Letters, 1734-1771

• Correspondence with Brown, James

  • Archive Work ID: letters.brown_james
  • Correspondent: Brown, James
  • Language: English
  • Date Range: 1753-1771
  • Summary: 43 letters (43 from Gray), dated between 1753 and 1771.

  3 Manuscripts:

  • • Archive MS ID: letters.0457 (Source: EAD/XML)
    • Title: Gray, Thomas to Brown, James
    • Date: [20 May 1765]
    • Physical Description: A.L.; envelope, 2 pages, 203 mm x 162 mm
    • Language: English
    • Location: MS. Montagu d. 17, fols. 95-96, Special Collections, Montagu papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, UK <http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston/finding-resources/locations>
    • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 403, vol. ii, 874-876
    • Contents: Incipit: "I can not help writing a line, whereas you have reason to expect a volume,". Sent from [London]. to [Cambridge]. Dateline: "Monday. May 20.". Envelope (front): "To / The Rev^d M^r Brown, / President of Pembroke Hall / Cambridge" Postmark: "20[...]".
    • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.
    
    
  • • Archive MS ID: letters.0468 (Source: EAD/XML)
    • Title: Gray, Thomas to Brown, James
    • Date: 2 November 1765
    • Physical Description: A.L.; envelope, 2 (letter)/4 (journal) pages, c. 190 mm x 232 mm (letter)/160 mm x 196 mm (journal)
    • Language: English
    • Location: MS. Montagu d. 17, fols. 97-100, Special Collections, Montagu papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, UK <http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston/finding-resources/locations>
    • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 414, vol. ii, 897-898
    • Contents: Incipit: "I am at last return'd to my old Squirrel's nest from the Highlands,". Sent from London. to [Cambridge]. Dateline: "Nov^r. 2. 1765". Address: "Jermyn-Street". Envelope (front): "To / The Rev^d M^r Brown, / President of Pembroke Hall / Cambridge" Postmark: "2 NO".
    • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.
    
    
  • • Archive MS ID: letters.0638 (Source: EAD/XML)
    • Title: Gray, Thomas to Brown, James
    • Date: [22 June 1771]
    • Physical Description: A.L.S.; envelope, 1 page, 204 mm x 171 mm
    • Language: English
    • Location: MS. Montagu d. 17, fols. 93-94, Special Collections, Montagu papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, UK <http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston/finding-resources/locations>
    • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 555, vol. iii, 1190-1191
    • Contents: Incipit: "I write just to tell you the reason of my stay here. the Gout has left me". Sent from London. to [Cambridge]. Dateline: "Saturday". Address: "London". Envelope (front): "To / The Rev^d the Master of / Pembroke Hall / Cambridge" Postmark: "22 IV".
    • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.
    
    
  
  

• Correspondence with Warton, Thomas

  • Archive Work ID: letters.warton_thomas
  • Correspondent: Warton, Thomas
  • Language: English
  • Date Range: 1770-
  • Summary: 2 letters (1 from Gray, 1 to Gray), dated between 1770 and 1770.

  1 Manuscript:

  • • Archive MS ID: letters.0599 (Source: EAD/XML)
    • Title: Warton, Thomas to Gray, Thomas
    • Date: 20 April 1770
    • Physical Description: A.L.S., 2 pages, 320 mm x 194 mm
    • Language: English
    • Location: Dep. c. 638, f. 42, Special Collections, Warton papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, UK <http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston/finding-resources/locations>
    • Alternate Form: the Warton papers are the property of Trinity College, Oxford, they were deposited in the Bodleian in 1978 and 1979
    • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 521, vol. iii, 1128-1130
    • Contents: Incipit: "I am infinitely obliged to you for the Favour of your Letter.". Sent from Winchester. Dateline: "April 20. 1770". Address: "Winchester-College".
    • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.