Finding Aid to the Hannah More Collection
MS.1997.009
Finding aid prepared by Daniella Aquino
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
2520 Cimarron Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90018
(323) 731-8529
rfenning@humnet.ucla.edu
©2013
Title: Hannah More Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1997.009
Contributing Institution:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
(5 boxes)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1748-1830
Date (inclusive): 1748-1933
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Physical Location: Clark Library
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Letters written to and from writer and social reformer Hannah More, as well as other manuscript and visual materials relating
to the lives of More and her contemporaries.
creator:
More, Hannah, 1745-1833
Biographical Note
Hannah More was born near Bristol, England, on February 2, 1745, the daughter of Jacob and Mary More. Jacob More was a school
master who educated his five daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah (Sally), Hannah and Martha (Patty). Hannah proved to be a bright
and able pupil. Hannah’s elder sisters made an independent living by establishing a successful boarding school for young ladies,
and Hannah joined them around the age of 16. At the school, Hannah, who had shown her literary ability from a young age, wrote
poems and plays, in addition to translations of classical works. Hannah gave up her share in the school at the age of 22,
when she became engaged to John Turner, a wealthy landowner twenty years her senior. The wedding was set on three different
occasions, all of which were cancelled by Mr. Turner. After six years, the engagement was broken off, and Mr. Turner settled
an annuity on Hannah, against her will and knowledge. However, Hannah finally accepted the offer, which provided her an independent
living, and allowed her to devote her time to her literary pursuits. Around 1774, Hannah left for London, where she was introduced
to some of the most influential and prominent literary and political figures of the time. Hannah became close friends with
the actor David Garrick and his wife Eva, and attended social assemblies with such figures as Dr. Samuel Johnson and Sir Joshua
Reynolds. Hannah also moved among members of the Bluestocking Circle. While in London, Hannah’s literary career flourished,
but after the death of her friend Garrick, she vowed never to write for the stage again, and instead devoted herself to moral
and spiritual works. She moved to Cowslip Green, Wrington, Bristol in 1785. Hannah became involved in social reform, including
the anti-slavery movement. At the urging of her friend William Wilberforce, Hannah founded several Sunday schools for the
poor, though she was initially met with opposition. In 1802, Hannah moved to Barley Wood, a home she had built not far from
Cowslip Green. There she and her sisters lived quietly, and Hannah entertained prominent friends and continued her writing.
Her most popular work, “Coeleb’s in Search of a Wife,” was published in 1809. Hannah continued pushing for social reform by
publishing the Cheap Repository Tracts. These tracts sold for a halfpenny, and were aimed at providing the poor with strong
tales of morality. The tracts were extremely popular and widely dispersed. Hannah outlived her sisters and retired to Clifton
in 1828. She continued entertaining guests and was always surrounded by friends and visitors. Hannah left her fortune to charity,
and was buried in Wrington. Her prolific literary career, her good sense and strong morals, and her dedication to social reform
earned her a place among the most notable and influential figures of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Processing Information
This collection was physically arranged by Clark staff and microfilmed by a private company in the early 2000s. The collection
was reorganized and this finding aid written by Daniella Aquino, 2012-2013.
Acquisition
Most of the items in this collection were acquired through two major purchases. In 1996, the Clark purchased the Hannah More
collection assembled by collector Roger DuBroff (MS.1996.004). In 1997, the Library purchased an additional collection originally
from the collection of Hannah More's literary executor Margaret Roberts (MS.1997.009). Other individual items originated in
the following accessions: MS.1999.004, MS.2002.005, MS.2003.005, MS.2005.005, MS.2007.021, MS.2012.017.
In the container list below, items acquired as a part of the DuBroff collection (MS.1996.004) and the 6 other small accessions
have a note indicating their purchase dates. Items that have no such information included were purchased as a part of the
1997 acquisition of items originally owned by Margaret Roberts (MS.1997.009).
The material acquired in accession MS.1997.009 was used by Margaret Roberts' brother William in his
Memoirs of Hannah More (1834). The letters passed to C. Becher Pigot, the great-grandson of William Roberts, and were in turn purchased
from him by scholar Mary Gladys Jones in 1953.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Clark Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Scope and Content
This collection contains letters written between Hannah More and a variety of correspondents, in addition to other manuscripts
(including notebooks and poems) and visual materials. The collection also contains letters that are not addressed to Hannah
More, including three letters from members of the Bluestocking Circle. Among the visual materials are engraved portraits of
Hannah More and drawings of her home at Barley Wood.
Much of the descriptive information for this collection came from:
Women, Morality and Advice Literature: Manuscripts and Rare Printed Works of Hannah More (1745-1833) and Her Circle from the
Clark Library, Los Angeles
, edited by Patricia Demers, Anne Mellor, and Janice Devereux. Marlborough: Adam Matthew Publications, 2005.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 3 series:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1770-1830
- Series 2. Other Manuscript Materials and Documentation, 1748-1933
- Series 3. Visual Materials, 1809-1828
Related Materials
Hannah More, Book of Fame, f MS.1996.005, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. This scrapbook once contained autographs
and writing samples of famous intellectuals. The individual sheets were removed and sold separately at an early date. Some
of the items in this collection, including the poems by David Garrick, were originally arranged in this book, which was acquired
as a part of the Roger DuBroff Collection on Hannah More (MS.1996.004).
Hannah More, Annotated Bible, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. This is Hannah More's personal bible, and is heavily
annotated in her hand. She gave the bible to Sir William Weller Pepys, who made his own annotations as well.
Brampton Park Miscellany, MS.1998.002, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. The commonplace book of Lady Olivia Sparrow
includes contributions by Hannah More and others in her circle.
Printed pamphlets and broadsides of Hannah More's work can be found by searching the Clark's holdings in the UCLA Online Library
Catalog.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Hannah More Collection, [Box/Folder number], MS.1997.009, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kennicott, Ann, d. 1831
Letters--England--18th century
Letters--England--19th century
Correspondence Series 1.
