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Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay

Title
Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay, St. Christopher, June 3d, 1771 and July 7, 1774.
Author
Ramsay, James, 1733-1789
Publication
[7] pages ; 24 cm

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Additional Authors
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
Subjects
Note
  • Letter dated "June 8 1771" was "forwarded by M. Maude Downing Street" -- discusses her fourth and fifth volumes of English history, and trouble with colonies ; letter dated "July 7th 1774" -- discusses literary property, and publishing of American editions of her works and their effect on earnings and British Empire.
  • James Ramsay, in second letter, references he is living in West Indies.
Source (note)
  • of Sidney Lapidus;
Call Number
SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 2 Folder 18
OCLC
930788837
Author
Ramsay, James, 1733-1789, correspondent.
Title
Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay, St. Christopher, June 3d, 1771 and July 7, 1774.
Imprint
[7] pages ; 24 cm
Source
Gift; of Sidney Lapidus; 2015. MG 905.b1f54 Copy in Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books
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Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791, recipient.
Lapidus, Sidney, 1937- donor.
Research Call Number
SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 2 Folder 18
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