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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Letters to William Burrell Massingberd, 1738-1766.

Title: Letters to William Burrell Massingberd, 1738-1766.

Collection of 66 personal letters, in a single hand, from Spence to Massingberd. In his letters, Spence primarily shares and inquires about news of mutual acquaintances and family, especially to their friend Captain Edward Rolle, Massingberd's brother Francis, and Massingberd's wife and children; and writes numerous expressions of friendship. He recommends things to see and do in France during Massingberd's sojourn there; asks for Massingberd's help in selling a friend's Italian chaise; describes his extensive gardening activities as well as his reading and scholarly research; and discusses politics and current events. In 1747 he reports on the trial for treason of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, discussing the merits of various prints of him, including one by Hogarth, and giving an extensive account of the trial and his execution. In 1750 he expresses his sorrow for the death of Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and his shock at the abcess found in the dead duke's hip, "full of fetid matter; & there were several black spots about the sides of the Hollow, with something like Teats by each of them."

ArchivalResource: 0.42 linear ft (1 case).

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Joseph Spence papers, 1649-1859, 1739-1768

Title: Joseph Spence papers 1649-1859 1739-1768

The papers include correspondence, personal papers, notes and memoranda, and related papers. Much of the material concerns Spence's Anecdotes, including manuscripts of his notes on conversations with Alexander Pope, memoranda on Stephen Duck and other authors, and notes on Spence's reading. There are also extensive notes on English gardens, shorter writings by Spence, and drafts of works which appeared in his Moralities (1753, under the pseudonym of Sir Harry Beaumont). The correspondence principally concerns personal and business matters, including the settlement of Spence's estate. Series VIII, Derby Anecdotes (Oversize) contains a large paper extra-illustrated set of the Anecdotes (1820) with autograph documents bound in,including autographs of Eustace Budgell, Colley Cibber, William Congreve, George II, Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, David Mallet, Alexander Pope, Sir William Trumbull, and Joseph Warton.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 10; Other Storage Formats: Oversize; Linear Feet: 7.75

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Commonplace book, [ca. 1720-1725].

Title: Commonplace book, [ca. 1720-1725].

Holograph commonplace book kept by Spence, probably during his years at New College, Oxford, containing excerpts from Latin and English poems. English poets represented include Otway, Dryden, Rochester, Behn, Herbert, and Spenser; Latin authors include Claudian, Propertius, Catullus, and Ovid.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Travelling letters, [1760s].

Title: Travelling letters, [1760s].

Manuscript fair copy of letters originally written by Spence while on three grand tours between 1730 and 1741.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Collection of several passages in the Roman poets : chiefly relating to the allegorical or imaginary beings in the mythology of the antients, [1740s].

Title: Collection of several passages in the Roman poets : chiefly relating to the allegorical or imaginary beings in the mythology of the antients, [1740s].

Holograph of annotated excerpts from Roman literature concerning Roman mythology, with indexes.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Collection of remarkable epitaphs, [ca. 1730-1765].

Title: Collection of remarkable epitaphs, [ca. 1730-1765].

Volume containing holograph copies of some English and Latin epitaphs and epigrams collected by Joseph Spence, including an epitaph for Robert Dodsley and a Latin epitaph for Jacob Tonson. Spence has classified many of these as "merry," "humorous," "serious," and "miscellaneous." The volume also contains a few later epitaphs in another hand.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. The English poets, nro. 5 : manuscript, [17--]

Title: The English poets, nro. 5 : manuscript, [17--]

Draft and preliminary notes for brief biographical sketches of English poets.

ArchivalResource: ca. 100 leaves ; 32 cm.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Poems : Latin and English : manuscript, 1722-1730.

Title: Poems : Latin and English : manuscript, 1722-1730.

34 pieces, 15 in Latin. Included are: odes in imitation of Horace, translations and paraphrases of passages from the classics and the Bible, complimentary epistles and a mock epic entitled "The Charliade."

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 19 x 13 cm.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Observations, anecdotes and characters of books and men, [ca. 1770].

Title: Observations, anecdotes and characters of books and men, [ca. 1770].

Manuscript fair copy of Spence's work, made shortly after his death for presentation to his patron, the Duke of Newcastle.

ArchivalResource: 4 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Heads for garden letters, [ca. 1748-1768].

Title: Heads for garden letters, [ca. 1748-1768].

Holograph notes and drafts for letters on garden design through history, with an emphasis on English gardens.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812,. Autograph letter signed from Edmond Malone to an unidentified recipient [manuscript] , [1794?] July 27.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Edmond Malone to an unidentified recipient [manuscript] , [1794?] July 27.

Discusses his intentions to use extracts from Spence's Anecdotes in his "Life of Shakespeare and in editions of Dryden and Pope-". Feels he can use the extracts as Dr. Johnson did, but cannot give a copy of them.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Transcript of Observations, anecdotes and character of books and men by Joseph Spence [manuscript], ca. 1794.

Title: Transcript of Observations, anecdotes and character of books and men by Joseph Spence [manuscript], ca. 1794.

Extensive extracts from Spence's famous manuscript on Pope, copied out by Edmond Malone and annotated by him.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Dialogues four and five from An essay on Pope's Odyssey, [ca. 1725].

