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  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Edward Jerningham papers
    Creator: Jerningham, Mr. (Edward), 1737?-1812
    Identifier/Call Number: mssJE
    Physical Description: 23 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1760-1820
    Abstract: A collection of material related to the life and work of Edward Jerningham, English poet and dramatist.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Edward Jerningham papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Sawyer, 1926.

    Biographical / Historical

    Edward Jerningham (1737?-1812) was an English poet and dramatist; he was the third son of Sir George Jerningham, 5th Baronet. Jerningham was educated in France and lived in Paris until 1761. The later years of his life were spent in London where he became acquainted with a large circle of literary, social, and political personages.

    Scope and Contents

    A collection of 1,194 items which consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera (1760-1820); the letters are primarily addressed to Edward Jerningham. Also included are miscellaneous notes and compositions, and one piece of verse titled "The queen of diamonds to Miss Jerningham;" of note is a letter from Thomas Jefferson (1789) thanking Jerningham for a copy of "Enthusiasm." This collection of Jerningham's correspondence was drawn upon by Lewis Bettany for his "Edward Jerningham and his friends," (London, 1919); a penciled number at the bottom of the first page of a letter indicates the page in Bettany's book where the letter is printed. Correspondents represented in the collection include, among others: Anna Letitia Barbauld, Lady Mary Beauchamp-Proctor, William Beville, John Henry Colls, Anne Seymour Damer, Antoine Desca, Elizabeth Hervey, Frances Villiers (Countess of Jersey), Anna Riggs Miller, Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, Robert Potter, Anna Seward, Percival Stockdale, William Tasker, William Johnston Temple, Horace Walpole, and Helen Maria Williams.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Huntington Library Staff, March 1955. In 2021, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy in-house summary report.

    Arrangement

    Arranged chronologically.

    General

    Former call number: mssJE 1-1194.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Authors, English -- 18th century
    Authors, English -- 19th century
    Dramatists, English -- 18th century
    Dramatists, English -- 19th century
    Poets, English -- 18th century
    Poets, English -- 19th century
    Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain
    Manuscripts (documents) -- Great Britain
    Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825
    Beauchamp-Proctor, Mary, Lady, approximately 1760-1848
    Beville, William, 1755-1822
    Colls, John Henry, 1764-1802
    Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828
    Desca, Anthony
    Hervey, Elizabeth, approximately 1748-approximately 1820
    Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
    Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821
    Miller, Anna Riggs, Lady, 1741-1781
    Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800
    Potter, R. (Robert), 1721-1804
    Seward, Anna, 1742-1809
    Stockdale, Percival, 1736-1811
    Tasker, William, 1740-1800
    Temple, William Johnston, 1739-1796
    Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
    Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827