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Correspondence with West, Richard

    • Archive Work ID: letters.west_richard
    • Correspondent: West, Richard
    • Language: English, French, Greek, Latin
    • Date Range: 1735-1742
    • Summary: 44 letters (27 from Gray, 17 to Gray), dated between 1735 and 1742.

      See also: letter tgal0079 (with Walpole, Horace)

      See also: letter tgal0095 (with Walpole, Horace)

      See also: letter tgal0104 (with Walpole, Horace)

    44 Manuscripts:

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0019 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [14 November 1735]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 18, vol. i, 33-34; Memoirs (1775), letter i, section i, 6-7; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 20, vol. i, 51; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 3, 68-69; Works (1814), section I, letter I, vol. i, 137-138; Works (1816), section I, letter I, vol. ii, 1-2; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter I, vol. ii, 1-2; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter I, vol. i, 5-6
      • Contents: Incipit: "You use me very cruelly: You have sent me but one letter". Sent from [Oxford]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0020 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [20 December 1735]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 19, vol. i, 34-35; Memoirs (1775), letter ii, section i, 7-8; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 21, vol. i, 52-53; Letters (1900-12), letter no. I, vol. i, 1; Works (1816), section I, letter II, vol. ii, 2-4; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter II, vol. ii, 2-4; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter II, vol. i, 6-8; Works (1814), section I, letter II, vol. i, 138-140
      • Contents: Incipit: "Permit me again to write to you, though I have so long neglected". Sent from [Cambridge]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0023 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [8 May 1736]
      • Language: English
      • Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Henry W. And Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library, New York, NY, USA <https://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/berg-collection-english-and-american-literature>
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 22, vol. i, 38-41; Correspondence (1853), letter I, 1-4; Memoirs (1775), section i, 7-10; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 30, vol. i, 69-74; Letters (1900-12), letter no. II, vol. i, 2
      • Contents: Incipit: "My letter enjoys itself, before its open'd, in imagining the Confusion". Sent from Cambridge. to [Oxford]. Julian calendar. Dateline: "May: 8:-". Address: "Cantabr:". Envelope (front): "To / Mr West of Christ Church / Oxford" Postmark: "CAMBRIDGE".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0025 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [24 May 1736 or earlier]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 22**, vol. i, 41-42; Memoirs (1775), section i, 8-10
      • Contents: Incipit: "I send you my translation, which I did not engage in because I liked". Sent from [Cambridge]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0026 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [24 May 1736]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 23, vol. i, 42-43; Memoirs (1775), letter iii, section i, 10-11; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 31, vol. i, 74-75; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 4, 70-71; Works (1816), section I, letter III, vol. ii, 4-5; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter III, vol. ii, 4-7; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter III, vol. i, 8-9; Works (1814), section I, letter III, vol. i, 141-142
      • Contents: Incipit: "I agree with you that you have broke Statius's head". Sent from [Oxford]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0036 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [December 1736]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 33, vol. i, 56-57; Memoirs (1775), letter iv, section i, 12-14; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 48, vol. i, 112-114; Letters (1900-12), letter no. IV, vol. i, 3-4; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 84; Works (1816), section I, letter IV, vol. ii, 7-9; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter IV, vol. ii, 7-10; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter IV, vol. i, 10-11; Works (1814), section I, letter IV, vol. i, 143-144
      • Contents: Incipit: "You must know that I do not take degrees, and, after this term". Sent from [Cambridge]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0037 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [22 December 1736]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 34, vol. i, 57-58; Memoirs (1775), letter v, section i, 14-16; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 49, vol. i, 114-116; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 11, 85-88; Works (1816), section I, letter V, vol. ii, 9-11; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter V, vol. ii, 10-12; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter V, vol. i, 12-13; Works (1814), section I, letter V, vol. i, 145-146
      • Contents: Incipit: "I congratulate you on your being about to leave college". Sent from [Oxford]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0040 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [March 1737]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 37, vol. i, 61; Memoirs (1775), section i, 36-37, note; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 55, vol. i, 128-129
      • Contents: Incipit: "I learn Italian like any dragon, and in two months am got through". Sent from [Cambridge]. to [Oxford]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0641 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [22 May 1737]
      • Physical Description: A.L.S.; the margins are damaged; envelope, 3 pages
