| Title | Correspondence (part 1), the earlier mainly to Henry Hoare about pictures, sculpture and architecture, including a letter (1744) from Henry Flitcroft, one (1764) from Michael Rysbrack, and a letter (1766) from Thomas Tyndall and two papers about the Bristol Cross (moved to Stourton), draft inscription for Alfred’s Tower.
The later correspondence (parts 2-3) is to Sir Richard Colt Hoare about matters of antiquarian interest, including his published work; (part 2) with letters from William Miller, Rev Edw Duke, R Wedgewood, Edgell Wyatt, WL Bowles, John Britton, Elizabeth and Mary Cunnington, Thomas Leman, James Douglas, Lord Brownloe Richard Harris, John Offer, H Crewe,
(part 3) incl letters from Thomas South, J Carter, J Hawkins (re German barrows), Charles Edward Long, William Owen Pugh, Thomas Rackett, Joseph Townsend, Richard Warner, Sir Henry Ellis, Henry Wansey, John Offer, John Buckler and others, sketch of earthworks and paved floors and way in Bedwyn Brail in Great Bedwyn, early 19th cent; two letters from Thomas Wassal, about a dispute over the burial of a Catholic pauper at Bonham, early 19th cent; letter of William Stukeley from Stamford, to [Thomas Herring, archbishop of York] about various sights of historic interest in Lincolnshire particularly Dryfford, 1747. (3 folders) |