Letters,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 22719B.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004278517
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000278517
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1814x1851]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 46 ff. ; 200 x 155 mm.
      Vellum over boards.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

A volume in the hand of W. J. Copleston containing transcripts of, or extracts from, sixteen letters from Edward Copleston to members of his family, 1804-1814, and one from Lord Grenville to Edward Copleston, 1809. They relate mainly to a tour of the continent undertaken by Copleston in 1814, and to events at Oxford University during the contest for the Chancellorship in 1809 and the 'Edinburgh Review controversy'. Some of the letters have been published in W. J. Copleston, Memoir of Edward Copleston (London, 1851).

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 22719B.

Other Finding Aids

The description is also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).

Alternative Form Available

Text

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Several leaves torn out.

Additional Information

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