[Receipt] / A. Pope. [between 1713 and 1715?]

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[Receipt] / A. Pope. [between 1713 and 1715?]

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A receipt for 2 guineas from Mrs. Elizabeth Nevill acknowledging the payment for the translation of Homer's Iliad. Pope proposed translation of the Iliad in 1713; between 1715 and 1720 Bernard Lintot published one book a year paying Pope 200 guineas a volume. The receipt is a printed form with Nevill's name written in and signed by Pope.

[1] leaf ; 10 x 16 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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