Letters to Thomas Bentley

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MSS 1101-1108
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 310 x 245 mm 8 volumes (1336 volumes) Binding: Half-calf binding

Scope and Content

Copies of letters mainly from Josiah Wedgwood, senior, to his friend and (from November 1768) partner Thomas Bentley. They are arranged chronologically in eight volumes:

  • (I) 1101, 1758-65;
  • (II) 1102, 1766-67;
  • (III) 1103, 1768;
  • (IV) 1104, 1769;
  • (V) 1105, 1770, January 24, 1771;
  • (VI) 1106, January 29, 1771-77;
  • (VII) 1107, 1778;
  • (VIII), 1108, 1779.