Catalogue of extremely interesting autograph letters and important historical documents : amongst which will be found, Stuart papers, and documents connected with the history of Scotland, the declaration of James III, addressed to the people of England, A.D. 1743 ... one hundred and forty-two letters (many unpublished) of Dr. Philip Doddridge ... : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on Friday, February 28th, 1851, at one o'clock most punctually.

  • Puttick and Simpson.
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1851
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Credit: Catalogue of extremely interesting autograph letters and important historical documents : amongst which will be found, Stuart papers, and documents connected with the history of Scotland, the declaration of James III, addressed to the people of England, A.D. 1743 ... one hundred and forty-two letters (many unpublished) of Dr. Philip Doddridge ... : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on Friday, February 28th, 1851, at one o'clock most punctually. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    G Bloomfield (Robert) poet . b. 1766, d. 1823 A.L.s. 1 page 4to. to Mr. Hill, Nov. 27, 1801. Interesting. “ The infallible result of any inovation now made in the “ Farmer's Boy,” would infix in the mind of Mr. L[offt] the deepest and the most inrooted dislike to me. Can you, Sir, wish to see so great a change ?_ or could you, without regret, have to tell your numerous Literary friends that Bloomfield now lies under the high displeasure of his friends for an ingrate, and a fool to his own reputation ?” etc. 7 Bowles (Jolm) barrister and pamphleteer A.L.s. 3 pages 4to. Ap. 9, 1812 ; on the impending scarcity of corn, bis pamphlet upon the subject, etc.—Also A.L.s. of Charles Matthews 8 Burghley (William Cecil, Lord) lord treasurer b. 1520, d. 1598 Doc. s. 1 page folio, July 7, 1591, with autograph order and signature of Sir John Fortescue 9 Burke (Edmund) statesman and orator b. 1730, d. 1797 A.L.s. 4 pages folio, closely written, Oct. 3, 1793. Scarce, a most desirable specimen “ I confess, I would, if the matter rested with me, enter into much more distinct and avowed political connections with the Court of Rome than hitherto we have held. If we decline them, the bigotry will be on our part and not on that of his Holiness. Some mischief has happened, and much good has, I am convinced, been prevented by our unnatural alienation With regard to Monsignor Erskine, I am cer- tain that all his designs are formed upon the most honorable and the most benevolent public principles.” He enters at great length into a defence of the Irish Catholics, particularly the priests, and claims for them equal loyalty of principles and actions with other subjects. An admirable letter. 10 Byng (G ). A.L.s. 2 pages 4to. to the Duke of ; on “whipping in” Voters on some important ministerial crisis 11 Byron (Gorge Gordon, Lord) poet b. 1788, d. 1824 A.L.s. 2 pages folio, to Lord Hollnnd, Pisa, May 11, 1822 Relative to the death of “ Allegra,” his natural daughter, which event took place on the 20th of the month preceding. ‘‘Her-death, I confess, chilled my blood witli horror. It was perhaps the most lively sorrow I have ever felt. With respect to the calumnies heaped upon me, I confess, though I am accustomed to all sorts of accusations, there are calumnies against which innocence itself loses courage. What! I the , but the subject is too painful for me to touch upon. ... The war of “ Church and State ” has astonished me more than it dis- turbs—for I really thought “ Cain” a speculative and hardy, but still a harmless production.” He makes a quotation from the “ Pursuits of Literature,” styling it a “ crazy forgotten book,” etc. A fine letter. 12 Byron. A.L.s. of Mrs. Shelley, 9 pages Svo. and 4to. to J. Murray Information concerning Lord Byron’s Poems.—=The following Is a'con- cluding passage of the letter—“ I have thus run through his works to show you what I think and know of the periods of their composition, and the moods of mind in which they were written.” . ■