Jones, Henry, 1721-1770 (poet and playwright)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1721 - 1770
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
John Dovaston: 'Poems by W. Shenstone Esqr and Others'
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8289
Scope and Contents
A collection of poems and prose by William Shenstone, Henry Jones and others, written in the hand of John Dovaston and with illustrations by him. Most of the texts are apparently from printed sources, from which there are many deviations. Contents: Front pastedown: Nursery Library bookplate of John Freeman Milward Dovaston, printed in brown ink [i-ii] blank [iii r] ownership inscription, date (1765), note of price paid, 'M:S Poems by William Shenstone Esqr and Others', epigraph "So we thro'...
Dates:
1765-1779 (a later terminal date is possible)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library