Title: Dialogues four and five from An essay on Pope's Odyssey, [ca. 1725].

Holograph, corrected and annotated, of dialogues four and five from Spence's An Essay on Pope's Odyssey (1726). Some additional annotations and corrections in the hand of Alexander Pope.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Memoranda books, 1755-1758.

Title: Memoranda books, 1755-1758.

Five holograph notebooks containing notes and daily calendars for 1755-1758, including itineraries, lists of dinner guests, notes on various topics taken from reading, conversations and sermons, and garden descriptions. One notebook is titled "Tour of Scotland, 1758" and contains detailed descriptions of sights seen and travel arrangements. Accompanied by a notebook in another hand containing notes on a tour from Verona to Rome.

ArchivalResource: 6 v. (in 1 case)

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Miscellaneous thoughts, anecdotes and characters of books and men, [1780s].

Title: Miscellaneous thoughts, anecdotes and characters of books and men, [1780s].

Manuscript volume containing anecdotes and comments, mostly taken from Joseph Spence and Horace Walpole.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. A history of the Maggot family, [n.d.].

Title: A history of the Maggot family, [n.d.].

Autograph MS with corrections and additions. A fictitious story of a Dr. Maggot (or Magot) and of his ancestors.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (104 p.) ; 33 x 24 cm.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Verses in English and Latin / by Mr. Spence and others : manuscript, [17--].

Title: Verses in English and Latin / by Mr. Spence and others : manuscript, [17--].

14 fragments and loose leaves, originally collected by Joseph Spence and then gathered by Samuel Weller Singer.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (14 pieces), 25 leaves.

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Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Title: Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 10 volumes (2.5 linear ft.)

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Rolle, Edward. Letters to William Burrell Massingberd, 1738-1791.

Title: Letters to William Burrell Massingberd, 1738-1791.

Collection of 67 personal letters, in a single hand, from Edward Rolle to Massingberd. In his letters, Rolle primarily shares and inquires about news of mutual acquaintances and family, especially their friend Joseph Spence. He discusses his health; the weather; deaths of acquaintances; reading and scholarly research; and religious reflections. In one letter, he asks for Massingberd's recommendation for a friend to a parliamentary seat, citing Massingberd's powerful influence in Lincolnshire. Other letters contain copies of poems; in one, he copies an original poem titled To Mr. Spence on his garden; and the collection also contains a poem titled The urchin. The collection also contains a letter dated 1771 from T. Cave to his brother lamenting the factious and seditious spirit in London and remarking on the "melancholy situation for poor Britannica."

ArchivalResource: 0.42 linear ft. (1 case).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702172509 View

Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Poems : Latin and English : manuscript, 1722-1730.

Title: Poems : Latin and English : manuscript, 1722-1730.

34 pieces, 15 in Latin. Included are: odes in imitation of Horace, translations and paraphrases of passages from the classics and the Bible, complimentary epistles and a mock epic entitled "The Charliade."

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 19 x 13 cm.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Transcript of Observations, anecdotes and characters of books and men collected from conversations, 4 v., by Joseph Spence [manuscript], ca. 1750.

Title: Transcript of Observations, anecdotes and characters of books and men collected from conversations, 4 v., by Joseph Spence [manuscript], ca. 1750.

The text printed in great part in his Anecdotes edited by S.W. Singer, 1820. Note by Richard Garnett suggests, improbably (see Joseph Spence by A. Wright, 1850), that the copy may have been made for the Rev. William Beloe; it was given by Spence's executors to the Duke of Newcastle, 1771, and was given to Garnett by Una Fradelle, 1893.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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HAI D. HIERAI HAI TON TOU IESOU CHRISTOU HISTORIAI, [18th century].

Title: HAI D. HIERAI HAI TON TOU IESOU CHRISTOU HISTORIAI, [18th century].

Manuscript copy of the four Gospels of the New Testament in Greek. The copy, from an unknown source, is attributed to Joseph Spence (1699-1768). Verses and chapters are not numbered, but the volume contains two indices: one in chapter and verse order, titled "Index for the Vulgar Way of Reference;" and the other a synoptic index in chronological narrative order, titled "Index for the Natural Order of Facts."

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (302 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702175318 View

Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Life of Mr. Charles Magot, [1750s].

Title: Life of Mr. Charles Magot, [1750s].

Manuscript fair copy of satiric "biography" originally written by Spence in the 1730s.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Papers removed from Dillon's extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's, Anecdotes, observations, and characters of books and men, 1690-1956.

Title: Papers removed from Dillon's extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's , Anecdotes, observations, and characters of books and men 1690-1956.

Drawings, watercolors, engravings, letters, and other documents by various artists andauthors removed from John Dillon's extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters of books and men.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.1 linear ft.)

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Observations, anecdotes, & characters of books and men. Collected from conversation, [1749-1751].

Title: Observations, anecdotes, & characters of books and men. Collected from conversation, [1749-1751].

Autograph MS with corrections and additions.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (391 p.) ; 33 x 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177822 View

Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Lessons in learning French and Italian, [1730s].

Title: Lessons in learning French and Italian, [1730s].

Holograph manuscript containing texts and references in French and Italian.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702172513 View