Copy of letters to, and draft letters from, the Rev. William Langley of Ashbourne, Derbys.
Single Item
MS. Facs. c. 64
Held at the Weston Library
Letters to, and draft letters from, the Rev. William Langley of Ashbourne, Derbys., 1747-1791, comprising:
- (fol. 1) 3 letters from John Davenport to Langley, 17 September 1747, 15 December 1754, 15 May 1766
- Correspondence concerning William Davenport and other matters comprising (fol. 7) draft of 3 letters from Langley to Dr. Samuel Johnson, 16 November 1770, 23 February 1775, 19 December 1778 and (fol. 11) a letter from S. Maskall and a draft of Langley’s reply, March 1787
- (fol. 14) 42 letters from William Davenport to the rev. and Mrs. Langley with 17 drafts of Langley’s letters to Davenport, 1776-1791
- Miscellaneous papers including (fol. 156) 2 verses in the hand of John Davenport, (fol. 157) verses in the hand of William Langley, (fol. 159) a song apparently about the rev. and Mrs. Langley, (fol. 161) exercises in latin written on the dorse of the drafts of Langley’s letters to Dr. Johnson, and (fol. 164) prayers to be used by a young person. [c.f. also MS. Don. d. 76]
Dates
- Creation: original dated 1747-1791
Extent
168 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Facs. c. 64
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21459
Abstract
Copy of letters to, and draft letters from, the Rev. William Langley of Ashbourne, Derbys.
Biographical / Historical
No biographical information is known.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1973.
Topical
Subject
- Langley | William | fl. 1743-1790 (Person)
- Title
- Copy of letters to, and draft letters from, the Rev. William Langley of Ashbourne, Derbys.
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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