Letters, 1734-1771

• Correspondence with Walpole, Horace

  • Archive Work ID: letters.walpole_horace
  • Correspondent: Walpole, Horace
  • Language: English
  • Date Range: 1734-1771
  • Summary: 142 letters (129 from Gray, 13 to Gray), dated between 1734 and 1771.

    See also: letter tgal0075 (with Ashton, Thomas)

    See also: letter tgal0097 (with Ashton, Thomas)

  1 Manuscript:

  • • Archive MS ID: letters.0646 (Source: EAD/XML)
    • Title: Gray, Thomas to Walpole, Horace
    • Date: [8 April 1751]
    • Physical Description: A.L.S.; envelope, [2] pages
    • Language: English
    • Location: Autograph collection, Kingston Lacy, Dorset, UK <http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingston-lacy/>
    • References: Roberts, William: "A Letter from Thomas Gray to Horace Walpole". Notes & Queries 47(2) (June 2000), 198-201
    • Contents: Incipit: "From the Time I saw your Letter, I had little Reason to entertain any Hopes of poor Mr Whithed's Life,". Sent from Cambridge. to [London]. Julian calendar. Dateline: "Monday". Address: "Cambridge". Envelope (front): "To / The Hon. Horace Walpole Esq. / in Arlington Street, / London" Postmark: "9 Ap".
    • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.