Guard-book of letters

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MS. Don. d. 137

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Guard-book of letters, including:

Fols. 1-69. a collection of letters of British statesmen, 1786-1951
Fols. 83-113. letters to and from Philip Bliss, 1818-55
Fols. 116-57. papers of Lord John Russell, c.1809-66, comprising (fols. 116-45) parts of an essay on beauty and of a play, (fols. 146-9) memorandum on reform, (fols. 150-1) notes for a speech on Ireland and (fols. 152-7) two letters, 1837, 1866.

Dates

Creation: 18th-20th century

Extent

247 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. d. 137, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Don. d. 137

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 10995

Additional Description

Abstract

Guard-book of letters

Biographical / Historical

Philip Bliss (1787-1857) was an English antiquary and book collector. Lord John Russell (1792-1878), 1st Earl Russell, was an author and prime minister of Great Britain 1846-1852 and 1865-1866.