Gibbon, Edward, historian

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referencedIn ORIGINAL letters to John Douglas, D.D., Bishop successively of Carlisle and Salisbury, from statesmen, autbors, and others; with a few to his son, the Rev. William Douglas; 1748-1813. The writers are:-[William Pulteney, Earl of] Bath; Bath, Paris, 23..., 1650-1813 British Library
referencedIn "MY JOURNAL. Part ii.," being the journal of Edward Gibbon, 4 Aug. 1761-16 Aug. 1762. Autograph. This part, in common with Part i., was missing when the Gibbon Papers were acquired in 1896 (see Add. MS. 34876-34879). Part i. (to 4 Aug. 1761) was foun... British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vols. III.-VI. Journals of Edward Gibbon; 17 Aug. 1762-Dec. 1764. Written partly in French, partly in English. Autograph. Four volumes. There were originally five, beginning with 24 Aug. 1761, but the first volume is now lost. Excerpts... British Library
referencedIn Miscellancous Works. Vol. II. Contents:-1. "Principes des Poids, des Monnayes et des Mesures des Anciens, avec des tables construites sur ces principes unfinished drafts of two treatises (the second including medieval Europe) written in 1759, printe..., 1759-approximately 1770 British Library
creatorOf A-CC. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS.Paper; ff. British Library arrangementA. Fragment, containing the valediction and signature from a letter written by Susanne Curchod, afterwards wife of Jacques Necker, [to Edward Gibbon?]; [1757?]. Autograph. F..., 1685-1979 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II.Benjamin Langlois: Letters to Gen. Haldimand: 1780, 1781.Thomas Steele, Secretary of the Treasury (1783-1791): Letters to Gen. Haldimand: 1777 -1790.John Robinson, Secretary to the Treasury: Correspondence with Gen. Haldimand: 1773-1786.Sir G..., 1777-1786 British Library
referencedIn Vol. III (ff. i + 207). This includes a letter signed by William Cobbett, 1801 (f. 55), and copies of letters from Sterne and Swift (ff. 178, 185). For the names of authors, publishers, etc., see the Index to this catalogue; and for the titles of lit..., 1801 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS original letters., 1572-1908 British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vol. II. "Journal de mon [Edward Gibbon's] voyage dans quelques endroits de la Suisse," at the age of eighteen; 1755. In French. Partly autograph, partly (ff. 18-22) a copy. The first five pages are both in the original and, appended a..., 1755 British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. DCCCCXXII. Miscellaneous letters and papers, chiefly literary; 1707-1794. Included are:-1. Alexander Pope to [the Rev. Ralph] Bridges, in answer to criticisms on his Homer; 5 April, [1708]. Copy. Printed in Elwin's Works of Po..., 1707-1794 British Library
referencedIn CATALOGUE of the library of Edward Gibbon, the Historian, written on the backs of playing cards. Many of the entries, which are arranged alphabetically under the authors' names, are in the hand of Gibbon, but the majority are by an illiterate clerk (..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vols. VII.-IX. Miscellaneous Works and Commonplace Books of Edward Gibbon, mostly printed in the Miscellaneous Works. Three Volumes. Holograph, except where otherwise noted. British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vols. X.-XII. Original Letters (a few are drafts) of Edward Gibbon; 1750-1794. The great majority are addressed either to Lord Sheffield or to Gibbon's step-mother, but there are also letters to this father, his aunts Miss Porten and H..., 1750-1794 British Library
creatorOf CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. II. English literary autographs; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Edmund Waller, Andrew Marvell, John Evelyn, John Locke, John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Sir Richard Steele, ..., approximately 16th century-20th century British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vol. XIII. Original letters addressed to Edward Gibbon; 1755-1794. The names of the writers will be found in the index. They include, besides his family and intimate friends, Madlle. Curchod, both before and after her marriage, her hus..., 1755-1794 British Library
referencedIn A-G. AUTOGRAPH LETTERS and miscellaneous papers; l531-1891., 1531-1891 British Library
referencedIn Three documents relating to Edward Gibbon's estate at Buriton; 1774-1789. Purchased from Stuart Lutz of New Jersey, Oct. 2003. As follows:1. Letter of Richard Andrews concerning the mortgage of the estate; 11 May 1789.2. Account of money owed to Gi..., 1774-1789 British Library
