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Thompson, Thomas, 1776-1861. Cowperiana scrapbooks, 1731-1853.

Title: Cowperiana scrapbooks, 1731-1853.

The collection contains a broad-spectrum of printed and ms. material about people and places related (sometimes tangentially in the extreme) to the life and works of Cowper. Many images accompanied by biographical and explanatory text in both letter press and in ms. hand. Much of the letter press has been clipped from Robert Southey's edition of The works of William Cowper. In addition to numerous engraving and etchings, the collection also contains a number of original drawings and watercolors (some by James H. Hurdis?), many depicting the town of Olney and environs in Buckinghamshire. The ms. material includes, geneal. tables, accounting ledgers of Ashley Cowper, an index to Southey's edition of Cowper's works, various signatures (including George IV's), military orders signed by Louis XVI, and several letters, some random, many concerning the obtainment of items to form the collection.

ArchivalResource: 5 v. : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, maps, plans, ports. ; 43 cm.

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Cowper, William, 1731-1800. William Cowper manuscript material : 32 items,

Title: William Cowper manuscript material : 32 items,

· Holograph commonplace book : 1790-1799 : (MISC 0660) : includes part of Cowper's translation of the Aeneid, Book VIII, beginning at line 18 ; also a 65-line translation from Ovid, beginning: "You bid me write t'amuse the tedious hours, / And save from with'ring my poetic powers ..." Both pieces were first published in 1815 at the arrangement of John Johnson. A pencil drawing of trees and soldiers is on p. 2 (at front). Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes. · Holograph preface to Cowper's translation of Homer : 2 draft fragments : ca. 1790 : (MISC 3564) (MISC 3607). · Holograph translations of The Iliad : 2 bound volumes and 1 loose leaf : ca. 1784-1786 : -- (MISC 0662) : bound volume : 32 p. ; including book 11, and parts of books 10 and 12, with many corrections. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes. -- (MISC 0729) : bound volume : ca. 850 p. ; includes 15 complete books and 4 incomplete books (with 5 books missing). More than half of the volume, and the corrections to the remaining half, are in Cowper's hand. Tipped in at the front is a copy of the 1786 Proposals for Printing by Subscription a New Translation of the Iliad and Odyssey, with Cowper's manuscript annotations (MISC 0728). Shelved with bound manuscript volumes. -- (MISC 0850) : 1 p. ; in envelope : "Argument of Book 15" : with a note from Cowper's friend and publisher John Johnson, dated 10 Mar 1824, attesting that the leaf was presented to Mrs. F. C. Pratt of Peterborough. · Holograph corrections to the first edition of The Iliad : 2 bound volumes and 1 sheaf of unbound pages : -- (MISC 0726) : bound volume : 51 leaves. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes. -- (MISC 0727) : 19 p. ; in envelope. -- (MISC 0731) : bound volume : ca. 150 p. ; nearly all in Cowper's hand. Cowper's book-plate is mounted on the front paste-down. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes. · Holograph translation of The Odyssey : 24 Sep 1788 - 26 Aug 1789 : (MISC 0730) : bound volume : ca. 800 p. ; complete manuscript draft. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes. · Holograph corrections and variations of The Odyssey : 24 Jul [1798?] - 8 Mar 1799 : (MISC 0732) : 109 p. loose ; laid in a half-calf box. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes. · Holograph lines from The Odyssey, Book XIII : ca. 1790 : (MISC 3608) : with a note from John Johnson, dated 9 Jan 1828, attesting that the slip was presented to writer Hannah More. · Holograph chapter (fragment), Observations on St. John's Gospel : [no date] : (MISC 0851) : 3 p. folio. · Manuscript biography, "A Narrative of Cowper's Experience, Written by Himself" : 1821 : (MISC 4029) : 44 p., in an unknown hand. Includes a frontispiece pencil drawing of Cowper, signed "A. A. March 10th 1821." A pencil note on the first leaf states: "This ms. originally belonged to a vicar of Selby & [Orielton?] to whom it was given by a member of the Unwin family with whom Cowper was connected." Despite the title's claim, it is uncertain if Cowper was responsible for the content of this work. · To William Hayley, poet and biographer : 7 autograph letters signed : 1792-1793 : (MISC 0095-0101). · To Lady Hesketh (his cousin) : 5 autograph letters signed : (MISC 0091-0094) (MISC 3606) : 1788-1790 : on various subject including his translations of Homer, personal mattrers, the poetry of Burns, and Pitt's new plan regarding slave trade. (MISC 3606) incorporates two eight-line verses written for Mrs. Throckmorton. · To Joseph Johnson, publisher : 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Sep 1788 : (MISC 0090) : on James Hurdis's Adriano, which Johnson had sent Cowper for his perusal. Includes 10 p. of holograph notes, entitled, "Remarks on Adriano" (MISC 0090a) and 4 p. of holograph corrections (MISC 0090b). · To Samuel Rose, lawyer : 2 autograph letters signed : 1791-1793 : (MISC 0656-0657).

ArchivalResource: 32 items

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Hayley, William, 1745-1820. Autograph letter signed : Felpham, to William Wilberforce, 1808 May 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Felpham, to William Wilberforce, 1808 May 23.

Concerning the happiness and prospects of a newly married couple (the Rev. and Mrs. John Johnson, a kinsman of Cowper), his reading, mutual friends, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; (8vo)

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John Johnson: Diary transcripts on William Cowper, Early 19th century

Title: John Johnson: Diary transcripts on William Cowper Early 19th century

ArchivalResource: 1 volume

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William Cowper manuscript material : 32 items, ca. 1784-1799

Title: William Cowper manuscript material : 32 items ca. 1784-1799

Holograph commonplace book : 1790-1799 : (MISC 0660) : includes part of Cowper's translation of the Aeneid, Book VIII, beginning at line 18 ; also a 65-line translation from Ovid, beginning: "You bid me write t'amuse the tedious hours, / And save from with'ring my poetic powers ..." Both pieces were first published in 1815 at the arrangement of John Johnson. A pencil drawing of trees and soldiers is on p. 2 (at front). Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes.

ArchivalResource: 32 items

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Johnson, John, 1769-1833. Autograph letters signed (6) : East Dereham, Hounslow, etc., to Walter Bagot, 1805 Apr. 2-Jun. 23.

Title: Autograph letters signed (6) : East Dereham, Hounslow, etc., to Walter Bagot, 1805 Apr. 2-Jun. 23.

About his visit to Blithfield and plans to gather Bagot's letters from Cowper for use in Hayley's biography.

ArchivalResource: 6 items (23 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270492223 View