      • Language: English
      • Location: Misc. MSS, The Lewis Walpole Library, Manuscript Collections, Yale University Library, New Haven, CT (Beinecke)/Farmington, CT (Lewis Walpole), USA <http://www.library.yale.edu/>
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 37*, vol. iii, 1315-1319; The Times Literary Supplement, 23 Oct. 1937, 776
      • Contents: Incipit: "I am qualified with full and ample powers to treat with you in the names". Sent from [Cambridge]. to [Oxford]. Julian calendar. Envelope (front): "To / Richard West, Esq. / at Christ-Church in / Oxford" Postmark: "23 MA".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0041 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [4 July 1737]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 38, vol. i, 61-64; Memoirs (1775), letter vii, section i, 18-22; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 58, vol. i, 139-142; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 14, 95-98; Works (1816), section I, letter VII, vol. ii, 13-16; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter VII, vol. ii, 15-18; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter VII, vol. i, 15-19; Works (1814), section I, letter VII, vol. i, 148-152
      • Contents: Incipit: "I have been very ill, and am still hardly recovered.". Sent from [Oxford]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0043 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [22 August 1737]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 40, vol. i, 66; Memoirs (1775), letter viii, section i, 22-23; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 63, vol. i, 153-154; Letters (1900-12), letter no. VI, vol. i, 6-7; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 101-102; Works (1816), section I, letter VIII, vol. ii, 17; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter VIII, vol. ii, 19-20; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter VIII, vol. i, 19-20; Works (1814), section I, letter VIII, vol. i, 152-153
      • Contents: Incipit: "After a month's expectation of you, and a fortnight's despair". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0047 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [2 December 1737]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 43, vol. i, 70-71; Memoirs (1775), letter xi, section i, 26-28; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 69, vol. i, 164-165; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 17, 103-105; Works (1816), section I, letter XI, vol. ii, 21-22; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XI, vol. ii, 24-25; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XI, vol. i, 23-24; Works (1814), section I, letter XI, vol. i, 156-157
      • Contents: Incipit: "Receiving no Answer to my last letter, which I writ above a month ago". Sent from [Oxford]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0051 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [22 January 1738]
      • Language: Latin, Greek
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 47, vol. i, 77-78; Memoirs (1775), letter xii, section i, 28-29; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 74, vol. i, 175-177; Letters (1900-12), letter no. IX, vol. i, 10-11; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 18, 105-107; Works (1816), section I, letter XII, vol. ii, 23-24; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XII, vol. ii, 26-27; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XII, vol. i, 24-26; Works (1814), section I, letter XII, vol. i, 157-158
      • Contents: Incipit: "Literas, mi Favoni, abs te demum nudiustertius, credo, accepi;". Sent from [Cambridge]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0052 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [21 February 1738]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 48, vol. i, 78-79; Memoirs (1775), letter xiii, section i, 29-30; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 75, vol. i, 177-178; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 19, 107-108; Works (1816), section I, letter XIII, vol. ii, 24-25; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XIII, vol. ii, 27-28; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XIII, vol. i, 26-27; Works (1814), section I, letter XIII, vol. i, 158-159
      • Contents: Incipit: "I ought to answer you in Latin, but I feel I dare not enter the lists". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0057 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [June 1738]
      • Language: Latin, Greek
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 53, vol. i, 85-87; Memoirs (1775), letter xiv, section i, 30-33; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 79, vol. i, 184-187; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XI, vol. i, 12-13; Works (1816), section I, letter XIV, vol. ii, 25-26; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XIV, vol. ii, 29; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XIV, vol. i, 27-29; Works (1814), section I, letter XIV, vol. i, 159-161
      • Contents: Incipit: "Ohe! amicule noster, et unde, sodes, tu". Sent from [Cambridge]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0059 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [29 August 1738]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 55, vol. i, 88-89; Memoirs (1775), letter xv, section i, 33-34; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 81, vol. i, 189-190; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 20, 115; Works (1816), section I, letter XV, vol. ii, 26; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XV, vol. ii, 29-30; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XV, vol. i, 29-30; Works (1814), section I, letter XV, vol. i, 162
