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Letter of John Dryden to William Waler, from the original at Canon's Ashby / presented to the Rev. Sir Henry Dryden, by Samuel Butler, bishop of Litchfield and Coventry.

Dryden, John, 1631-1700, author.; Hartopp, Mary Dryden, author.; Dryden, John, Sir, -1658.; Walsh, William, 1663-1708.; Dryden, Henry E. L. (Henry Edward Leigh), 1818-1899, publisher.; Dryden, Henry, 1787-1837.; Butler, Samuel, 1774-1839.
1850
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Title
Letter of John Dryden to William Waler, from the original at Canon's Ashby / presented to the Rev. Sir Henry Dryden, by Samuel Butler, bishop of Litchfield and Coventry.
Variant title
Letter of John Dryden to William Walsh
Published
[England?] : [Sir Henry Dryden, Bart?], [1850s?]
Description
12 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm
Associated name
Dryden, John, 1631-1700, author.
Hartopp, Mary Dryden, author.
Dryden, John, Sir, -1658.
Walsh, William, 1663-1708.
Dryden, Henry E. L. (Henry Edward Leigh), 1818-1899, publisher.
Dryden, Henry, 1787-1837.
Butler, Samuel, 1774-1839.
Summary
Printed transcriptions of a letter from John Dryden to "my honour'd friend" William Walsh, and a letter from Mary (Dryden) Hartopp to her brother Sir John Dryden (d. 1658), plus a cover letter from Samuel Butler to Henry Dryden (dated 1833).
Note
Publication information based on annotation in Folger copy.

Letter was incorrectly transcribed at some point during publication; it was sent from Dryden to William Walsh, not William Waler [Waller].
Genre/form
Letters (correspondence)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.

Call number
PR3417 .L51
Folger accession
148423