Autograph letter signed : Twickenham, to the Earl of Orrery, [1744] Apr. 10.

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Autograph letter signed : Twickenham, to the Earl of Orrery, [1744] Apr. 10.

Thanking him for his letter, delivered by his son, Lord [Charles] Boyle; inquiring as to the fate of Bounce [his Great Dane, in Orrery's custody] and loosely quoting Chaucer, with his own additional verse; describing his own health.

1 item (2 p., with address), bound ; 23cm.

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Orrery, John Boyle, Earl of, 1707-1762

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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744

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