Letters to Joseph Cradock (arranged alphabetically, G-M, N-S), 1760-1826; letters to Mrs. Cradock, 1811-15; and the correspondence of John Bowyer Nichols, mainly as Cradock's executor, 1826-8.
Dates
- 1760-1828
Extent
2 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. Lett. b. 33].
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MSS. Eng. Lett. b. 33-4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12883
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Cradock (1742-1826) was an author; John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863) was a printer, he acted as an executor for Cradock.
Other Finding Aids
A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.
Custodial History
Sotheby's (Gough Nichols sale), 18 Nov. 1929, lot 150.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Library, Sotheby's, 17 Dec. 1979, lot 90.
Bibliography
- Many of the letters to Joseph Cradock are printed in volumes 1 and 4 of his Literary and miscellaneous memoirs (London: 1828).
- Title
- Letters to Joseph Cradock and to J.B. Nichols
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan Thomas
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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