Miscellaneous papers of general and political interest, mainly English verse, mid-18th cent., copied by various hands on separate sheets
Miscellaneous papers of general and political interest, mainly English verse, mid-18th cent., copied by various hands on separate sheets.
Many pieces are hostile to Sir Robert Walpole; others relate to Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough. A contemporary collector has arranged the papers in six sections, roughly by subject, for which four of his lists of contents survive, showing that about twenty items are now missing. Verse in Crum.
Dates
- Creation: Mid 18th century
Extent
147 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. b. 48, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. b. 48
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7900
Abstract
Miscellaneous papers of general and political interest, mainly English verse, mid-18th cent., copied by various hands on separate sheets
Biographical / Historical
Sir Robert Walpole (1808-1876) was an English army officer.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by D. Nichol Smith, 1952.
Subject
- Title
- Miscellaneous papers of general and political interest, mainly English verse, mid-18th cent., copied by various hands on separate sheets
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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