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Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785,. Autograph letters signed from Thomas Davies, London, to David Garrick and [James Granger] [manuscript], 1769-[1778].

Title: Autograph letters signed from Thomas Davies, London, to David Garrick and [James Granger] [manuscript], 1769-[1778].

(1) concerns Davies' bankruptcy and the debt which he owes Garrick. He also thanks Garrick for his subscription to Samuel Johnson on his behalf.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230406830 View

Catalogue of the scarcest portraits, circa 1800.

Title: Catalogue of the scarcest portraits, circa 1800.

Manuscript catalog of portrait prints, probably belonging to a British printseller, ca. 1800. The inventory is in three sections, with headings "Portraits anglois, rares" (p. 4-212), "Etrangers en Angleterre, rares" (p. 214-238), and "Portraits étrangers" (p. 239-241), apparently incomplete. Within each section, items are arranged alphabetically by subject. Each item is annotated with varying amounts of notes, recording information such as artist, engraver, engraving technique, and a brief description of the portrait. Many of the items are also annotated with references to published works about portrait prints or references to auctions of prints; references to auctions include prices, in English currency. Many of the items are coded with the initials S.W.M., followed by a price. These are prints from the collection of Sir William Musgrave, with the prices they fetched at auction, by William Richardson, in 1800. Consult: British portraits. A catalogue of a genuine and extensive collection of English portraits. [London], 1800. The description of entries in the manuscript frequently matches that of this printed work. Items coded "R. fev 1799", with prices, refer to A catalogue of a genuine and valuable collection of English and foreign portraits, india drawings, &c. comprising ... an auction catalog by William Richardson from February, 1799. Other codes refer to important catalogs of prints. The code 'G', with a Roman numeral and Arabic number, refers to volume and page numbers in James Granger's A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution, first published in 1769. Granger's catalogue was the first important catalogue of English portrait prints and helped to create a fashion for portrait print collecting in England. Similarly, items coded 'B' in the manuscript refer to page numbers in A catalogue of engraved British portraits, from Egbert the Great to the present time, by Henry Bromley (pseudonym of Anthony Wilson), first published in 1793.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ([241] p.) ; 22 cm.

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Granger, James, 1723-1776. Letter : Shiplake, [England], to Horace Walpole, London 1768 Feb. 11.

Title: Letter : Shiplake, [England], to Horace Walpole, London 1768 Feb. 11.

ALS acknowledging receipt of Walpole's recently published Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701749116 View

Davies, Thomas, 1712?-1785. Autograph letter signed : London, to James Granger, 1770 Nov. 6.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to James Granger, 1770 Nov. 6.

About a supplement to his Biographical History of England.

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

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Huddesford, William, 1732-1772. Autograph letter signed with initials : Trinity College, Oxford, to the Rev. [James] Granger, 1769 Dec. 21.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : Trinity College, Oxford, to the Rev. [James] Granger, 1769 Dec. 21.

Sending him biographical information, especially about Henry Barker, Canon of Westminster, and his cats.

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

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William Upcott papers, 1650-1881.

Title: William Upcott papers, 1650-1881.

Papers of the English collector William Upcott concerning his collecting.

ArchivalResource: 3 volumes (.6 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00289/catalog View

Letters of British authors, 1770-1915

Title: Letters of British authors 1770-1915

This collection, assembled by the repository, comprises 150 letters sent by 73 persons between 1770 and 1915. The authors of the letters include British editors, publishers, writers, art critics, politicians, archaeologists, scientists, writers on architecture, and writers of dictionaries.

ArchivalResource: 150 letters

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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.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01783/catalog View

Letters of British authors, 1770-1915.

Title: Letters of British authors, 1770-1915.