referencedIn Vol. DCXXXII (ff. 268). 1824-1829.includes:ff. 15-152 passim Poetry LATIN: Verses written at Eton by W. E. Gladstone: 1821-1827.ff. 54, 110, 116, 135, 140, 150, 151 Poetry GREEK: William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Verses written at Eton by ..., 1824-1829 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERSPaper; ff. 73. British Library arrangement. 1579-1759, 1579-1759 British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vol. XIV. Miscellaneous Papers and Letters relating to Gibbon and his family or to his friend and executor Lord Sheffield. The principal contents are:-1. Documents, accompts, etc., concerning Edw. Gibbon personally, including (a) Cert..., 1753-1872 British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. II. Letters, principally from men of letters and artists, to the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Hardwicke 1742-1829. The following (except when otherwise stated) are addressed to Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (1754-1764) and 2nd Earl of..., 1742-1829 British Library
referencedIn DOCUMENTS of, or concerning, Edward Gibbon, the Historian 1783-1794:-1. Bills for books supplied to Gibbon by Frainçois La Combe and others, and for binding; 1783-1789. The bills are in all cases certified by Gibbon for payment. f. 1. 2. Will of E. ..., 1783-1794 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; 14th cent.-1961. Paper and (article B) vellum; ff. 177. Folio. A. '4e Duo pour Alto et Violoncelle par François [Franz] Danzi' (ff. 1, 5); circa 1802. Parts. Three other duos for viola and 'cello by Danzi published Z..., 1300-1961 British Library
referencedIn CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY of Edward Gibbon, the historian, as preserved in his house in Bentinck Street, which he occupied from 1772 until his migration to Lausanne in 1783, compiled possibly by his valet Caplen (see G. L. Keynes, The Library of Edwar..., approximately 1777 British Library
referencedIn (III. ff. 315). Apr. 1727-Mar. 1729.Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Briefs and notes in appeal cases in the House of Lords: 1719-1763.includes:f. 1 Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat: Lawsuits: 1721, 1727. f. 1 Sir James Mackenzie, of Royston; Lord of Se... British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. DCCCC. Genealogical notes relating to various branches of the Yorke family, including (f. 1) some autobiographical memoranda of the 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and (f. 9) a pedigree in the hand of Edward Gibbon, the historian, showi..., 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn 44085. MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:-, 1300-1923 British Library
referencedIn GIBBON PAPERS. Vol. I. Six autobiographical sketches by Edward Gibbon, all holograph, being the materials from which Lord Sheffield arranged the "Memoirs" as published in the Miscellaneous Works (quarto ed., 1796, vol. i., octavo ed., with further ex..., 1737-1807 British Library
referencedIn "JOURNAL" of Edward Gibbon, the historian, being a narrative of his life from 8 May, 1737, the date of his birth, to 4 Aug. 1761. The date of compilation appears in the opening words, "As I propose from this day, August the 24th, 1761, to keep an exa..., 1761 British Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous Works. Vol. III. Contents:-1. "Remarques critiques sur un passage de Plaute," see above, 34,880, art. 2 c; another copy, not autograph. Fr. f. 1. 2. Letter to -, on the Government of Berne, probably circ. 1758 (printed, vol. ii. p. 1)...., 18th century British Library
referencedIn 34,710. MISCELLANE0US original letters, etc., 1643-1885, 1643-1885 British Library
creatorOf G. (i) Receipt from William Binsted to Francis Hugonin for Edward Gibbon’s church rates; 1775;-(ii) Letter from Sarah, Lady Fetherstonhaugh, to Û, partly relating to Edward Gibbon; 1785;-(iii) Mr Charles Gilbert’s account with Edward Gibbon; 1791..., 1791 British Library
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Switzerland, Europe
Borneo, Indonsesia
Montserrat, West Indies
Rochdale, Lancashire
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Fontenoy, Belgium
India, Asia
Sunderland, Durham
Foulden, Norfolk
United States of America
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
London, England
Ireland, Europe
Sybaris, Italy
Lancashire, England
Solway Firth, United Kingdom
Venice, Italy
Buriton, Hampshire
Mayfield, Staffordshire
Pokrovskij, the Ukraine
River Spey, Scotland
Preston, Lancashire
Leverington, Cambridgeshire
Edinburgh, Scotland
Switzerland, Europe
London, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
Kyancutta, S. Australia
Petersfield, Hampshire
Mexico, Central America
Wareham, Dorset
Great Bealings, Suffolk
Norfolk, England
Tristan da Cunha Isle, S. Atlantic Ocean
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