      • Contents: Incipit: "I return you a thousand thanks for your elegant ode, and wish you". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0061 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [September 1738]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 56, vol. i, 89-90; Memoirs (1775), letter xvii, section i, 36; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 84, vol. i, 197-198; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XIII, vol. i, 14-15; Works (1816), section I, letter XVII, vol. ii, 28-29; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XVII, vol. ii, 32-33; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XVII, vol. i, 32; Works (1814), section I, letter XVII, vol. i, 164
      • Contents: Incipit: "I am coming away all so fast, and leaving behind me, without the least remorse". Sent from [Cambridge]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0062 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [17 September 1738]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 57, vol. i, 91-92; Memoirs (1775), letter xviii, section i, 37-39; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 85, vol. i, 198-200; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 22, 117-119; Works (1816), section I, letter XVIII, vol. ii, 30-31; Works (1835-1843), section I, letter XVIII, vol. ii, 34-35; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XVIII, vol. i, 33-34; Works (1814), section I, letter XVIII, vol. i, 165-167
      • Contents: Incipit: "I thank you again and again for your two last most agreeable letters". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0064 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [December 1738]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 58*, vol. i, 93-94; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 139, vol. ii, 17-19; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 34, 154-155; Letters (1900-12), letter no. L, vol. i, 93-94
      • Contents: Incipit: "As I know you are a lover of Curiosities, I send you the following". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0065 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [January 1739]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • Alternate Form: transcript in Gray's Commonplace Book
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 58**, vol. i, 95-99; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, 119-123
      • Contents: Incipit: "IMITATION OF HORACE. Lib: I: Ep: 2: Trojani belli scriptorem, &c:". Sent from [Epsom]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0067 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [12 April 1739]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 60, vol. i, 101-104; Memoirs (1775), letter ii, section ii, 44-47; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 122-124; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 87, vol. i, 201-206; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XV, vol. i, 18-23; Works (1816), section II, letter II, vol. ii, 38-41; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter II, vol. ii, 42-46; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XX, vol. i, 37-41; Works (1814), section II, letter II, vol. i, 171-174
      • Contents: Incipit: "Enfin donc me voici à Paris. Mr. Walpole is gone out to supper". Sent from [Paris].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0070 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [15 and 22 May 1739]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 62, vol. i, 106-109; Memoirs (1775), letter iii, section ii, 47-50; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 125-129; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 91, vol. i, 217-220; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XVII, vol. i, 25-28; Works (1816), section II, letter III, vol. ii, 41-44; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter III, vol. ii, 46-50; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXI, vol. i, 41-44; Works (1814), section II, letter III, vol. i, 175-177
      • Contents: Incipit: "After the little particulars aforesaid I should have proceeded". Sent from [Paris].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0078 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [18 September 1739]
      • Language: English, French
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 68, vol. i, 117-119; Memoirs (1775), letter vi, section ii, 54-56; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 99, vol. i, 240-243; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXIII, vol. i, 36-37; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 131; Works (1816), section II, letter VI, vol. ii, 48-50; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter VI, vol. ii, 55-57; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXIV, vol. i, 48-50; Works (1814), section II, letter VI, vol. i, 181-183
      • Contents: Incipit: "Scavez vous bien, mon cher ami, que je vous hais, que je vous deteste?". Sent from [Lyon].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0080 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [28 September 1739]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 70, vol. i, 120-121; Memoirs (1775), letter vii, section ii, 56-58; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 102, vol. i, 248-250; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 25, 132-133; Works (1816), section II, letter VII, vol. ii, 50-51; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter VII, vol. ii, 58-59; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXV, vol. i, 51-52; Works (1814), section II, letter VII, vol. i, 183-184
      • Contents: Incipit: "If wishes could turn to realities, I would fling down my law books,". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0084 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [16 November 1739]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 74, vol. i, 127-129; Memoirs (1775), letter xi, section ii, 65-68; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 129-131; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 105, vol. i, 258-261; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXVII, vol. i, 43-46; Works (1816), section II, letter XI, vol. ii, 59-61; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XI, vol. ii, 69-72; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXIX, vol. i, 60-63; Works (1814), section II, letter XI, vol. i, 191-193