1770-1830
Outgoing Correspondence:
Acland, Thomas Dyke, Sir, 1787-1871
1815-1828
Box 4, Folder 1
HM to Sir Thomas D. Acland,
1815 March 27
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Severe tear across first page. Refers to Bonaparte. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004). Dated as March
29 in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 65.
Box 4, Folder 2
HM to Sir Thomas D. Acland,
1826 January 9
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Mentions the deaths of a few friends, and includes complaints about work. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 3
HM to Sir Thomas D. Acland,
probably 1828
Physical Description: 1 page, incomplete fragment. Undated but postmarked 1828 September 3. Mentions HM's diminished need for servants, departure
from Barley Wood to a townhouse in Bristol. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Outgoing Correspondence: A-C
Box 2, Folder 87
HM to
Bowdler, John, 1746-1823
1802 June 17
Physical Description: Copy by HM of a 20 page letter regarding the Blagdon Controversy. Signed H.M. Letter stitched together. Tipped in: Cutting
from a bookseller's catalog, regarding the Blagdon Controversy. 4 undated pages by HM, titled "Extracts from another Letter
of Mine," are inserted at the end of the 20 page letter.
Box 4, Folder 11
HM to
Bulgin, Mr.
probably 1818
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Letter to her business representative. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 68
HM to
Coleman, Rev.
probably 1810 October 20
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More. Purchase, 2007(MS.2007.021).
Box 4, Folder 12
HM to
Cottle, Joseph, 1770-1853
1812 or 1823
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Letter refers to business matters. Tipped onto brown paper with black border. Undated, but notation
signed "RC" and dated 1840 February 26 reads, "I observe this note of Hannah More is without a date, but I guess it was written
about the year 1812." However, letter is watermarked 1823 (dated as 1827 in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 66). Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 13
HM to
Cottle, Joseph, 1770-1853
undated
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More. White border, with notation by Joseph Cottle regarding HM's autograph. Letter refers to the review
of the works of two well-known divines of the time. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Incoming Correspondence: A-C
Box 3, Folder 17
Bowdler, H. M. (Henrietta Maria) 1750-1830 to HM
1815 February 14
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed HM Bowdler.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802;
Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836; and
Davies, William, -1820,
approximately 1778-1822
Biographical Note
Thomas Cadell and William Davies were Hannah More's publishers.
Box 4, Folder 4
HM to Thomas Cadell (1742-1802)
probably 1778
Physical Description: 1 page, fragment. Letter regarding attendance at her play (possibly
Percy). Addressed from Hampton, David Garrick's residence. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 5
HM to Cadell & Davies
probably 1801
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Refers to the Blagdon Controversy. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 6
HM to Cadell & Davies
1804 November 1
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Refers to "Hints on the education of a princess, etc." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 7
HM to Cadell & Davies
1819
Physical Description: 3 pages. Refers to "Moral Sketches," lists about 60 recipients of presentation copies. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 8
HM to Thomas Cadell (1773-1836)
1820 December 4
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 9
HM to Thomas Cadell (1773-1836)
probably 1821
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Refers to "Bible Rhymes." Possibly written to Cadell and Hatchard & Son. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 10
HM to Thomas Cadell (1773-1836)
1822
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Mentions several of her works. Notation (probably by Cadell) says this letter was read and answered
on 1822 July 16. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Outgoing Correspondence: D-F
Box 4, Folder 30
HM to
Eardley-Wilmot, John, 1750-1815
1793 July 18
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed Hannah More. Letter was probably written to John Wilmot, and refers to enclosed contribution to emigrant French
clergy. The contribution was from the profits of her pamphlet "Remarks on the Speech of M. Dupont." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 14
HM to the Miss Fords
1830
Physical Description: 1 page, signed Hannah More. Invitation to visit HM at Clifton. Notation by Miss Ford indicating the results of the visit,
and stating that HM believed "she was not likely to live long." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 15
HM to
Forester?, Robert
1806 or 1809 January 25
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. White border. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 16
HM to
Frowd, John
1809 April 5
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More. Refers to "Coelebs."
Outgoing Correspondence: G-J
Box 4, Folder 17
HM to
Harford, John S. (John Scandrett), 1785-1866,
probably 1815
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Invitation to Mr. Harford to speak at the Wrington Bible Meeting. Purchase, 1997(MS.1997.009).
Box 4, Folder 58
HM to Herne, Mrs.
1809 June 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Postmarked 1809. Discusses More's health, the status of her schools, and "Coelebs in Search of a
Wife." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 18
HM to Jones, Mrs.
probably 1822
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Notation reads "recvd in winter 1822," signed S. Selena Jones. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Incoming Correspondence: G-J
Box 3, Folder 18
Gallaudet, T. H. (Thomas Hopkins), 1787-1851 to HM
1818 August 3
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed T. H. Gallaudet. Listed in
Women, Morality, & Advice Literature, page 62, as "1810. 3 August. From T H Gallander (?) of Hartford, Conneticut."
Box 4, Folder 35
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 to HM
1774
Physical Description: 1 page appointment card. Notation by HM reads, "1774 'twas the first!," referring to their first encounter. Originally mounted
in
Book of Fame (f MS.1996.005). Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 19
Huber, L? to HM
probably after 1814
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed L. Huber.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Holroyd, Sarah Martha
1806-1815
Box 2, Folder 1
HM to S.A. Holroyd
1806 July 17
Physical Description: 4 pages, with a possible related 2 pages defective and cut away. Signed HM in pencil.
Box 2, Folder 2
HM to S.A. Holroyd
probably 1807 September 28
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3
HM to S.A. Holroyd
1809 November 11
Physical Description: 5 pages, all edges gilt. Signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 4
HM to S.A. Holroyd
1811 May 10
Physical Description: 2 pages, incomplete. Signed H. More. Attached to letter from HM to Mrs. Holroyd, dated 1811 or 1813 October 15.
