Whaley, John

John Whaley studied at Eton and was admitted to Cambridge on scholarship in 1728 (B.A. 1732, M.A. 1735); he was a Fellow of King's College (1731-45), assistant master at Eton, and a private tutor. Whaley's publications include: A collection of poems (1732) and Original poems and translations (1745).The buyer, noted on the receipt, was James West. West was a politician and noted bookcollector. As R. Charles Lucas notes, in his work, Book-collecting in the eighteenth century: The library of James West (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1949): West "was active as a collector during a long period in the middle of the eighteenth century, having begun his purchases while still a student in the 1720s, and continuing until shortly before his death in 1772" (p. 265).

From the description of John Whaley printed receipt with signature [manuscript], 1745. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 368231921