Letter from Edward Gibbon to John Baker Holyroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. e. 141, fol. 1
The letter recounts a naval battle with the French fleet near Brest, an early encounter of the Anglo-French War (1778-1783).
Dates
- Creation: 2 Aug 1778
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. e. 141, fol. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23430
Abstract
Letter from Edward Gibbon to John Baker Holyroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield
Biographical / Historical
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was a historian. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased Ximenes Rare Books, 4 Jun 1976.
Subject
- Title
- Letter from Edward Gibbon to John Baker Holyroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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