| Description | Inscribed: 'These Letters were purchased by William Lord Ward from the The Executors of The Bishop of Llandaff 1854'
Letters include reference to: John William's disagreement with several under-graduates of Oriel College, Oxford [22 Dec 1799 - 17 Jan 1800]; examinations [24 Jun 1805]; friend's marriage and state of the King's health [22 Feb 1803]; parliamentary business [13 Jul 1805] including reference to Mr Pitt [1806]; Canal Bill and his health [26 Jun 1806]; his degree [12 Nov 1809]; and the Catholic Question [20 Dec 1809].
Includes letters written from Himley, Edinburgh, London, Charmouth, Teignmouth and Margate.
Edward Copleston (1776 – 1849), Bishop of Llandaff and moral philosopher [see Richard Brent, ‘Copleston, Edward (1776–1849)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (online edn)] |