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Letters, 1734-1771

  • Correspondence with Ashton, Thomas

    • Archive Work ID: letters.ashton_thomas
    • Correspondent: Ashton, Thomas
    • Language: English
    • Date Range: 1738-1742
    • Summary: 7 letters (7 from Gray), dated between 1738 and 1742.

    1 Manuscript:

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0071 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Ashton, Thomas
      • Date: [29 May 1739]
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 7417, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photograph is at Pembroke College, Cambridge, GBR/1058/GRA/5/4; a photocopy is at the Bodleian Library, MS. Facs. b. 77, fol. 90b; a MS transcript is at the British Library, Add. MSS 32562, ff. 144-147
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 63, vol. i, 109-111; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 92, vol. i, 221-224; Gray and his Friends (1890), section I, letter no. 3, 41-45; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 124-125; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XVIII, vol. i, 28-30
      • Contents: Incipit: "I shall not make you any excuses, because I can't: I shall not try". Sent from Paris. Dateline: "May 29. N:S: Friday-night". Address: "Paris".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.


  • Correspondence with Bedingfield, Edward

    • Archive Work ID: letters.bedingfield_edward
    • Correspondent: Bedingfield, Edward
    • Language: English
    • Date Range: 1755-1765
    • Summary: 9 letters (9 from Gray), dated between 1755 and 1765.

    9 Manuscripts:

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0241 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: 25 December 1755
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21910, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 210, vol. i, 446-447
      • Contents: Incipit: "It is not oweing to insensibility (as by this time you may possibly imagine)". Sent from Cambridge. Dateline: "Dec: 25. 1755". Address: "Cambridge".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0246 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: [29 April 1756]
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21911, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 215, vol. ii, 461-463
      • Contents: Incipit: "I do not doubt but before this time You have made many reflections". Sent from Cambridge. Dateline: "April 29". Address: "Pembroke-Hall".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0253 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: 27 August 1756
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21912, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 222, vol. ii, 474-478
      • Contents: Incipit: "Upon my return hither after an absence of about three weeks,". Sent from Stoke Poges. to [York]. Dateline: "Aug: 27. 1756". Address: "Stoke". Envelope (front): "To / Edward Bedingfield Esq / at the Lady Swinburne's in / York" Postmark: "28 AV".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0262 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: [29 December 1756]
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21913, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 231, vol. ii, 490-492
      • Contents: Incipit: "I know I have reason to make you many excuses but I never found". Sent from [Cambridge]. to [Stoke Ferry]. Envelope (front): "To Edward Bedingfield Esq at Oxburgh Hall near Stoke-ferry Norfolk" Postmark: "CAM[BRIDGE]".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0264 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: 12 February 1757
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21914, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 232, vol. ii, 494
      • Contents: Incipit: "Tho' I do not know whether you are yet return'd from Bath, I can not help". Sent from Cambridge. Dateline: "Feb: 12. 1757". Address: "Camb: Pemb: Hall".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0277 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: 10 August 1757
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21915, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 244, vol. ii, 514-515
      • Contents: Incipit: "I have order'd Dodsley long since to send you piping hot from the Press". Sent from Stoke Poges. Dateline: "Aug: 10. 1757". Address: "Stoke".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0291 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: 31 October 1757
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21916, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 256, vol. ii, 538-540
      • Contents: Incipit: "For the opinion of the South I refer you to the lordly conversation". Sent from Stoke Poges. Dateline: "Oct: 31. 1757". Address: "Stoke".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0307 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: 31 January 1758
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21917, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 266, vol. ii, 559-561
      • Contents: Incipit: "Having been for a little while in Huntingdonshire, on my return to this place". Sent from [Cambridge]. Dateline: "Jan: 31. 1758".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0459 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to Bedingfield, Edward
      • Date: [4 June 1765]
      • Language: English
      • Location: HM 21918, Department of Manuscripts, Huntington Manuscripts, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA <https://www.huntington.org/library-collections>
      • Alternate Form: a photostat is in MS. Toynbee c.2, Bodleian Library, Oxford
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 405, vol. ii, 878
      • Contents: Incipit: "Mr Gray presents his Comp:ts to Mr Bedingfield, is unable to go out". Sent from York. Dateline: "Tuesday-morn:g". dateline in the closer. Address: "Minster-yard". address in the closer.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.


Contents

  • Collection: Letters, 1734-1771
  • Location: The Huntington
  • Correspondents: 2
  • Manuscripts: 10

Correspondents