The collection comprises 150 letters sent by 73 persons. The letters are dated from 1770 to 1915, with the bulk from the 1840s to the 1890s. Three letters are dated from 1770, 1791 and 1798, and 24 are from the first quarter of the 20th century. The authors of the letters cover a large variety of activities and professions, including British editors, publishers, lecturers, writers, art critics, politicians, mathematicians, archaeologists, antiquarians, botanists, naturalists, educational writers, authors on architecture and of dictionaries. Among the most significant letters are those signed by the biographer Mackenzie Bell to William Michael Rossetti (1), the art historian John Britton (4), the lecturer William Kingdon Clifford (a manuscript page), the writer Louisa Stuart Costello (6), the publisher Robert Duncan(?) (1), the archaeologists Sir Arthur John Evans (2) and Sir John Evans (5), the biographer James Granger (1), the antiquarian Thomas Leman (1), the biographer Henry Currie Marillier (2), the author on architecture John Henry Parker (1), the popular science lecturer John Henry Pepper (2), the archaeologist Frederick George Hilton Price (2), the art dictionaries author Samuel Redgrave (2), the Irish poet and lecturer George William Russell 5), the editor William Noel Sainsbury (2), the biographic dictionary author Thomas Humphrey Ward (7), the archaeologist Albert Way (6), the poet Frederick Edward Weatherby (1, including verses and illustration), and the art critic and writer Sir Frederick Wedmore (7).

ArchivalResource: 150 items (316 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83749693 View

Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K.

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K.

Index to ownership/provenance information, primarily from printed books, held by Houghton Library.

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01530/catalog View

Davies, Thomas, ca. 1712-1785. Autograph letter signed from Thomas Davies, London, to Reverend James Granger? [manuscript], 1770 January 16.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Thomas Davies, London, to Reverend James Granger? [manuscript], 1770 January 16.

Mentions several people who might be able to serve him in his History.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/706497243 View

Ives, John, 1751-1776. Memoir & letters of John Ives Esq. F.R. & A.S. : Suffolk Herald together with portions of his journal & album & the sale catalogue of his library, 1771-1804.

Title: Memoir & letters of John Ives Esq. F.R. & A.S. : Suffolk Herald together with portions of his journal & album & the sale catalogue of his library, 1771-1804.

Manuscript, in several hands, of a collection of documents pertaining to John Ives. The volume begins with two biographies of his life, taken from Mark Noble's History of the college of arms (1805) and v. 3 of John Nichols' Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century (1812-1816). The manuscript also contains copies of Ives' letters to Richard Turner, Rev. James Granger, and Dr. Andrew Ducarel regarding antiquarian artifacts; a collection of autographs; a genealogical tree of Ives of Suffolk; and entries from Ives' journal which describe daily activities such as where he breakfasted and with whom, as well as exhibitions and artifacts he saw. The manuscript concludes with the sale catalogue of of his library, printed in 1777, in which the prices for the books have been written in, as well as total amounts received for each day's sale.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ([53 leaves]: ill. ; 24 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702184202 View

Granger, James, 1723-1776. Letter : Shiplake, [England], to Horace Walpole, 1764 July 24.

Title: Letter : Shiplake, [England], to Horace Walpole, 1764 July 24.

ALS containing 4 p. of errata for Walpole's recently published Anecdotes of painting in England, and the Catalogue of engravers.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 p.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701749133 View

Samuel Johnson letters, 1731-1784.

Title: Samuel Johnson letters, 1731-1784.

Letters written by English lexicographer and poet Samuel Johnson to various correspondents.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (1.75 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00245/catalog View

Ives, John, 1751-1776. Letters, diary, etchings, etc., 1734-1777.

Title: Letters, diary, etchings, etc., 1734-1777.

Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of letters, printed text and engravings, and memoranda. The volume includes the sale catalogue, printed in 1777, of Ives' coins, medals, and "beautiful painted glass," to be sold at auction by "Mess. Langford"; the items in the catalogue include Roman brass; Saxon coins; English coins; gold coins; seals; gold and copper medals; antiquities; and stained glass. This catalogue is followed by copies of 42 letters, dated 1773, from Ives to various recipients such as Rev. James Granger and Dr. Andrew Ducarel. Written in his hand and signed with his name, the letters primarily contain matters of routine personal correspondence as well as discussions about ancient coins and other antiquities, his engravings, and business matters related to his forthcoming book. These letters are followed by 10 pages of antiquarian notes on Blundeston rectory and 8 plates of arms of nobility titled Sigilla Antiqua Norfolciensia, "Impressit Johannes Ives" and dated 1772. The volume concludes with 58 pages of the diary of Ives' father dated 1734-5, written when the author was 16 years old. The diary begins with details of the voting at the general election of 1734 and mentions "Horatio Walpoole." The diary also records the activities of local politicians at Yarmouth; a copy of an anti-Tory song and numerous other lighthearted verses; notes concerning the building, buying, and selling of ships as well as their cargoes; descriptions of the births, marriages, and burials of his acquaintances; and notes on other personal matters including new clothes, dance lessons, and a visit to a menagerie.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (74 leaves) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702184191 View

Letters to John Ives, 1771-1775.

Title: Letters to John Ives, 1771-1775.

A collection of ALS to and 1 ALS from, John Ives dated 1771-1775 reveals the close knit world of antiquarians in England at the beginning of the last quarter of the 18th century. The correspondents, include John White (10 ALS), John Granger (6 ALS), A.C. Ducarel (6 ALS), John Charles Brooke (2 ALS), James Hammond (2 ALS), William Boys (1 ALS), John Bowle (1 ALS), Edward Jacob (1 ALS), Edward Thomas (1 ALS), Benjamin Pouncy (1 ALS), William Gostling (1 ALS), Richard Bull (1 ALS), George Sandby (1 ALS), Augustine Mann (1 ALS), Richard Turner (1 ALS), John Darby (1 ALS), Joseph Strutt (1 ALS), and Richard Gough (1 ALS). The authors comment on each others' publications, buy and trade coins and seals, talk about shops and dealers in the trade, discuss other collectors and scholars engaged in similar research, discuss recent discoveries of antiquities, speculate on the dispersal of the collections of recently deceased collectors Mr. James West and Thomas Martin as well as discuss specific historical sites especially in the areas of, but not limited to, Kent, Surrey, and Yarmouth, including a Roman Tower near Maidstone, Canterbury, Monk Bretton Priory. Several of the letters discuss the details of negotiating with engravers and printers, Turner and Pouncey as well as William Norris, to produce accurate reproductions of the antiquities in their collections or for use in their publications. Augustine Mann writes of the history of the Cinque Ports and the Dover Straits. Hammond and Mann discuss searching the monastic archives at Nieuwport in Flanders. Many of the letters have been annotated by Ives to indicate the date that he responded and the gist of his response.

ArchivalResource: 39 items (ca. 75 p.) ; 23-34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701832584 View

Davies, Thomas, 1712?-1785. Autograph letter signed : London, to James Granger, 1772 Jan. 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to James Granger, 1772 Jan. 11.

Concerning publication of a supplement to his Biographical History of England.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270523795 View

Disney, John, 1745-1816. Correspondence and associated items, 1773-1845.

Title: Correspondence and associated items, 1773-1845.

The collection includes four ALSs dated 1810 from Disney to the printers John Nicholas & Sons regarding the reprinting of Michael Dodson's life of the jurist Sir Michael Foster. Disney provided a preface and took close interest in the typography, paper and general appearance of the book. Also: one ALS from 1773 concerning the entry for his grandfather, clergyman John Disney (1677-1730), for the second volume of James Granger's Biographical history of England (ultimately completed by Mark Noble). An ALS from 1815 to the Nichols firm acknowledges receipt of the last volumeof the second edition of John Hutchins's History and antiquities of Dorset. Other miscellaneous material includes printed accounts from unidentified sources about Thomas Brand Hollis and the eccentric antiquary Browne Willis, as well as an unfinished proof for an engraving of Willis.

ArchivalResource: 10 items.artist's proof 1.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122530632 View

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

Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009.

Title: Autograph File, G

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (10 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01430/catalog View