Three letters from Thomas Hornsby to booksellers John Nourse and Mr. Wingrave
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 22-26
Three letters from Thomas Hornsby to booksellers, one (fols. 22-23) to John Nourse, 1766, and two (fols. 24-26) to Mr. Wingrave, 1791.
Dates
- Creation: 1766, 1791
Extent
5 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 22-26
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22852
Abstract
Three letters from Thomas Hornsby to booksellers John Nourse and Mr. Wingrave
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Hornsby (1733-1810) was an astronomer. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from John Wilson, catalogue 56, item 76, Apr 1985.
Topical
Creator
- Title
- Three letters from Thomas Hornsby to booksellers John Nourse and Mr. Wingrave
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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