Joseph Spence papers 1649-1859 1739-1768

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Joseph Spence papers 1649-1859 1739-1768

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The papers include correspondence, personal papers, notes and memoranda, and related papers. Much of the material concerns Spence's Anecdotes, including manuscripts of his notes on conversations with Alexander Pope, memoranda on Stephen Duck and other authors, and notes on Spence's reading. There are also extensive notes on English gardens, shorter writings by Spence, and drafts of works which appeared in his Moralities (1753, under the pseudonym of Sir Harry Beaumont). The correspondence principally concerns personal and business matters, including the settlement of Spence's estate. Series VIII, Derby Anecdotes (Oversize) contains a large paper extra-illustrated set of the Anecdotes (1820) with autograph documents bound in,including autographs of Eustace Budgell, Colley Cibber, William Congreve, George II, Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, David Mallet, Alexander Pope, Sir William Trumbull, and Joseph Warton.

Total Boxes: 10; Other Storage Formats: Oversize; Linear Feet: 7.75

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Lee, Harry, 1721-1789.

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Trumbull, William, Sir, 1639-1716

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Lowth, Robert, 1710-1787

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Montagu,Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715

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Warton, Joseph, 1722-1800

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Congreve, William, 1670-1729

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Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756

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