Letters from Percival Stockdale
Letters mainly to his attorney Thomas Loggen, with some to Joseph Hill. Two of the letters (fols. 5,8) are written on advertisements for his memoirs - Memoirs of his Life and Writings (London, 1809)
Dates
- Creation: 1783-1809, n.d.
Extent
75 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6795, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6795
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13166
Abstract
Letters from Percival Stockdale
Biographical / Historical
Percival Stockdale (1736-1811), writer and poet - see Dictionary of National Biography.
Custodial History
Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Phillipps MS. 21464; Sotheby's, 10 June 1896, lot 1179, and Sotheby's, 27 Apr. 1903, lot 855.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Abigail Wilson, 1994.
Physical Facet
Binding: buff Middle Hill boards, remains of Phillipps number label on spine
Topical
Subject
- Sotheby's. (Organisation)
- Stockdale | Percival | 1736-1811 | author (Person)
- Title
- Letters from Percival Stockdale
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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