Griffith, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720?-1793 Griffith, Richard, d. 1788
Published / Created:
1760 (? or ; and 1761?)]
Call Number:
Im G874 757B
Image Count:
30
Alternative Title:
Genuine letters between Henry and Frances, Genuines letters between Henry and Frances., and Series of letters between Henry and Frances
Description:
Both the Dublin, 1760, and the London, 1761, editions consisted of the same sheets--cf. The Book collector, VIII (1959), p. 420. and Imperfect: v. 2 wanting. Volume 1 is missing all the pages (signatures A6a-d6) that appeared before p. 1 (signature B1), and p
Publisher:
Printed by S. Powell, in Crane-Lane, for the authors, and Printed for W. Johnston in Ludgate Street,
Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
9
Abstract:
Collection of letters to the Hutchinsons from John Aldridge.
Description:
Chiefly in English; some material in French., Laura Riding (1901-1991), poet., and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Subject (Name):
Aldridge, John W., Graves, Robert, 1895-1985, Hodge, Alan, 1915-1979, Hutchinson, Dorothy, Hutchinson, Ward, Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960, Reeves, James, and Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century
Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
10
Abstract:
Collection of letters to the Hutchinsons from Lucie Aldridge.
Description:
Chiefly in English; some material in French., Laura Riding (1901-1991), poet., and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Subject (Name):
Aldridge, John W., Graves, Robert, 1895-1985, Hodge, Alan, 1915-1979, Hutchinson, Dorothy, Hutchinson, Ward, Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960, Reeves, James, and Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century
The papers consist primarily of correspondence. Letters to Adolph Sutro in the 1860s and 1870s document his attempts to build the Sutro Tunnel with assistance from federal legislation and foreign capital. Letters from the 1880s are personal, covering such topics as trees for Sutro's estate and requests for charity. A few of the letters in the 1890s concern his political career. and There are also letters dating from 1886 to 1895 from, Edward Lynch, Sutro's agent in Washington, D.C., who monitored the passage of bills affecting real estate in the San Francisco area. The collection contains an 1866 power of attorney authorizing Sutro to act for the Sutro Tunnel Company.
Description:
Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), mining engineer, mayor of San Francisco, 1894-98. and Unpublished list kept with collection.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Politics and government--1850-1950
Subject (Name):
Lynch, Edward, Sutro Tunnel Company, and Sutro, Adolph, 1830-1898