Box 2, Folder 4
HM to S.A. Holroyd
1811 or 1813 October 15
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Attached to letter from HM to Mrs. Holroyd, dated 1811 May 10.
Box 2, Folder 5
HM to S.A. Holroyd
probably 1814 February 17
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 6
HM to S.A. Holroyd
probably 1815 March 8
Physical Description: 3 pages, torn. Signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 7
HM to S.A. Holroyd
probably 1815 June 30
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Date of 1813 crossed out on last page.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Huber, Francois, 1750-1831 and
Lullin, Marie-Aimee (Mrs. Huber)
approximately 1809-1827
Box 2, Folder 8
HM to Mr. Huber
1809 February 23
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM. Franked. Concerns the publishing of 'Coelebs.'
Box 2, Folder 9
HM to Mr. Huber
1812 October 28
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 10
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1815
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete.
Box 2, Folder 11
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1817 June 4
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 12
HM to Mrs. Huber
probably 1818 May 28
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 13
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
probably 1819 November 18
Physical Description: 7 pages, black borders. Signed H. More. Refers to the death of Patty More, 1819.
Box 2, Folder 14
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1820 January 11
Physical Description: 5 pages. Notation written by HM stating this letter is a copy of one that was given to Mr. and Mrs. Huber.
Box 2, Folder 15
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1820 July 9
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More. Franked. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 16
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1821 March 31
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 17
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1823 January 24
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 18
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber
1827
Physical Description: 4 pages, extremely fragile and torn. Edges crumbling. 19th century manuscript note regarding publication tipped in. Postmarked
1827. Signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 19
HM to Mr. and Mrs. Huber?
undated
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete. Addressed to "My dear Friends." Notation in pencil reads "(to? Hubers)." Letter probably dates to 1820.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Kennicott, Ann, -1831
1777-1817
Biographical Note
Ann Kennicott was the wife of Benjamin Kennicott, the Hebrew scholar. After her marriage, she learned Hebrew in order to assist
her husband. She outlived her husband by many years, and she and Hannah More maintained a close correspondence throughout
her life.
Box 1, Folder 1
HM to A. Kennicott
1777 August 19
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1781 June 15
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1782 April 17
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More in pencil. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence along with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1782 June 25
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1782 August 17
Physical Description: 4 pages. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1782 October 10
Physical Description: 8 pages, signed H. More. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1783 April 22
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1783 May 20
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence along with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1783 January or April 26
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Letter inscribed with two dates, January 26, as well as "April," which is crossed out. Reference
to Sir William Jones' marriage suggest April is the correct date. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16
other items. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1783 October 4
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H.M. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence along with 16 other items. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1783 "I don't know the day of the month"
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1784 June 7
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
1784
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Franked. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence along with 16 other items.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1785 April 1
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More. Dated 1785, as well as 1783 in a different hand. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence
along with 16 other items. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 2
HM to A. Kennicott?
probably 1786 April 19
Physical Description: 6 pages, possibly incomplete. Signed HM in pencil. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1787 July 8
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Three different inscriptions date letter to either 1786, 1787 or 1788. Most accurately dated to 1787,
based on reference to Bishop Porteous (consecrated Bishop of London in 1787). Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence
along with 16 other items.
Box 1, Folder 3
HM to A. Kennicott
1793 February 4
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM in pencil.
Box 1, Folder 4
HM to A. Kennicott
1793 July 18
Physical Description: Franked. 7 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 5
HM to A. Kennicott
1793 November 18
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete. Signed HM in pencil.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1797 December 25
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Notation dates letter to 1789, but more accurately dated to 1797 or later (based on reference to
Wilberforce). Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence along with 16 other items.
Box 1, Folder 6
HM to A. Kennicott?
1800 or 1802 June 2
Physical Description: 4 pages. Signed H. More. Notation written in pencil dates letter to 1800, but probably dates to 1802 based on internal references.
Box 1, Folder 7
HM to A. Kennicott
1801 April 10
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 8
HM to A. Kennicott
1805 January 11
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 9
HM to A. Kennicott
1808 January 12
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 10
HM to A. Kennicott
1808 November 25
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 11
HM to A. Kennicott
1809 February 20
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 12
HM to A. Kennicott
1809 July 21
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 13
HM to A. Kennicott
probabyly 1810 July 22
Physical Description: 4 pages. Signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 14
HM to A. Kennicott
1810 November 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 15
HM to A. Kennicott
1811 January 30
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed [HM] with enclosure.
Box 1, Folder 16
HM to A. Kennicott
1812 June 10
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 17
HM to A. Kennicott
probably 1815
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. References to the Emperor of Russia's visit.
Box 1, Folder 18
HM to A. Kennicott
1816 December 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 19
HM to A. Kennicott
1817 April 18
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 1, Folder 20
HM to A. Kennicott
1817 December 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Kennicott, Ann, -1831
1777-approximately 1815
Box 1, Folder 21
A. Kennicott to HM
1777 or 1814 January 4
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Letter originally thought to be dated 1777. However, the letter possibly refers to the War of
1812, dating the letter to 1814, possibly 1813.
Box 1, Folder 22
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1779 January 20
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Probably dated 1779, when HM began living with Mrs. Garrick. Letter addressed to Miss H. More
and Mrs. Garrick's.
Box 1, Folder 23
A. Kennicott to HM
1779 February 9
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 24
A. Kennicott to HM
1781 August 2
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 25
A. Kennicott to HM
1783 December 1
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 26
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1783
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed AK. Dated to 1783 based on reference to the death of her husband, Dr. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 27
A. Kennicott to HM
1784 February 7
Physical Description: 6 pages, 2 pages cut away and further defective pages. Notation of either January 18th or June 18th is crossed out. Signed
AK. Letter stitched together.
Box 1, Folder 28
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1784-1802
Physical Description: 1 page, incomplete. Signed A. Kennicott. Estimated dates based on reference to Cowslip Green.
