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.0076 (Source: EAD/XML)
  • Title: Gray, Thomas to Ashton, Thomas
  • Date: 25 August 1739
  • Language: English
  • Location: College Library, Eton College, Windsor, UK <http://www.etoncollege.com/collegelibrary.aspx>
  • Alternate Form: a MS transcript is at the British Library, Add. MSS 32562, ff. 148-150
  • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 66, vol. i, 115-116; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 97, vol. i, 237-239; Gray and his Friends (1890), section I, letter no. 5, 47-48; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXI, vol. i, 33-34
  • Contents: Incipit: "I am not so ignorant of Pain myself as to be able to hear of". Sent from Reims. to [London]. Dateline: "25 Aug: N:S". Address: "Rheims". Envelope (front): "To / Mr Ashton at Mrs Lewes's / in Hanover Square London / Franc a Paris. / pour l'Angleterre / franc jusqu'a Paris.".
  • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.