Early 19th-cent. copies of letters from Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, mainly to Henrietta Knight, Lady Luxborough
Early 19th-cent. copies of letters from Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, mainly to Henrietta Knight, Lady Luxborough, with (fol. i) a list of those printed in Thomas Hull, Select letters (London, 1778).
Dates
- Creation: 1742-1754
Extent
62 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 73, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. d. 73
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17104
Abstract
Early 19th-cent. copies of letters from Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, mainly to Henrietta Knight, Lady Luxborough
Biographical / Historical
Frances Seymour (nee Thynne, 1699-1754), duchess of Somerset, was an English poet and letter writer. Henrietta Knight (nee St John, 1699-1756), Lady Luxborough, was an English poet and letter writer.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by E. R. Bisshopp, early 19th century.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Colbeck Radford, cat. 38 (1934), 251.
Physical Facet
Calf, remains of gilt spine
Topical
- Title
- Early 19th-century copies of letters from Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, mainly to Henrietta Knight, Lady Luxborough
- 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
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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