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Samuel Henley Letter to Mr. Johnson

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00527

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Scope and Contents

Letter from Samuel Henley, St. Paul's [Courtyard]  to Mr. Johnson about a debt owed to Johnson and asks for latest [?] edition of Pitt's Virgil published by Dodsley.  Undated.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1775-1800

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

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Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical Information:

Samuel Henley was born in 1745 in England and was ordained in the Church of England. Henley was recruited to be Professor of Moral Philosophy at William and Mary (1770-1775). Henley returned to England in May 1775 because of the widening rift between England and Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

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Acquisition Information:

Purchased.

Related Materials:

UA 6.02  Samuel Henley Papers, 1772-1813

Title
Guide to the Samuel Henley Letter to Mr. Johnson
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
Date
2012-06-27
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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