Large cuttings arranged in packet order (removed from the main series), 1818-44

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MS. Beckford b. 7/1

Held at the Weston Library

Mainly 1842-3, several with Beckford's wrappers, or with notes written on the cuttings by him, including:

(fols. 50-2) reviews of Beckford's Italy, 1834
(fols. 87-8) obituaries of Beckford, 1844, one (fol. 88) endorsed by Lady Hamilton 'Accoun[t] of my belov[ed] Father's Funeral which took plac[e] on Saturd[ay] May 18th 1844'
(fols. 89-90) several complete newspapers, 1836-45 (15/9), including (fols. 90-7) The Morning Post, 5 Dec. 1837, and the Gazette des Tribunaux, 2 Nov. 1837, both containing articles about the 'D[uke] of H[amilton] & Quack Doctors', with The Satirist, 17 April 1836, and 1837

129 Leaves

MS. Beckford b. 7/1

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