John Johnson: Diary Transcripts on William Cowper

Scope and Content

A transcription of entries from the diary of John Johnson, 28 July 1795 - April 1800, relating to William Cowper. Although the paper is watermarked 1816, the document dates from a later period.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Received from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1982.

Other Finding Aids

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Related Material

Cambridge University Library also holds 'Pro et Contra', MS.Add.5993, a diary kept by John Johnson of the dreams, voices and notices of William Cowper.

Bibliography

The collection is no. 1686 in Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Bibliotheca bibliographici (London, 1964), p. 173.