Letters by John Wilkes
Collection
Call Number: MS P550
Overview
This collection includes 2 manuscripts by the 18th century politician, John Wilkes. One is written by John Wilkes from the Hague in the Netherlands, December 17, 1767, to the man-of-letters, Jean Baptiste Antoine Suard, 1734-1817 [in France]. The other is a fragment of a manuscript dateable to circa 1774 based on the signatures it bears, "John Wilkes Mayor" and "Tho[ma]s Hallifax."
Dates
- Creation: 1767, approximately 1774
Creator
- Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
2 items (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P550
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from different sources; see collection description for more information.
Subject
- Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 (Person)
- Suard, J. B. A. (Jean Baptiste Antoine), 1734-1817 (Person)
- Hallifax, Thomas, Sir, 1721-1789 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Wilkes Collection
- Subtitle
- Letters by John Wilkes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1982; revised by ksc, 2006, 2007. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006; revised by skt, 2007.
- Date
- 1982
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8259385715
- Preferred citation
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John Wilkes Collection, Department of Special Collections, MS P550, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository