Contemporary copies of twenty-five letters to Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, from Pope, Swift, Arbuthnott, Gay, and the Duchess of Queensberry, with copies of Swift's 'Characters' of the Countess and of Sir Robert Walpole., 1719-1731.
File
Identifier: MS.5754
Scope and Contents
Two leaves are missing between folios 15 and 16; folio 16 contains stanzas 17-24 of a political ballad, beginning 'Is Cartwright then to Ireland gone'.
Dates
- Creation: 1719-1731.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
37 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: Undetermined
Arrangement
ii + 35 folios.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original letters are in the British Library (Add. MSS.22625-22626).
Bibliography
All of the letters except for an unsigned, undated letter on folio 10 were edited by John Wilson Croker, and published in ‘Letters to and from Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk’ (London, 1824).
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk