Letters to Gregory Sharpe, 1750-5, with copies of some replies, including letters concerning his works A dissertation upon the origin and structure of the Latin tongue (London, 1751) and Two dissertations... (London, 1751).
Dates
- Creation: 1750-5
Extent
0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. d. 145, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. lett. d. 145-6
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8140
Abstract
Letters to Gregory Sharpe
Biographical / Historical
Gregory Sharpe (1713-71) was a theologian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41676-7.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were bought from The Bookshop, Cirencester, in 1954.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Letters to Gregory Sharpe
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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