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Nichols, John, 1745-1826

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Edward Hugh Boscawen letter

 Item — Box BW 57: [Barcode: X032668454], Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16904
Content Description This collection contains a letter from Edward Hugh Boscawen (1744-1774), eldest son of Admiral Edward Boscawen, to John Nichols (1745-1826), an English printer and author. Boscawen writes to the Nichols about a forthcoming edition of John Evelyn’s Sylva, the first of several to be edited by the Scottish physician, Alexander Hunter, then resident in York. Boscawen is soliciting Nichols’ help in finding qualified engravers to work on the plates for the volumes. He notes that he has tried...
Dates: April 29, 1774