Catalogue of extremely interesting autograph letters and important historical documents : amongst which will be found, Stuart papers, and documents connected with the history of Scotland, the declaration of James III, addressed to the people of England, A.D. 1743 ... one hundred and forty-two letters (many unpublished) of Dr. Philip Doddridge ... : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on Friday, February 28th, 1851, at one o'clock most punctually.

Puttick and Simpson

Date:: 1851

Credit: Catalogue of extremely interesting autograph letters and important historical documents : amongst which will be found, Stuart papers, and documents connected with the history of Scotland, the declaration of James III, addressed to the people of England, A.D. 1743 ... one hundred and forty-two letters (many unpublished) of Dr. Philip Doddridge ... : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on Friday, February 28th, 1851, at one o'clock most punctually. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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The food for the inhabitants of earth will quickly disappear. Hot rolls may say Fuimus panes, fuit quartern loaf et inyens gloria applepasty-orum,” etc. 8!) Leopold I., Emperor of Germany b. 10-10, d. 1705 L.s. 1 page folio to William III. signed also by Victor Amadeus, Count of Windisgratz, June 0, 1694 ; with seal 90 Leicester (Robert Dudley, Earl of), and others Doc. s. by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; the Earl of Winchester; Sir Walter Mildmay, Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth; 1 page folio Feb. 1564 91 Louis XVI., King of France b. 1754, decapitated 1793 Signature to a passport, 1 page folio . 1788 92 Melmoth (William), historian b. 1710, d. 1799 A.L.s. 1 page 4to. to Mrs. Sharpe, Bath, June 11, 1770 CORRESPONDENCE OF DEAN MILLES. *„.* All addressed to Dean Milles unless otherwise described. 93 Lyttleton (George, Lord), poet and historian b. 1709, d. 1773 A.L.s. 1 page 4to. Castlehill, Aut7.3, 1762. Scarce 94 Montagu (Elizabeth), founder of the Blue Stocking Club b. 1720, d. 1800 Aut. note, on both sides of a card ; with port. Scarce 95 Jekyll (Sir Joseph), lawyer and statesman b. 1664, d. 1738 A.L.s. 2 pages 4to. and postscript also signed, loith pen sketch. Scarce 96 Cornwallis (Frederic), Archbishop of Canterbury. A.L.s. 1 page 4to. Dec. 16, 1781. Scarce 97 Tickell (Richard), poet and political writer d. 1793 Two A.L.s. relative to his pamphlet 1778 98 Chatterton papers. 1. Specimen of Chatterton’s autograph, endorsed by Dean Milles 2. Letter of Dean Milles, giving an account of the Trial of the Rebel Lords (174 Q), part wanting 3. Two A.L.s. of Brownlow North, Bp. of Worcester, 1778 4. Five long A.L.s. of P. Barton (editor of Chaucer), 1778-80 5. Two long A.L.s. of Geo. Moore, 1781 6. A.L.s. of Will. Blake, Nov. 11, 1783 7. A.L.s. of [Mrs.] F Woodward, June 4, 1778 (“ I con- versed last week with a lady, who by accident was in Mr. Lambert’s company, who talked much of Chatter- ton (his clerk) ; who said he was a lad of a most wretched and uncommonly wicked disposition.”) Dean Milles was ardently engaged in the Chatterton controversy, and published the supposed Rowley's Poems with a Glossary. The letters in this lot, many of them long and interesting, have reference to the compositions of Chatterton and other literary matters.

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