Compton family papers, 1716-1740.

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Compton family papers, 1716-1740.

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The papers consist of approximately 85 manuscript poems written by, to or for Lady Elizabeth Compton and other family members and a personal account book kept by James Compton from 1716 to 1734. The poems include birthday and wedding poems; elegies on the deaths of Compton children; verse epistles; invitations to visit; animal fables; humorous poems; and topical ballads and satires. There are also several translations of Latin verse by Horace and Catullus, and what may be copies of contemporary published verse. Lord Compton's account book contains detailed records of his daily expenses during his sojourns in London. There are multiple entries for chocolate-house and coffeehouse purchases; fees for plays and operas, wagers on horse races, and losses at cards; purchases of and subscriptions for books and prints, including Hogarth's Harlot's Progress and the first edition of Gay's Poems on Several Occasions; and miscellaneous disbursements to "the boy who brings the news," "a raree Showman," "a magick Lanthorn man," and a shopkeeper for "Play things for my children."

0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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