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Letters from Lewis Theobald to William Warburton [manuscript], 1729-1734.

Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744, sender.; Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, addressee.; Warburton, William, 1698-1779, addressee.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
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Title
Letters from Lewis Theobald to William Warburton [manuscript], 1729-1734.
Description
68 items.
Associated name
Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744, sender.
Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, addressee.
Warburton, William, 1698-1779, addressee.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
Scope and content
All the letters are concerned with textual criticism of Shakespeare. Also, some copies of letters from Warburton to Theobald and one from Styan Thirlby in which he gives "the list of such of my conjectures [concerning Shakespeare's text] as I am at present not unwilling to own."
Note
See curatorial file.

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Cited/described in
Phillipps, T. Phillipps manuscripts, 8565
Genre/form
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
W.b.74-75
Folger accession
cs873

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