      • Contents: Incipit: "After eight days journey through Greenland, we arrived at Turin.". Sent from [Turin].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0085 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [21 November 1739]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 75, vol. i, 129-131; Memoirs (1775), letter xii, section ii, 68-70; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 106, vol. i, 261-263; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXVIII, vol. i, 46-47; Works (1816), section II, letter XII, vol. ii, 62-63; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XII, vol. ii, 73-75; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXX, vol. i, 63-65; Works (1814), section II, letter XII, vol. i, 194-195
      • Contents: Incipit: "At least if they do not, they have a very ill taste; for I never beheld". Sent from [Genoa].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0088 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [15 January 1740]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 78, vol. i, 136-137; Memoirs (1775), letter xv, section ii, 75; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 109, vol. i, 270-271; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXXI, vol. i, 51-52; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 140; Works (1816), section II, letter XV, vol. ii, 68-69; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XV, vol. ii, 81; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXXIII, vol. i, 70; Works (1814), section II, letter XV, vol. i, 200
      • Contents: Incipit: "I think I have not yet told you how we left that charming place Genoa:". Sent from [Florence].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0096 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [April 1740]
      • Language: Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 84, vol. i, 151-152; Memoirs (1775), letter xvi, section ii, 76-77; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 115, vol. i, 288-289; Works (1816), section II, letter XVI, vol. ii, 69-70; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XVI, vol. ii, 82-83; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXXIV, vol. i, 71-72; Works (1814), section II, letter XVI, vol. i, 201-202
      • Contents: Incipit: "Ergo desidiæ videor tibi crimine dignus;". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0099 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [May 1740]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 87, vol. i, 158-162; Memoirs (1775), letter xxi, section ii, 87-92; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 119, vol. i, 302-307; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXXIX, vol. i, 68-70; Works (1816), section II, letter XXIII, vol. ii, 92-95; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XXIII, vol. ii, 109-112; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXXIX, vol. i, 82-86; Works (1814), section II, letter XXI, vol. i, 211-215
      • Contents: Incipit: "I am to-day just returned from Alba, a good deal fatigued;". Sent from [Rome].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0098 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [20 and 21 May 1740]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 86, vol. i, 155-158; Memoirs (1775), letter xx, section ii, 83-87; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 118, vol. i, 298-302; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XXXVIII, vol. i, 65-68; Works (1816), section II, letter XXII, vol. ii, 88-91; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XXII, vol. ii, 104-108; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XXXVIII, vol. i, 78-82; Works (1814), section II, letter XX, vol. i, 207-211
      • Contents: Incipit: "This day being in the palace of his Highness the Duke of Modena". Sent from [Tivoli].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0101 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [16 June 1740]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 89, vol. i, 164-165; Memoirs (1775), letter xxiv, section ii, 97-99; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 121, vol. i, 311-313; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 29, 142-144; Works (1816), section II, letter XXVI, vol. ii, 100-101; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XXVI, vol. ii, 119-121; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XLII, vol. i, 92-93; Works (1814), section II, letter XXIV, vol. i, 220-221
      • Contents: Incipit: "I lived at the Temple till I was sick of it: I have just left it,". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0103 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [16 July 1740]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 91, vol. i, 167-170; Memoirs (1775), letter xxv, section ii, 99-102; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 124, vol. i, 320-324; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XLII, vol. i, 75-78; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 144; Works (1816), section II, letter XXVII, vol. ii, 102-105; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XXVII, vol. ii, 121-126; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XLIII, vol. i, 94-97; Works (1814), section II, letter XXV, vol. i, 222-225
      • Contents: Incipit: "You do yourself and me justice, in imagining that you merit,". Sent from [Florence].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0107 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [25 September 1740]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 94, vol. i, 175-178; Memoirs (1775), letter xxvii, section ii, 105-109; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 127, vol. i, 333-337; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XLV, vol. i, 81-83; Works (1816), section II, letter XXX, vol. ii, 111-113; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XXX, vol. ii, 133-136; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XLV, vol. i, 100-104; Works (1814), section II, letter XXVII, vol. i, 227-231
