De La Beche, 1846
  5. (fols. 149-150) Robert Nares, n.d.

(fols. 155-168) miscellaneous papers, including:

  1. (fol. 155) biographical notes on William Lisle Bowles, n.d.
  2. (fol. 156) printed page containing a written sketch of William Lisle Bowles, 1836
  3. (fol. 157) part of a legal opinion of Sir James Mansfield, 1783

Dates

  • Creation: 1755-1846, n.d.

Extent

168 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Don. c. 205

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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