Elizabeth Montagu manuscript material : 1 item ca. mid-18th century

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Elizabeth Montagu manuscript material : 1 item ca. mid-18th century

Elizabeth Montagu, née Robinson, English author and literary hostess. To [Dr. Monvey?] : 1 autograph letter signed : [between 1742 and 1775] : (MISC 2031) : [no place] : begins, "I am much obliged to you for your obliging offer of shewing me Sir P. Methuen's pictures ..." Within the William Upcott album of letters by eminent women. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes.

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Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800

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Elizabeth Montagu, née Robinson, English author and literary hostess. From the guide to the Elizabeth Montagu manuscript material : 1 item, ca. mid-18th century, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, an author and literary hostess, was a central figure in London's Bluestocking circle, and a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her best-known work was 1769's anonymously published An Essay on the Writings and ...