Comprises a letter by Buckeridge to Ralph Palmer dated 14 July 1705 enclosing a poem addressed to Antonio Verrio anticipating his decoration of Blenheim Palace following Queen Anne's gift of Woodstock royal hunting park to John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his military achievements in 1704. It corresponds to Foxon, English Verse, 1701-1750, B555.
Autograph letter to Ralph Palmer from B. Buckeridge enclosing a manuscript copy of his poem "On Her Majesty's grant of Woodstock to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough" addressed to Antonio Verrio.
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- ReferenceGB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt q 64
- Dates of Creation1704-1705
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description3 ff., manuscript. Autograph manuscript written in a single early eighteenth-century hand, in the form of a bifolium letter with a leaf containing the poem pasted inside. Endorsed with postal directions: 'These to Mr Ralph Palmer, Jnr. at Little Cheltsea, Middlesex'. The paper used for the manuscript has a watermark, probably the Royal Arms.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Bainbrigg Buckeridge is not otherwise known. Antonio Verrio was a painter who helped to decorate Blenheim Palace.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased at Heath's bookshop on 13 January 1997.
Note
In English.
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The poem is indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/bcmvlink.htm#bcltq64