Volume containing copies of letters concerning the negotiations before the Treaty of Utrecht, from Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
Volume containing copies of letters concerning the negotiations before the Treaty of Utrecht, from Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, 30 Apr 1712-5 Oct 1713.
Blind-stamped reversed calf. Inscribed under upper cover 'Orrery 1732'. ii + 166 pages, 100-166 are blank.
Dates
- Creation: 30 Apr 1712-5 Oct 1713
Extent
166 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. e. 214, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. e. 214
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23126
Abstract
Volume containing copies of letters concerning the negotiations before the Treaty of Utrecht, from Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery.
Biographical / Historical
Henry St. John, styled first Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751) was a politician, diplomatist, and author. Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1674–1731) was a politician and Jacobite conspirator. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Custodial History
Owned by T.P.C. Kirkpatrick (Sotheby's, 28 Nov 1955, lot 126), and by W.J. Armytage, 1956 (note inside upper cover).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, with the help of the Friends of the National Libraries, from Quaritch, 1989 (catalogue 1103, item 4).
Bibliography
Physical Facet
Blind-stamped reversed calf
Topical
- Title
- Volume containing copies of letters concerning the negotiations before the Treaty of Utrecht, from Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
- 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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