BIB_ID
304194
Accession number
MA 351.34
Creator
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Display Date
1743 Nov. 17.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address), bound ; 22.5 cm
Notes
Addressed to "the Right Hon. the Earl of Orrery, at Marston near Froom, Somersetshire"; with postmark.
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.
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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from F. T. Sabin in 1909.
Summary
Requesting his arrear [an annuity of £100 on the estate of the Duchess of Buckingham] and explaining why it would be most ideal if he brought it to him when he visits "after Christmass [sic]"; indicating that he has recently seen Lord Bathurst and is currently spending a great deal of time with Lord Bolingbroke; asking for particulars regarding a recommended subscription to "the Print"; explaining that he won't be spending much time at Orrery's home on Duke Street; briefly referencing the declining state of Swift and abruptly ending the letter to avoid growing melancholy.
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