Box 1, Folder 29
A. Kennicott to HM
1790 January 14
Physical Description: 2 pages incomplete with defective pieces attached. Signed A. Kennicott. Letter stitched together. Attached to letter from
A. Kennicott to HM, dated 1790 July 19.
Box 1, Folder 29
A. Kennicott to HM
1790 July 19
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Letter stitched together. Attached to letter from A. Kennicott to HM, dated 1790 January 14.
Box 1, Folder 30
A. Kennicott to HM
1790 March 1
Physical Description: 3 pages. Signed A. Kennicott. Date of 1787 is crossed out.
Box 1, Folder 31
A. Kennicott to HM
1791 September 26
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Letter stitched together. Attached to letter from Mrs Kennicott to HM, dated probably 1795 November
2.
Box 1, Folder 32
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1792 August 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Dated based on several internal references.
Box 1, Folder 31
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1795 November 2
Physical Description: 2 pages incomplete. Original date is crossed out. Letter stitched together. Attached to letter from Mrs Kennicott to HM, dated
1791 September 26.
Box 1, Folder 33
A. Kennicott to HM
1807 June 3
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 34
A. Kennicott to HM
1807 July 6
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 35
A. Kennicott to HM
1808 January 26
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Newspaper clipping about Dr. Barrington, Bishop of Durham, down on final page.
Box 1, Folder 36
A. Kennicott to HM
1808 or 1809 September 6
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 37
A. Kennicott to HM
1809 January 12
Physical Description: 3 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 38
A. Kennicott to HM
1809 March 25
Physical Description: Franked. 3 pages on lined paper, slightly defective. Signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 39
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1810 November 15
Physical Description: 4 pages, 2 cut away. Signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 40
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1810
Physical Description: 2 pages incomplete. Signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 41
A. Kennicott to HM
1811 February 27
Physical Description: 1 page, incomplete. Signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 42
A. Kennicott to HM
1811 March 27
Physical Description: 1 page, incomplete. Signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 43
A. Kennicott to HM
probably 1811 April 27
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete. Dated based on reference to 'Practical Piety'. Also refers to 'Cheap Repository Tracts'. Listed in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 63, as "[nd]. 'Respected Madam'." Letter is now attributed to A. Kennicott based on handwriting.
Box 1, Folder 44
A. Kennicott to HM
1811 April 29
Physical Description: Franked. 1 page, incomplete. Signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 45
A. Kennicott to HM
1812 December 16
Physical Description: 4 pages. Signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 46
A. Kennicott to HM
1813 June 7
Physical Description: 3 pages, franked.
Box 1, Folder 47
A. Kennicott to HM
1814 January 28
Physical Description: 3 pages, torn. Signed A. Kennicott. Letter stitched together. Attached to letter from Mrs Kennicott to HM, dated 1814 February
25.
Box 1, Folder 47
A. Kennicott to HM
1814 February 25
Physical Description: 4 pages (final defective). Signed AK. Letter stitched together. Attached to letter from Mrs Kennicott to HM, dated 1814 January
28.
Box 1, Folder 48
A. Kennicott to HM
1814 October 2
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 49
A. Kennicott to HM
1815 April 1
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 50
A. Kennicott to HM
1815 April 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Notation in pencil dates letter to 1825, but probably dates to 1815. The letter describes the
last will of Mrs. Porteus, whose recent death is discussed in a letter from A. Kennicott to HM, dated 1815 April 1.
Box 1, Folder 51
A. Kennicott to HM
undated January
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 52
A. Kennicott to HM
undated January 2
Physical Description: 4 pages, unfinished.
Box 1, Folder 53
A. Kennicott to HM
undated February 7
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 54
A. Kennicott to HM
undated February 8
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 55
A. Kennicott to HM
undated February 11
Physical Description: 4 pages, unfinished.
Box 1, Folder 56
A. Kennicott to HM
undated February 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 57
A. Kennicott to HM
undated February 15
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper. Signed A. Kennicott. Discusses the Blagdon Controversy.
Box 1, Folder 58
A. Kennicott to HM
undated March 5
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 59
A. Kennicott to HM
undated March 12
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 60
A. Kennicott to HM
undated March 16
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 61
A. Kennicott to HM
undated March 17
Physical Description: 3 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 62
A. Kennicott to HM
undated March 20
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 63
A. Kennicott to HM
undated March 26
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, unfinished.
Box 1, Folder 64
A. Kennicott to HM
undated April 3
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 65
A. Kennicott to HM
undated April 7
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 66
A. Kennicott to HM
undated April 8
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Dated probably before 1808, based on reference to Bishop Porteus (who died in 1808).
Box 1, Folder 67
A. Kennicott to HM
undated April 10
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Edges torn and crumbling.
Box 1, Folder 68
A. Kennicott to HM
undated May 1
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Dates to probably 1813, based on reference to the death of one of Hannah More's sisters (Mary
More died 1813 April 18).
Box 1, Folder 69
A. Kennicott to HM
undated May 7
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 70
A. Kennicott to HM
undated May 17
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 71
A. Kennicott to HM
undated June 6
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 72
A. Kennicott to HM
undated June 8
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 73
A. Kennicott to HM
undated June 12
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 74
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 7
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 75
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 76
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 13
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 77
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 14
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 78
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 15
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 79
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 17
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 80
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 30
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 81
A. Kennicott to HM
undated July 31
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 82
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 12
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 83
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 16
Physical Description: 1 page, incomplete. Signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 84
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 17
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 85
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 23
Physical Description: 6 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 86
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 23
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 87
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 88
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 29
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete. Refers to the "milk woman," the poet Ann Yearsley. Dated probably 1784 based on this reference. Listed
in
Women, Morality, and Advice Literature, page 58, as "29 September. To: [?] 4 leaves incomplete. Copy by HM? incomplete. Concerns the milk woman." The letter is
written to HM, and is attributed to A. Kennicott based on the handwriting.
Box 1, Folder 89
A. Kennicott to HM
undated September 30
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 90
A. Kennicott to HM
undated October 1
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Edges torn and crumbling.
