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Correspondence of the Keble and Cornish families

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MS. Eng. lett. c. 838
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Correspondence of the Keble and Cornish families, 1813-1872, comprising:

  1. (fols. 1-35) letters from Thomas Keble to George James Cornish, 1813-1848
  2. (fols. 36-37) letter from Elizabeth, Thomas Keble's wife, to Mrs. Cornish, 1848
  3. (fols. 38-39) letters from Thomas Keble to Mrs. Cornish about the illness and death of John Keble, 1866
  4. (fols. 40-46) poems by John Keble dedicated to Hubert Kestell Cornish, 1825, n.d.
  5. (fols. 47-54) sermon by John Keble on I.Tim.3.15, preached at Burthorpe, 1823, and Coln St. Aldwyns, 1829
  6. (fols. 55-56) letter from John Keble to Hubert Cornish, 1844
  7. (fols. 57-58) letter from Richard Hurrell Froude to Hubert Cornish, with a poem, 1830
  8. (fols. 59-60) letter from Hubert Cornish to Dr. G. Moberley, 1869
  9. (fols. 61-63) letter from George Cornish to his son, Robert Kestell Cornish, 1848
  10. (fols. 64-84) letters from John Keble to Robert Cornish, 1848-1865
  11. (fols. 85-86) letter from John, son of Thomas Keble, to Robert Cornish about the death of his uncle, 1866
  12. (fols. 87-102) letters from Sir John Taylor Coleridge to Robert Cornish, 1861-1872, with (fol. 102) letter from George Williams to Coleridge, 1872
  13. (fols. 103-104) letter from Hubert Cornish to his nephew, Robert, 1869.

Dates

  • Creation: 1813-1872

Extent

104 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. c. 838

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23104

Abstract

Correspondence of the Keble and Cornish families.

Biographical / Historical

Sir John Taylor Coleridge (1790–1876) was a Judge. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

George James Cornish (1794-1849) was Prebendary of Exeter.

Hubert Kestell Cornish (1803-1873) was an Anglican Clergyman.

John Keble (1792–1866) was a Church of England clergyman and poet. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Thomas Keble (1793–1875) was a Church of England clergyman. He married Elizabeth Jane Clarke (1804–1870), the elder daughter of the Revd. George Clarke. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from Christie's, 19 Sep 1984, lot 347.

Title
Correspondence of the Keble and Cornish families
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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