Indentures, 1695-1715.

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Indentures, 1695-1715.

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Nine manuscripts, on vellum, of legal documents concerning property leases in London, and belonging to either Alexander Pope, father of the poet Alexander Pope, or Charles Rackett, the poet's brother-in-law. The property includes White Hill House and Little Corner Fields in Binfield, Berkshire. Five of the documents are signed by Alexander Pope, senior. One, dated 1715 and concerning the transfer of Pope's house, White Hill House, is also signed by his son, the poet; another signed by Alexander Pope, senior, is a conveyance in trust for his son dated 1700.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Pope, Alexander, 1646-1717.

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Alexander Pope (1646-1717), the father of the poet Alexander Pope, was a linen merchant in Plough Court, Lombard Street, London, after having been an apprentice in Flanders. A convert to the Catholic faith, he moved his family from London to Binfield, Berkshire, in response to anti-Catholic legislature in Parliament. After the death of his first wife, he married Edith Turner (1643-1733), with whom he had a son, the poet Alexander. From the description of Indentures, 1695-1715. (Unkno...

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744

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A general outline of the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope, 1688-1744, can be found in the Dictionary of National Biography, but there are numerous biographical and critical evaluations if more detailed information is required From the guide to the Verse translation of Book III, metre 9 of Boethius's, De consolatione philosophiae, by Alexander Pope, ca.1703-1704, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) A general outline of the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope can ...

Pope family.

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