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Letter from John Bridger, Brookland, to his wife in Canterbury, 3 April 1728
Bridger, John
1728
The second page of the letter includes a transcription of a poem by "Mr Bunce's son" titled "To Mr Higmore a painter", in praise of the painter Joseph Highmore, celebrating his skill and claiming him ...
Commonplace book of Richard Bowater, containing English poems, a library catalogue, and business accounts and correspondence.
Bowater, Richard
1694-1725
Comprises: (1) Ff. 1v-2r: list of books in a library; (2) Ff. 3r-16v: 9 English poems, largely on affairs of state, including items by Halifax, Milbourne, Pope, and Bold, apparently in the hand of Ric...
Collection of miscellaneous prose and verse
c.1730-1735
Remains of a formerly bound and consecutively paginated collection of miscellaneous prose and verse, now reduced to a number of loose sheets and gatherings, in various different hands. As recto-paged ...
Papers of John Salvio.
Salvio, John
c.1698-1736
Comprises: (1) Miscellaneous manuscript and printed items of various sizes, including orders and receipts, a page of calligraphic writing exercises, pages of geometrical and navigational drawings, a r...
Collection of contemporary manuscript copies of fifteen miscellaneous letters and documents.
1599-c.1616
Comprises 1 document, 2 poems, and 13 letters to or from Elizabeth I and James I and various noblemen and women concerning contemporary events, all copies of originals.
Autograph letter to Ralph Palmer from B. Buckeridge enclosing a manuscript copy of his poem 'On Her Majesty's grant of Woodstock to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough' addressed to Antonio Verrio.
Buckeridge, Bainbrigg
1704-1705
Comprises a letter by Buckeridge to Ralph Palmer dated 14 July 1705 enclosing a poem addressed to Antonio Verrio anticipating his decoration of Blenheim Palace following Queen Anne's gift of Woodstock...
Correspondence and papers of the Luttrell family, including some relating to Narcissus Luttrell.
Luttrell family
c.1676-1770
Comprises: (1) Much fragmentary eighteenth-century poetry in English, Latin, and French; (2) Miscellaneous commonplace notes, extracts, and speeches; (3) Various documents in French, including an eigh...