To my Lord High Admirall. The humble petition of the Doctor, and the gentlemen of Ireland : [London?] : autograph manuscript of the petition to the Earl of Pembroke, [ca. 1708-1709].

BIB_ID

118350

Accession number

MA 457.20

Creator

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Display Date

[ca. 1708-1709].

Credit line

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.

Description

1 item (3 p.) ; 19 cm

Notes

Part of a collection of letters and manuscript poems written by or attributed to Jonathan Swift. Items in the collection are described separately; see MA 457 for more information.
Part of the Fountaine Papers.

Provenance

Andrew Fountaine; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1907.

Summary

Requesting in a punning manner that Pembroke not forget him now that he is Lord Admiral.

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Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts