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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Eng 1351

Baron George Lyttelton letters to Elizabeth Robinson Montagu

Overview

Letters to English writer and Bluestocking Elizabeth Robinson Montagu from English Whig statesman and writer Baron George Lyttelton.

Dates

  • Creation: 1756-1783

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Consists chiefly of letters from Baron George Lord Lyttelton to Elizabeth Montagu. Letters discuss Lyttelton's travels and the countryside in the United Kingdom, and his daily life in England. Lyttelton also writes to Montagu of local news of friends and family, including his daughter's engagement. Letters discuss in detail Montagu's health. Included in the collection is a drawing of George Lord Lyttelton. Also includes two letters from Montagu to Charles Lyttelton.

Biographical / Historical

Lyttelton was an English Whig statesman and writer. Montagu (1720-1800) was an English writer and one of the first Bluestockings.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

82M-52. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund from Hofmann & Freeman, 8 High Street, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent, England TN 14 5PQ; received: 1982 September.

Existence and Location of Copies

The British Library holds copies of these letters as record RP 2377.

Title
Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773. Baron George Lyttelton letters to Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, 1756-1783: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00455

Repository Details

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