      • Contents: Incipit: "What I send you now, as long as it is, is but a piece of a poem.". Sent from [Florence].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0112 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [21 April 1741]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 97, vol. i, 181-183; Memoirs (1775), letter xxx, section ii, 113-116; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 134, vol. ii, 4-8; Letters (1900-12), letter no. XLVIII, vol. i, 86-89; Works (1816), section II, letter XXXIII, vol. ii, 117-119; Works (1835-1843), section II, letter XXXIII, vol. ii, 141-144; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XLVIII, vol. i, 108-111; Works (1814), section II, letter XXX, vol. i, 235-237
      • Contents: Incipit: "I know not what degree of satisfaction it will give you to be told". Sent from [Florence].
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0116 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [28 March 1742]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 100, vol. i, 187-188; Memoirs (1775), letter i, section iii, 121-122; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 140, vol. ii, 20; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 35, 156-157; Works (1816), section III, letter I, vol. ii, 121; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter I, vol. ii, 145; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter XLIX, vol. i, 111-112; Works (1814), section III, letter I, vol. i, 242
      • Contents: Incipit: "I write to make you write, for I have not much to tell you.". Sent from [Pope's]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0117 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [1 April 1742]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 101, vol. i, 188-189; Memoirs (1775), letter ii, section iii, 122-123; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 131-132; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 141, vol. ii, 20-22; Letters (1900-12), letter no. LI, vol. i, 94-96; Works (1816), section III, letter II, vol. ii, 122-123; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter II, vol. ii, 146-147; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter L, vol. i, 112-114; Works (1814), section III, letter II, vol. i, 243-244
      • Contents: Incipit: "I trust to the country, and that easy indolence you say you enjoy there". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0118 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [4 April 1742]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 102, vol. i, 189-191; Memoirs (1775), letter iii, section iii, 136-137; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 142, vol. ii, 22-24; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 36, 157-159; Works (1816), section III, letter III, vol. ii, 124-125; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter III, vol. ii, 148-150; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LI, vol. i, 114-115; Works (1814), section III, letter III, vol. i, 255-257
      • Contents: Incipit: "I own in general I think Agrippina's speech too long;". Sent from [Pope's]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0119 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [8 April 1742]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 103, vol. i, 191-194; Memoirs (1775), letter iv, section iii, 138-141; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 132-135; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 143, vol. ii, 25-29; Letters (1900-12), letter no. LII, vol. i, 96-100; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 159-160; Works (1816), section III, letter IV, vol. ii, 126-129; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter IV, vol. ii, 150-155; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LII, vol. i, 116-119; Works (1814), section III, letter IV, vol. i, 257-260
      • Contents: Incipit: "You are the first who ever made a Muse of a Cough;". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0120 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [12 April 1742]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 104, vol. i, 194-195; Memoirs (1775), letter v, section iii, 142-144; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 145, vol. ii, 30-33; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 37, 160-163; Works (1816), section III, letter V, vol. ii, 130-132; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter V, vol. ii, 155-158; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LIII, vol. i, 119-122; Works (1814), section III, letter V, vol. i, 261-263
      • Contents: Incipit: "To begin with the conclusion of your letter, which is Greek". Sent from [Pope's]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0121 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [23 April 1742]
      • Language: English
      • Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Henry W. And Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library, New York, NY, USA <https://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/berg-collection-english-and-american-literature>
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 105, vol. i, 196-199; Memoirs (1775), letter vi, section iii, 145-146; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 136; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 146, vol. ii, 33-34; Letters (1900-12), letter no. LIII, vol. i, 100-101; Works (1816), section III, letter VI, vol. ii, 132-133; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter VI, vol. ii, 158-160; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LIV, vol. i, 122-123; Works (1814), section III, letter VI, vol. i, 263-264
      • Contents: Incipit: "I should not have fail'd to answer your Letter immediately,". Sent from [London]. to [Pope's]. Julian calendar. Envelope (front): "To / Richard West Esq, / at David Mitchell's Esq / of Popes near Hatfield Hartfordshire" Postmark: "24 AP".
