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Autograph letter to Ralph Palmer from B. Buckeridge enclosing a manuscript copy of his poem 'On Her Majesty's grant of Woodstock to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough' addressed to Antonio Verrio : Correspondence 1704-1705.
Literary Manuscripts Leeds: Sources from The Brotherton Library, University of Leeds Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Buckeridge, Bainbrigg, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--18th century.
- English poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 3 ff.
- Summary:
- Comprises a letter by Buckeridge to Ralph Palmer dated 14 July 1705 enclosing a poem addressed to Antonio Verrio anticipating his decoration of Blenheim Palace following Queen Anne's gift of Woodstock royal hunting park to John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his military achievements in 1704. It corresponds to Foxon,'English Verse, 1701-1750', B555
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:Lt q 64
- Autograph manuscript written in a single early eighteenth-century hand, in the form of a bifolium letter with a leaf containing the poem pasted inside. Endorsed with postal directions: 'These to Mr Ralph Palmer, Jnr. at Little Cheltsea, Middlesex'. The paper used for the manuscript has a watermark, probably the Royal Arms. Bainbrigg Buckeridge is not otherwise known. Antonio Verrio was a painter who helped to decorate Blenheim Palace
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