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Autograph draft letter, signed, King's Lynn [Norfolk, England] 1755 Apr. 14. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Charles Burney correspondence / Unspecified: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, recipient. 2 letters from Charles Burney, 1755-1765.
Item — Box: 1Identifier: MS Hyde 88, (8)
Scope and Contents: This collection consists of 12 letters by Burney, five letters received by him, and two poems. Of special importance is a portion of Burney's notes on Samuel Johnson sent to James Boswell, item (2), which were used in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. The collection also includes letters to Fanny Burney, item (3); and Samuel Johnson, item (8). Many of the letters discuss Samuel Johnson, including two that describe his final days in detail, items (10) and...

Autograph draft letter, signed, Poland Street, Soho [London] 1765 Oct. 14. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Charles Burney correspondence / Unspecified: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, recipient. 2 letters from Charles Burney, 1755-1765.
Item — Box: 1Identifier: MS Hyde 88, (8)
Scope and Contents: This collection consists of 12 letters by Burney, five letters received by him, and two poems. Of special importance is a portion of Burney's notes on Samuel Johnson sent to James Boswell, item (2), which were used in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. The collection also includes letters to Fanny Burney, item (3); and Samuel Johnson, item (8). Many of the letters discuss Samuel Johnson, including two that describe his final days in detail, items (10) and...

Arblay, Alexandre Jean Baptiste Piochard, comte d', 1754-1818, recipient. The thirteenth of May : autograph manuscript poem, signed, from Fanny Burney, Bookham [Surrey, England] 1794 [May 13], 1794 Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Fanny Burney correspondence
Item — Box: 1Identifier: MS Hyde 89, (1)
Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of sixteen letters from and six letters to Fanny Burney. Most of the correspondents are family members, and much of the content is family news. Several letters relate to Samuel Johnson and her literary career. One letter to her husband consists mainly of a poem in honor of his birthday, item (1). Prominent correspondents include her brother Charles Burney, item (2); and Hester Lynch Piozzi, item (10).

Burney, Elizabeth Allen, 1725-1796. Autograph letter, signed, to Fanny Burney, Streatham [London] [1778] July 13, Monday., [1778] Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Fanny Burney correspondence
Item — Box: 1Identifier: MS Hyde 89, (3)
Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of sixteen letters from and six letters to Fanny Burney. Most of the correspondents are family members, and much of the content is family news. Several letters relate to Samuel Johnson and her literary career. One letter to her husband consists mainly of a poem in honor of his birthday, item (1). Prominent correspondents include her brother Charles Burney, item (2); and Hester Lynch Piozzi, item (10).

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