Box 1, Folder 91
A. Kennicott to HM
undated October 7
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 92
A. Kennicott to HM
undated October 12
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 93
A. Kennicott to HM
undated October 25
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 94
A. Kennicott to HM
undated November 16
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 95
A. Kennicott to HM
undated November 24
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 96
A. Kennicott to HM
undated November 27
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 97
A. Kennicott to HM
undated December 1
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 98
A. Kennicott to HM
undated December 10
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed AK.
Box 1, Folder 99
A. Kennicott to HM
undated December 15
Physical Description: 3 pages on lined paper, signed A. Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 100
A. Kennicott to HM
undated December 26
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed by Ann Kennicott.
Box 1, Folder 101
A. Kennicott to HM
undated
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed A. Kennicott. Kennicott states "...I have sent my stays to the mantua-makers, and I expect to be quite in
shape when my gown is made to fit them..."
Box 1, Folder 102
A. Kennicott, "Of Visits"
undated
Physical Description: 4 pages, possibly incomplete. A list of 7 points enumerating the benefits of social visits, followed by a list of 3 points
warning against "the things to be guarded against" in regards to social visits.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Knox, Alexander, 1757-1831
approximately 1802-1806
Biographical Note
Alexander Knox was an Irish theological writer and friend of Hannah More.
Box 2, Folder 20
HM to A. Knox
probably 1802 or 1805
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed HM.
Box 2, Folder 21
HM to A. Knox
probably 1805 February 21
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 22
HM to A. Knox
probably 1805 April 19
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 23
HM to A. Knox
1806 January 6
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Notation in pencil reads "Hints to Princess." Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 24
HM to A. Knox
1806 May 10
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 25
HM to A. Knox
probably 1806
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Newspaper clipping about Knox laid down on the last page. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 26
HM to A. Knox
undated September 19
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete.
Outgoing Correspondence: K-M
Box 2, Folder 89
HM to
Kennicott, Benjamin, 1718-1783,
probably 1797 January 30
Physical Description: 4 pages mutilated. Date on letter reads 1796, but reference to the birth of H. Thornton's daughter dates letter to 1797. Listed
in
Women, Morality, & Advice Literature, page 52, as "[1796]. 30 January. To: [Mr Kennicott]." However, notation in pencil attributes the letter as written to "Mr.
Macaulay."
Box 2, Folder 88
HM to La Touche, Mrs.
1801 December 1
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Refers to school management.
Box 4, Folder 19
HM to
Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819
1801 or 1802
Physical Description: 1 page invitation to tea. Bookseller's description laid down at bottom of the invitation. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 2, Folder 90
HM to
Macaulay, Selina, -1831
1819 October 23
Physical Description: 3 pages, in black border. Franked. Signed H. More. Listed in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 57, as "1819. 23 October- franked in black border. To: [Mrs Walmsley]." However, the letter is addressed to "Mrs. Macaulay"
in HM's handwriting.
Box 2, Folder 91
HM to
Macaulay, Selina, -1831
probably 1819
Physical Description: 4 pages, black border. Signed H. More.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838
approximately 1796-1827
Biographical Note
Zachary Macaulay was a life-long abolitionist, and a close friend of Hannah More, who shared his anti-slavery sentiments.
His son, Thomas Babington Macaulay, the historian and essayist, was Hannah More's godson.
Box 2, Folder 27
HM to Z. Macaulay
1796 January 14
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 28
HM to Z. Macaulay
1797 September 8
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 29
HM to Z. Macaulay
1808 June 28
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 30
HM to Z. Macaulay
1809 June 9
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 31
HM to Z. Macaulay
1810 April 5
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 32
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1811 July 8
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed HM.
Box 2, Folder 33
HM to Z. Macaulay
1811
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed HM.
Box 2, Folder 34
HM to Z. Macaulay
1812 September 21
Physical Description: 2 pages, H. More.
Box 2, Folder 35
HM to Z. Macaulay
1812 November 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 36
HM to Z. Macaulay
1813 August 14
Physical Description: Franked. 4 pages, signed HM.
Box 2, Folder 37
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1814 January 15
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 38
HM to Z. Macaulay
1814 December 21
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 39
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1815 February 4
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 40
HM to Z. Macaulay
1815 April 15
Physical Description: Franked. 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 41
HM to Z. Macaulay
1815 May 6
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 42
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1815 October 15
Physical Description: 3 leaves, mutilated.
Box 2, Folder 43
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1817 March 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 44
HM to Z. Macaulay
1817 May 17
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Notation in pencil (possibly by W. Roberts) dates letter to 1815, but letter is franked 1817. Relates
to the death of Sarah ("Sally") More.
Box 2, Folder 45
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1817 November 21
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete.
Box 2, Folder 46
HM to Z. Macaulay
1818 November 18
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 47
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1818
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM.
Box 2, Folder 48
HM to Z. Macaulay
1820 February 2
Physical Description: 1 page, signed HM. Franked.
Box 2, Folder 49
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1820 February 14
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Franked.
Box 2, Folder 50
HM to Z. Macaulay
1820 May 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Franked.
Box 2, Folder 51
HM to Z. Macaulay
1820 May 27
Physical Description: 1 page, incomplete. Franked. Signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 52
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1820 June
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. With newspaper clipping of Macaulay's epitaph laid down on the fourth page.
Box 2, Folder 53
HM to Z. Macaulay
1820 December 9
Physical Description: 4 pages, franked.
Box 2, Folder 54
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1820
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 55
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1821 January 15
Physical Description: 2 pages, franked.
Box 2, Folder 56
HM to Z. Macaulay
1821 May 23
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 57
HM to Z. Macaulay
1821 November 17
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Franked.
Box 2, Folder 58
HM to Z. Macaulay
probably 1826 February 4
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 59
HM to Z. Macaulay
1827 September 8
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed Hannah More. Franked.
