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Joseph Johnson Letterbook

Title
Joseph Johnson Letterbook, 1795-1810.
Author
Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809.
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Additional Authors
  • Arden, Thomas S., -1805
  • Ballantyne, James
  • Barlas, William
  • Baynes, R
  • Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808
  • Bell, John, approximately 1736-1806
  • Belsham, Thomas, 1750-1829
  • Carr, John, Sir, 1772-1832
  • Conder, Thomas, 1746 or 1747-1831
  • Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
  • Cottle, Joseph, 1770-1853
  • Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
  • Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802
  • Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829
  • Denman, Thomas, 1733-1815
  • Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824
  • Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823
  • Dugdale, Bennet
  • Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
  • Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, 1744-1817
  • Fellows, John, 1759-1844
  • Hartley, David, approximately 1731-1813
  • Hayley, William, 1745-1820
  • Hollis, John, 1757-1824
  • Hutchinson, Benjamin, 1729?-1804
  • Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832
  • Longman, Thomas Norton, 1771-1842
  • Madison, James, 1751-1836
  • Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850
  • Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859
  • Parr, Bartholomew, 1750-1810
  • Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
  • Seagrave, J. (Joseph), -1808
  • Skrimshire, F. (Fenwick), 1774 or 1775-1855
  • Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806
  • Sullivan, William, 1774-1839
  • Turton, William, 1762-1835
  • Wollstonecraft, Charles
  • D. and A. Cowan, addressee.
  • Gilbert and Hodges, addressee.
  • K. E. Mercier and Co., addressee.
  • Lackington, Allen and Co., addressee.
  • Manners and Miller, addressee.
  • Murray and Cochrane, addressee.
  • Murray and Highley, addressee.
  • Oxenham and Company, addressee.
  • T. & J. Swords (Firm), addressee.
Found In
p1pc Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5
Description
1 volume; 20.2 x 16.5 cm.
Summary
Copies of roughly 240 outgoing letters from Johnson (in his own hand, and by copyists) to various individuals, including many of the writers he published.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Letterbooks – Great Britain – London
Note
  • Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 4039).
  • Binding: Contemporary vellum, lettered in ink (faintly) on spine.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Joseph Johnson, bookseller and publisher, lived in London from 1761 until the last few years of his life. A Dissenter, known for his progressive political views and for his role in bringing together many of the leading intellectuals of his time, Johnson was notable for publishing such writers as Maria Edgeworth, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Paine, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
NYPW01-A165
Author
Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809.
Title
Joseph Johnson Letterbook, 1795-1810.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Local Note
Shelved as *Pforz B-L 16.
Biography
Joseph Johnson, bookseller and publisher, lived in London from 1761 until the last few years of his life. A Dissenter, known for his progressive political views and for his role in bringing together many of the leading intellectuals of his time, Johnson was notable for publishing such writers as Maria Edgeworth, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Paine, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
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Finding Aid
Occupation
Publishers Great Britain London
Added Author
Arden, Thomas S., -1805, addressee.
Ballantyne, James, addressee.
Barlas, William, addressee.
Baynes, R, addressee.
Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808, addressee.
Bell, John, approximately 1736-1806, addressee.
Belsham, Thomas, 1750-1829, addressee.
Carr, John, Sir, 1772-1832, addressee.
Conder, Thomas, 1746 or 1747-1831, addressee.
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839, addressee.
Cottle, Joseph, 1770-1853, addressee.
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824, addressee.
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802, addressee.
Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829, addressee.
Denman, Thomas, 1733-1815, addressee.
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824, addressee.
Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823, addressee.
Dugdale, Bennet, addressee.
Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849, addressee.
Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, 1744-1817, addressee.
Fellows, John, 1759-1844, addressee.
Hartley, David, approximately 1731-1813, addressee.
Hayley, William, 1745-1820, addressee.
Hollis, John, 1757-1824, addressee.
Hutchinson, Benjamin, 1729?-1804, addressee.
Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832, addressee.
Longman, Thomas Norton, 1771-1842, addressee.
Madison, James, 1751-1836, addressee.
Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850, addressee.
Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, addressee.
Parr, Bartholomew, 1750-1810, addressee.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, addressee.
Seagrave, J. (Joseph), -1808, addressee.
Skrimshire, F. (Fenwick), 1774 or 1775-1855, addressee.
Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806, addressee.
Sullivan, William, 1774-1839, addressee.
Turton, William, 1762-1835, addressee.
Wollstonecraft, Charles, addressee.
D. and A. Cowan, addressee.
Gilbert and Hodges, addressee.
K. E. Mercier and Co., addressee.
Lackington, Allen and Co., addressee.
Manners and Miller, addressee.
Murray and Cochrane, addressee.
Murray and Highley, addressee.
Oxenham and Company, addressee.
T. & J. Swords (Firm), addressee.
Found In:
p1pc Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5
Research Call Number
*Pforz MS
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