A few letters, partly from John Gough Nichols' correspondence
A few letters, partly from John Gough Nichols' correspondence (fols. 28-end are blank):
- Fol. 2. From dr. John Wilcocks about Spain, April 19, 1707, copied in 1777 by bp. Percy (?).
- Fol. 4. From Richard Gough to sir Henry Ellis, June 4, 1798.
- Fol. 6. From prof. Charles Daubeny, June 21, 1829.
- Fol. 8. From Hugh E. Strickland, Feb. 16, 1840.
- Fol. 10. Four from William Barnes, of Dorchester, 1845-9.
- Fol. 18. Two from the rev. John Webb, 1849-54.
- Fol. 22. From L. M. Thornton, April, 1855, with a poem.
- Fol. 26. From Hugh Welch Diamond (about 1845-50?).
- Fols. 60-1. Letter of T. B. Macaulay, 1847.
- Fols. 29-31. A signed photograph of don Carlos, duke of Madrid, dated 1895
- Fol. 53. an undated letter from William Hazlitt, marked as 'Bought at Sotheby's, July 20, 1903'
- Fol. 58. a note written in pencil on the back of a playing card by Peter Tillemans (d. 1734), with endorsement perhaps by Humphrey Owen, Bodley's Librarian
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1777-1855
Extent
55 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Autogr. d. 5, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Autogr. d. 5
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19371
Abstract
A few letters, partly from John Gough Nichols' correspondence
Biographical / Historical
John Gough Nichols (1806-1873) was a printer and antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 32377b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fols. 1-59 were presented by S. G. Perceval, esq., on Dec. 1, 1896.
Fols. 60-62 were bought, R. Atkinson, cat. 78 (1928), 71.
Fols. 29-31 were presented by baroness de Malortie.
Fol. 53 was presented to the Library by miss L. I. Guiney, Jan. 12, 1914.
Fol. 58 was found in the Librarian's Upper Study in June 1882
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.
Subject
- Title
- A few letters, partly from John Gough Nichols' correspondence
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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