Box 2, Folder 60
HM to Z. Macaulay
1827
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 61
HM to Z. Macaulay
1827
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 62
HM to Z. Macaulay
undated July 13
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 63
HM to Z. Macaulay
undated
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 64
HM to Z. Macaulay
undated
Physical Description: Undated fragment, 2 pages defective. Signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 65
HM to Z. Macaulay?
undated
Physical Description: Undated fragment, 4 pages cut away and defective. Signed H. More.
Outgoing Correspondence: N-R
Box 4, Folder 20
HM to
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
1826 May 9
Physical Description: 2 pages. Notations by Peel's secretary for reply. Note by Robert Peel laid down at top of first page. Dated as May 6 in Women,
Morality & Advice Literature, page 66. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 22
HM to Perry, William
undated
Physical Description: 2 pages, contains six four-line stanzas. Poem was written on the occasion of Perry's marriage. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 62
HM to Pilot, Mrs.
undated December 19
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed Hannah More. Purchase, 2005(MS.2005.005).
Box 4, Folder 23
HM to Radstock, Lord
probably 1811 February 8
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. More. Refers to the Cheap Repository Tracts. Dated as February 6 in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 65. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Incoming Correspondence: N-R
Box 3, Folder 20
Nicholl, F.? to HM
1799 April 2
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed F. Nicholl.
Box 4, Folder 36
Pearson, Hugh, 1777-1856 to HM
1819 October 13
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. Pearson. Offers condolences on the death of her sister, praises "Moral Sketches." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 37
Pearson, Hugh, 1777-1856 to HM
1820 February 11
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. Pearson. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 38
Pearson, Hugh, 1777-1856 to HM
1821 January 25
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. Pearson. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Outgoing Correspondence:
Pepys, William Weller, Sir, 1740-1825
1783-1816
Biographical Note
Sir William Weller Pepys was a writer and scholar, and was involved in publishing the first edition of Samuel Pepys's Diary.
Box 2, Folder 86
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1783 September 18
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed HM. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence along with 16 other items. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 66
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1783 November 11
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed HM. Notation on last page reads "Letter from Ms. H. more on Books for Children." Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 67
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1785 October 20
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed Han. More.
Box 4, Folder 21
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
probably 1785
Physical Description: 2 pages, incomplete. Signed H. More. Refers to members of her summer party, including the "Russian Prince Galitzin, and the
most amiable Frenchman I ever knew, his Compagnon de voyage; this latter is writing a book which promises to be interesting,
Les Voyages d'Emile." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 2, Folder 68
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
probably 1788 May 28
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 69
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1789 September 14
Physical Description: 4 pages on lined paper. Signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 70
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1807 December 14
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 71
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1813 March 25
Physical Description: 8 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 72
HM to Sir W.W. Pepys
1816 March 18
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Sparrow, Olivia, Lady, d.1863
approximately 1813-1816
Box 2, Folder 73
HM to Lady O. Sparrow
1813 August 24
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 74
HM to Lady O. Sparrow
1814 June 27
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM. Large text block is crossed out on first page.
Box 2, Folder 75
HM to Lady O. Sparrow
probably 1814
Physical Description: 3 pages, H. More.
Box 2, Folder 76
HM to Lady O. Sparrow
1815 October 18
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 77
HM to Lady O. Sparrow
probably 1816 June 8
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Outgoing Correspondence: S-T
Box 2, Folder 92
HM to
Stephen, James, 1758-1832
1815 March 18
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 93
HM to
Stephen, James, 1758-1832
undated
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 4, Folder 24
HM to Stokes, Mr.
probably 1780s or 1790s
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed H. More. White border. Listed in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 64, as "2 page letter Hannah More to Mrs Stokes, nd, apparently late 1780s or early 1790s." However, the letter is
addressed to a Mr. Stokes, not Mrs. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 25
HM to Thomaston, Miss
probably 1815
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 2, Folder 94
HM to
Thornton, Henry, 1760-1815
1807 September 12
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More. Franked. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 95
HM to
Thornton, Henry, 1760-1815
1808 June 18
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Incoming Correspondence: S-T
Box 4, Folder 39
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 to HM
1819 August 31
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed Sidmouth. Praises "Moral Sketches." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 21
Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876 to HM
1828 July 2
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed W.B. Sprague. Originally dated as 1820, but references to the thievery of HM's servants at Barley Wood, and
her subsequent removal to Clifton, more accurately date letter to 1828. Letter was previously attributed to Jane West in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 63.
Box 3, Folder 22
Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876 to HM
1829 February 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed W.B. Sprague. Letter was previously attributed to Jane West in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 63.
Box 3, Folder 23
Stephen, James, 1758-1832 to HM
1813 September 10
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed James Stephen. Newspaper clipping about Stephen inserted in letter.
Box 3, Folder 24
Stephen, James, 1758-1832 to HM
1820 July 26
Physical Description: 6 pages, signed J.W. Stephen. Letter stitched together.
Box 3, Folder 25
Teignmouth, John Shore, Baron, 1751-1834 to HM
1828 June 23
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed Teignmouth. Letter is dated 1820 in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, page 63.
Outgoing Correspondence:
Thornton, Marianne, 1765-1815
1797-1816
Box 2, Folder 78
HM to M. Thornton
1797 August 7
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM. Internal reference to Thomas Paine and to the execution of Louis XVI. Although letter was attributed as
written to M. Thornton, there is no internal evidence to support this. Reference to "unfrequent correspondence" suggests this
was not written to M. Thornton.
Box 2, Folder 79
HM to M. Thornton
1798
Physical Description: 4 pages, possibly incomplete.
Box 2, Folder 80
HM to M. Thornton
probably 1800
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 81
HM to M. Thornton
probably 1806 April 27
Physical Description: 7 pages, signed H. More. Letter stitched together.
Box 2, Folder 82
HM to M. Thornton
1807 July 14
Physical Description: 5 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 83
HM to M. Thornton
probably 1813 May 9
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed HM in pencil.
