BIB_ID
136617
Accession number
MA 493.1-4
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Display Date
1788 Oct. 31, 1789 Jan. 13 and undated.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 v. (103 p.), bound ; 32.8 cm
Notes
Walpole has dated both versions of "Reminiscences" January 13, 1789 on the final page; he has dated what appears to be the earlier version, October 31, 1788 in the top right corner of the first page; neither the Introduction to "A Parody of Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son" nor "Detached Thoughts" are dated.
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
Being two versions of "Reminiscences Written for the Amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry," written on the rectos of 27 and 30 leaves, with additions on many versos; a two-page Introduction to A Parody of Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son," written on the rector and verso of one leaf; a three-page manuscript titled "Detached Thoughts." Manuscripts have been cataloged individually; see related records for more information.
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