BIB_ID
304124
Accession number
MA 351.22
Creator
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Display Date
1740 Dec. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (3 p.), bound ; 22.9 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters to the Earl of Orrery. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters to the Earl of Orrery. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from F. T. Sabin in 1909.
Summary
Expressing his relief at the news of his sons' recoveries [from smallpox]; thanking him for all the attention he has given the matter of the publication of his letters; indicating that he will now answer Swift's bookseller with his final comments and requirements; remarking upon several discrepancies associated with the publication.
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