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0122 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [5 May 1742]
      • Language: English
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 106, vol. i, 200-201; Memoirs (1775), letter vii, section iii, 146-148; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 148, vol. ii, 37-39; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 39, 164-166; Works (1816), section III, letter VII, vol. ii, 134-135; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter VII, vol. ii, 160-162; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LV, vol. i, 123-125; Works (1814), section III, letter VII, vol. i, 264-266
      • Contents: Incipit: "Without any preface I come to your verses, which I read over and over". Sent from [Pope's]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0123 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [8 May 1742]
      • Language: English, Latin, Greek
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 107, vol. i, 201-202; Memoirs (1775), letter viii, section iii, 148-150; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 136-138; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 149, vol. ii, 40-41; Letters (1900-12), letter no. LIV, vol. i, 101-102; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 166; Works (1816), section III, letter VIII, vol. ii, 136-137; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter VIII, vol. ii, 162-164; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LVI, vol. i, 125-126; Works (1814), section III, letter VIII, vol. i, 266-267
      • Contents: Incipit: "I rejoice to see you putting up your prayers to the May:". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0124 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: West, Richard to Gray, Thomas
      • Date: [11 May 1742]
      • Language: English, Latin
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 108, vol. i, 203; Memoirs (1775), letter ix, section iii, 150; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 150, vol. ii, 41-42; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter no. 40, 166-168; Works (1816), section III, letter IX, vol. ii, 137-138; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter IX, vol. ii, 164; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LVII, vol. i, 126-127; Works (1814), section III, letter IX, vol. i, 268
      • Contents: Incipit: "Your fragment is in Aulus Gellius; and both it and your Greek delicious.". Sent from [Pope's]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

      • Archive MS ID: letters.0127 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: Gray, Thomas to West, Richard
      • Date: [27 May 1742]
      • Language: English, Latin, Greek
      • Location: [unlocated]
      • References: Correspondence (1971), letter no. 110, vol. i, 209-213; Memoirs (1775), letter x, section iii, 151-155; Essays and Criticisms by Thomas Gray (1911), letter excerpt, 139-141; Correspondence (1915), letter no. 151, vol. ii, 42-47; Letters (1900-12), letter no. LV, vol. i, 102-105; Gray and his Friends (1890), section II, letter fragment, 168-169; Works (1816), section III, letter X, vol. ii, 138-140; Works (1835-1843), section III, letter X, vol. ii, 165-168; Letters of Thomas Gray, 2 vols. (1819), letter LVIII, vol. i, 127-130; Works (1814), section III, letter X, vol. i, 268-272
      • Contents: Incipit: "Mine, you are to know, is a white Melancholy, or rather Leucocholy". Sent from [London]. Julian calendar.
      • Surrogates: Letter record at the Thomas Gray Archive available online.

Contents

  • Collection: Letters, 1734-1771
  • Correspondent: West, Richard
  • Manuscripts: 44

Manuscripts