Box 1
Contains 74 Results:
From William Parr Greswell to Cadell & Davies, 6 April 1801
This subseries includes letters written to Roscoe, as well as letters written to third parties connected to him. Several letters communicate messages to and from Roscoe to other parties via his sons Robert, Richard, Thomas and Henry. A letter from 1887 to great-grandson Frederick Warburton Dunston documents his acquisition of the items detailed in Series 2 of this finding aid.
From Robert Roscoe to Cadell & Davies, 7 June 1819
Gives instructions sent from WR.
From Robert Roscoe to [?] Horwood, 2 October 1826
Letter and autograph of W. Roscoe.
From Henry Roscoe to unknown correspondent, 19 June 1833
Regards his biography of WR and the unknown's friendship with WR.
From Richard Roscoe to unknown correspondent, undated
This subseries includes letters written to Roscoe, as well as letters written to third parties connected to him. Several letters communicate messages to and from Roscoe to other parties via his sons Robert, Richard, Thomas and Henry. A letter from 1887 to great-grandson Frederick Warburton Dunston documents his acquisition of the items detailed in Series 2 of this finding aid.
Memoir of William Roscoe, Esq. The European Magazine, July 1822
An article about WR published in 1822, with an engraved portrait by J. Thompson.
Engraved monogram "J McC", undated
Possibly the monogram of WR correspondent and Liverpool printer John McCreery.
"W. Roscoe aetat: 38" black and white engraving from Bohn's standard library edition of the Life of Leo the Tenth, undated
Engraving and several pages from a later 19th century edition of WR's work.
"Roscoe" engraving with pencil attribution to Williamson and Edwards, undated
Apparently original printing of the same portrait as in folder 64. Light foxing to edges of sheet.