Box 2, Folder 84
HM to M. Thornton
probably 1813 July 4
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 2, Folder 85
HM to M. Thornton?
1814 or 1816 April 12
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Reference to Wilberforce's visit.
Outgoing Correspondence: Unknown Correspondents
1796-1829
Box 4, Folder 63
HM to "My dear Madam"
1796 August 15
Physical Description: 1 page, black border. Signed H. More. Purchase, 2005(MS.2005.005).
Box 3, Folder 1
HM to 'My Dear Friend'
probably 1800 September 1
Physical Description: 2 pages with an additional two pages cut away. Refers to the death of Elizabeth Montagu.
Box 3, Folder 2
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1801 August 1
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Originally dated to 1802, but probably dates to 1801 because this letter was written from Cowslip
Green. HM moved to Barley Wood in 1802.
Box 4, Folder 69
HM to 'My dear Madam'
probably 1806 June 10
Physical Description: 3 pages, mounted. Signed H. More. Undated but watermarked 1806. Discusses celebrations for the anniversary of the Cheddar
Club, and tells of her own poor health. Purchase, date unknown (MS.2012.017).
Box 3, Folder 3
HM 'To a Friend'- A fragment
probably 1809 or 1810
Physical Description: 3 pages, preceded by 2 pages cut through. Signed H. More. Probably written to Henry Thornton. Letter stitched together.
Box 3, Folder 4
HM to Unknown Correspondent
1810 July 5
Physical Description: 1 page, detached. Final page only. Signed H. More.
Box 4, Folder 31
HM to 'My dear Sir'
1814 January 5
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 5
HM to Unknown Correspondent
probably 1814
Physical Description: 1 page, detached. Final page only. Signed H. More.
Box 4, Folder 32
HM to 'My dear Madam'
probably 1815 March 10
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Refers to her book on St. Paul. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 6
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1815
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 3, Folder 7
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1818
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete.
Box 4, Folder 33
HM to 'My very dear Friend'
probably 1818
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Refers to young T.B. Macaulay. Undated but watermarked 1818 (dated as 1819 in
Women, Morality, & Advice Literature, page 65). Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 8
HM to 'Sir'
1818 September 30
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 3, Folder 9
HM to 'My dear Friends'
probably 1818 November
Physical Description: 4 pages, finished and signed H.M. in pencil. Possibly written to Mr. and Mrs. Huber. Letter stitched together.
Box 3, Folder 10
HM to 'My dear kind Friends'
1819 July 22
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 3, Folder 11
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1819 August 24
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. A short note, dated July 12 and signed H. More, is taped to the top of the first page.
Box 3, Folder 12
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1820
Physical Description: 4 pages, incomplete.
Box 3, Folder 13
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1820 June
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 3, Folder 14
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1821
Physical Description: 2 pages, incomplete.
Box 3, Folder 15
HM to 'My dear Friends'
probably 1826 March
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More.
Box 3, Folder 16
HM to 'My dear Friend'
undated
Physical Decription: 4 pages, signed H. More. Possibly dated to 1813, based on reference to William Howley, appointed Bishop of London in 1813.
Box 4, Folder 34
HM to 'My dear Friend'
probably 1820s
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed Hannah More. Possibly written to her publisher. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 64
HM to 'My dear Sir"
1823 July 16
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Pencil inscription on back reads "To be kept for Hugh." Purchase, 2005(MS. 2005. 005).
Box 4, Folder 61
Hm to "My dear kind Friend"
probably 1823
Physical Description: 1 page, signed H. More. Laid down by the second leaf on blue cardstock. HM thanks her correspondent profusely for a gift.
Pencilled inscription on the second leaf reads "This must have been 1823. She liked my Cloak. I sent it to her. F. Ford."
Purchase, 2003(MS.2003.005).
Box 4, Folder 65
HM to "My Dear Sir"
1829 September 24
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed Hannah More. Purchase, 2005(MS.2005.005).
Outgoing Correspondence: U-Z
Box 4, Folder 26
HM to Valpy, Dr.
1816 June 5
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Extends condolences to the recipient. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 2, Folder 96
HM to
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
1790 September 1
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed HM.
Box 2, Folder 97
HM to
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
1790
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed HM. Possibly a copy.
Box 4, Folder 27
HM to Walsingham, George, Mrs.
1786 December 1
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 28
HM to Walsingham, George, Mrs.
1788 July 23
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed H. More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 29
HM to Warne, Charles
1819 November 16-17
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed H. More. Postscript dated 1819 November 17. First page was torn along the right margin, stitched and taped
back together. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Incoming Correspondence: U-Z
Box 3, Folder 26
West, Mrs. (Jane), 1758-1852 to HM
1813 January 10
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed Jane West. Notation at top of first page reads "Autograph letter of Mrs. West an American Authoress." and
it is listed in
Women, Morality, & Advice Literature page 62, as "1813. 7-10 January. From Jane West, of West Springfield Massachusetts." However, the letter is addressed from
Little Bowden, Market Harborough, England and can be attributed to Jane West the English novelist, based on internal reference
to West's work,
Letters to a Young Man.
Non-Hannah More Correspondence
1748-1879
Scope and Contents Note
The subseries contains letters written by Hannah More's contemporaries, but are not addressed to her.
Box 4, Folder 50
Chapone, Mrs. (Hester), 1727-1801 to
Price, Richard, 1723-1791
1769 February 27
Physical Description: 2 page letter, signed Hester Chapone. Notation in pencil states that the recipient was determined from other correspondence.
Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 31
Charlotte Elizabeth, 1790-1846 to Miss Roberts
1834 July 29
Physical Description: 4 pages, torn and taped together. Signed C.E. Phelan.
Box 3, Folder 30
Melbourne, Lord to Roberts?
1832 December 1
Physical Description: 2 pages, 3 pages torn and cut away. Incomplete.
