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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. Agreement signed by Alexander Pope to edit Shakespeare for Jacob Tonson in two years for £100 [manuscript], 1722 June 11.

Title: Agreement signed by Alexander Pope to edit Shakespeare for Jacob Tonson in two years for £100 [manuscript], 1722 June 11.

Signature of Alexander Pope below a note acknowledging receipt. Apparently refers to Jacob Tonson II, who in or about 1720 took over his uncle's business.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf.

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Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719. Deed : to Jacob Tonson Junr., 1715 Aug. 27

Title: Deed : to Jacob Tonson Junr., 1715 Aug. 27

Concerns the sale of rights to Volume 8 of the Spectator.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 31 cm.

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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,. Transcripts of letters from Alexander Pope to Jacob Tonson II [manuscript], 1731 November.

Title: Transcripts of letters from Alexander Pope to Jacob Tonson II [manuscript], 1731 November.

Transcripts of 2 letters about Lewis Theobald and the publication of his edition of Shakespeare. With transcripts of Tonson's replies to both.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Tonson, Jacob, d. 1735,. Receipt from Jacob Tonson II to Jacob Tonson I [manuscript], 1733 July 24.

Title: Receipt from Jacob Tonson II to Jacob Tonson I [manuscript], 1733 July 24.

For £50 for Jacob Tonson II to deliver to Dr. Newton of Hart Hall, Oxford, books as a gift to the library of Hart Hall. Signed by Jacob Tonson II. On verso is a receipt from Richard Newton to Jacob Tonson II, dated December 3, 1733, for 42 volumes, which are listed.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Wells, George, fl. 1709,. Assignment from George and Mary Wells to Jacob Tonson, Jr. of copyrights, London [manuscript], 1709 October 22.

Title: Assignment from George and Mary Wells to Jacob Tonson, Jr. of copyrights, London [manuscript], 1709 October 22.

For over 300 books (listed). Shakespeare, Beaumont and Fletcher, Davenant, and Milton are among the authors mentioned. Signed and sealed by Wells and his sister Mary.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Title: Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

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

ArchivalResource: 31 volumes (7.7 linear ft.)

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Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736,. Autograph letter signed from Jacob Tonson to Jacob Tonson, his nephew [manuscript], 1727 February 7.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Jacob Tonson to Jacob Tonson, his nephew [manuscript], 1727 February 7.

A literary letter from Jacob Tonson to his nephew, speaking of Pope et al. Accompanied by a hand-written transcription of this letter.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 19 x 16 cm.

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Warton, Thomas, 1728-1790,. Autograph letter signed from Thomas Warton, Trinity College, Oxford, to Edmund Malone, London [manuscript], 1784 December 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Thomas Warton, Trinity College, Oxford, to Edmund Malone, London [manuscript], 1784 December 12.

Warton writes that he has "an authentic copy of Theobald's Argument with the Tonsons about his Shakespeare." He can send a transcript if Malone thinks it will be of use in his new Edition.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 20 x 18 cm.

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Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736. Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737.

Title: Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737.

Materials written by or to Jacob Tonson I or Jacob Tonson II, with a handful of bills addressed to Jacob Tonson III. Autograph manuscripts by prominent literary figures such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Richard Bentley, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, and John Vanbrugh as well as letters from others, chiefly members of the Kit-Cat Club. The correspondence is representative of both Tonson's professional and personal activities: several letters concern gathering engravings and subscriptions for a fine edition of Caesar's Commentaries (ultimately published by Samuel Clarke), while others thank Tonson for his gifts of cider. Transcripts of 10 letters from Alexander Pope concern Lewis Theobald's Shakespeare. Correspondents: Joseph Addison, Roger de Coverley (pseud.?), Francis Atterbury, William Congreve, S. Compton, Thomas Creech, Henry Molins Davenant, John Dennis, John Dryden, Charles Fitzroy (Duke of Grafton), George Montagu (Earl of Halifax), Elizabeth Jekyll, Joseph Jekyll, Basil Kennett, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Henrietta Churchill (Duchess of Marlborough), Henry Pelham, Thomas Pelham-Holles (Duke of Newcastle), Thomas Bowers, Richard Newton, Daniel Pulteney, Thomas Wentworth (Earl of Strafford), John Somers, Charles Seymour (Duke of Somerset), Abraham Stanyan, Charles Stanhope, George Stepney, Sir John Vanbrugh, George Wilson. In addition to letters, the collection contains copyright assignments, receipts, bills (including one for expenses associated with the funeral of Jacob Tonson), drafts of the elder Jacob Tonson's will, and poems.

ArchivalResource: 83 items.

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Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736,. Autograph letter signed from Jacob Tonson to [Jacob Tonson II] [manuscript], 1734 August 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Jacob Tonson to [Jacob Tonson II] [manuscript], 1734 August 28.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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