Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of (1801-1885), philanthropist, and members of his family

Material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.

1819-1888

2 files (73 items)

Purchased from: Stevens, London, November 1930 (acc.83583); Glendining, London, February 1932 (acc.67678), November 1932 (acc.67737) and January 1935 (acc.67982; Mrs. Watson, Burnley, March 1945 (acc.72200), presumably once part of the Thomas Madden Stone autograph collection; and John Drury Rare Books, June 2009 (acc.1665). No acquisition details noted for nos.3-7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-17, 19A, 21-22, 25-26, 28-30, 32-33, 35-43, 45-58, 60-62, 64-67 and 69-71. Acc 1935 purchased from Richard M Ford, Sep 2012

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.