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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

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MS. Eng. lett. e. 214
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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].

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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).

Related Materials

Continues the series in MS. Eng. misc. e. 180 and MS. Eng. lett. e. 4.

Bibliography

The letters of 6 and 24 Mar, 9 Jun and 18 Sep 1713 are printed in Gilbert Parke, "Letters...of Viscount Bolingbroke" (London, 1798), ii, 301, 318-319, 419-420, 500-501

Physical Facet

Blind-stamped reversed calf

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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