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Newton, John, 1725-1807. 20 letters to John Bacon and 1 to Mrs. Bacon; Olney and other places, 1782-1788.

Title: 20 letters to John Bacon and 1 to Mrs. Bacon; Olney and other places, 1782-1788.

Manuscript copies, in the hand of John Bacon, Jr., of 21 personal letters by John Newton to Newton's close friend John Bacon. The letters primarily contain routine social correspondence, such as descriptions of travel through England and updates on the health of mutual acquaintances, as well as spiritual musings, especially on Newton's own unworthiness. The letters also contain several references to Newton's friend, William Cowper, and Cowper's friend, Mary Unwin. Dos-a-dos, the volume contains two unsigned English hymns titled Hymn for Sabbath morning and Ascension. At the beginning of the manuscript is a short introduction by Bacon, Jr., providing a brief biography of Newton and mentioning his uncertainty about how his father became acquainted with Newton.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (46 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

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Bacon, John, 1740-1799. Autograph letter signed : [London], to Benjamin West, 1792 Apr. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [London], to Benjamin West, 1792 Apr. 24.

Accepting an invitation to dine.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270133429 View

Bacon, John, 1740-1799. Autograph verse, unsigned.

Title: Autograph verse, unsigned.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (32mo)

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Bacon, John, 1740-1799. Earthly honours, earthly treasures : autograph poem, undated [1796 or later].

Title: Earthly honours, earthly treasures : autograph poem, undated [1796 or later].

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 10.2 cm

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/766100574 View

Bacon, John, 1740-1799. Autograph letter signed : [London], to Samuel Thorpe, 1797 Mar. 27.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [London], to Samuel Thorpe, 1797 Mar. 27.

Inquiring after the health of his correspondent and his family, ordering some materials and commenting on the death of Mr. Bushman.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270133428 View

Bacon, John, 1740-1799. Autograph letter signed : London, to the Reverend Mr. Alderson at Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, 1797 Nov. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to the Reverend Mr. Alderson at Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, 1797 Nov. 9.

Asking his opinion of the writer's designs for a monument to the poet William Mason.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270133469 View

Papers, 1767-1791.

Title: Papers, 1767-1791.

Letters, notes, receipts, and manuscripts, mostly relating to Reynolds's artisticcareer and personal finances.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01747/catalog View

Bacon, John, 1740-1799. Letter, 1797 Aug. 8, Camberwell, to John Bacon Jr., Marlebon.

Title: Letter, 1797 Aug. 8, Camberwell, to John Bacon Jr., Marlebon.

Instructing his son to send an "electrifying machine" to Mrs. Thornton for her rheumatism.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

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Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens, 1708-1875, 1768-1836

Title: Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens 1708-1875 1768-1836

This collection comprises an extra-illustrated copy--with many engravings and original manuscript letters--of the second edition of John Thomas Smith's (London : Henry Colburn, 1829). Nollekens and his times, comprehending a life of that celebrated sculptor: and memoirs of several contemporary artists, from the time of Roubillac, Hogarth, and Reynolds, to that of Fuseli, Flaxman, and Blake

ArchivalResource: 2 Linear feet (6 boxes)

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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.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01782/catalog View