Box 4, Folder 51
Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720-1800 to
Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715-1785
1748 April 2
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed E. Montagu. Franked. Sympathetic letter from Montagu to the Duchess of Portland, on the illness of the Duchess's
mother (Lady Oxford). Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 52
Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720-1800 to her nephew
undated
Physical Description: 2 pages on lined paper. Signed E. Montagu. On a separate paper, a notation in pencil reads, "Letter of Elizabeth Montagu nee
Robinson. Born 1720 died 1800. Written to my grandfather 4th Baron? her nephew." Notation is unsigned. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 28
More, Martha, 1747-1819 to Countess Waldegrave
1806 April 3
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed Martha More.
Box 4, Folder 44
More, Martha, 1747-1819 to
Davies, William, -1820
probably 1819 December 1
Physical Description: 3 pages, signed Martha More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 32
Romaine, William, 1714-1795, to Olney, Oshea (copies of 2 letters)
1879 January 27
Physical Description: 5 pages, paginated. Inscription on page 1 reads "Copy of letter to Mr. Oshea Olney at Northaw Herts April 7-1779 from the
Rev W. Romaine." Inscription on page 4 reads "Part of a letter to Mr. Oshea Olney - March 2- 1795." Second inscription on
page 4 reads "Copied from the original by M.A. Richards Shrewsbury Jan. 27 1879." Page 5 contains copy of a prayer, along
with a depiction of a medal of the Rev. Romaine. Copy is addressed to A. Roberts, from I?. Romaine Garett. Original postage
stamp. Postmarked 1879 June? 12 Letter stitched together with green ribbon
Box 3, Folder 27
Tucker, Josiah, 1712-1799 to
Boscawen, Frances Evelyn, 1719-1805
1782 November 7
Physical Description: 4 pages, signed J. Tucker.
Box 3, Folder 29
Unknown Correspondent to Smith, Br.?
1831 May 3
Physical Description: 2 pages, folio. Addressed from Gracehill.
Box 3, Folder 33
Unknown Correspondent, presumably to HM?
undated November 13
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Other Manuscript Material and Documentation Series 2.
Bulk, 1748-1830
1748-1933
Scope and Contents Note
This series contains other materials relating to Hannah More.
Manuscript items Subseries 1.
1783-1862
Box 3, Folder 36
Pocket book
after 1794
Physical Description: A small, 80 page notebook, beginning 1794. Contains various religious thoughts, etc. in diary form. Some pages torn away and
defective. First page pasted down.
Box 4, Folder 45
"Reminiscencies"
1827 January-February
Physical Description: 37 page manuscript notebook in Hannah More's hand. Contains table talk, conversations of visitors to Barley Wood, and anecdotes.
Final 14 pages used for transcribing quotations. Original marble wrappers. Inscription on cover "This little book belonged
to Hannah More and is in her or her sister Paty's writing (C.B. Pigot)." This cannot be written in Patty More's hand, because
she died in 1819. This notebook is transcribed in
Women, Morality & Advice Literature, pages 69-77. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 46
"The Christian Character"
1827 July
Physical Description: 2 pages, signed Hannah More. Religious manuscript presumably given to a visitor to Barley Wood. Inscription on verso "written
in the 83rd year of her age. She was born Feb. 2. 1745." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 3, Folder 34
"Character of Dr Kennicott"
approximately 1783
Physical Description: 3 pages. Possibly written by A. Kennicott and addressed to 'Mrs. More'. Last leaf torn across. Unsigned.
Box 3, Folder 35
Unsigned fragment
undated
Physical Description: Unsigned and undated fragment, possibly in HM's handwriting. Filed with a separate fragment dated 1862 September 20 (listed
below).
Box 3, Folder 35
"Faith Hope & Charity" fragment
1862 September 20?
Physical Description
Fragment containing a manuscript quatrain poem.
Filed with another unsigned, undated fragment (listed above).
Box 4, Folder 47
"Hannah More Her first introduction to Doctor Johnson"
undated
Physical Description: 1 page manuscript note by unknown writer. Notation at bottom "Crotier's(?) Johnson, Vol 9, page 318." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Poems Written to Hannah More Subseries 2.
1770-1781
Box 4, Folder 40
Manuscript poem by
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
approximately 1770
Physical Description: 2 pages, six quatrain adulatory poem. Undated but probably written in the 1770s. Addressed to "My Wild Arab," signed DG. Purchase,
1996 (MS.1996.004). Originally mounted in
Book of Fame (f MS.1996.005)
Box 4, Folder 41
Manuscript poem by
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
1778 November 23
Physical Description: 1 page, 4 quatrain adulatory poem. Signed D. Garrick. First three lines read, "Upon Miss Arab More desiring me to write something
in a Book, where she had collected the handwriting of celebrated Men." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004). Originally mounted in
Book of Fame (f MS.1996.005)
Box 4, Folder 42
"Hannae Morae" by
Lowth, Robert, 1710-1787
1781 February 16
Physical Description: "Hannae Morae," manuscript poem by Robert Lowth, Bishop of London. 1 page eulogy for Hannah More. Written in Latin and signed
"R". Notation (possibly in HM's hand) reads, "By Bishop Lowth." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004). Originally mounted in
Book of Fame (f MS.1996.005)
Box 4, Folder 43
Latin and English transcription of "Hannae Morae" by
Kennicott, Benjamin, 1718-1783
1781 February 16
Physical Description: 2 page manuscript transcription of "Hannae Morae," a eulogy written by Robert Lowth, Bishop of London. The eulogy is transcribed
in Latin on the recto. Inscription (possibly in Ann Kennicott's hand) reads "transcribed by Dr. Kennicott." English translation
on the verso is very faded. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Newspaper Clippings Subseries 3.
1833-1933
Box 4, Folder 48
Biography of Hannah More
1833
Physical Description: Biography and obituary of Hannah More, printed in The Mirror. 4 pages. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 49
Hannah More's Centenary
probably 1933
Physical Description: 1 column article describing celebrations in Wrington for the centenary of Hannah More. Also provides a brief biography. Purchase,
1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 60
Biographical newspaper clippings and epitaphs on Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and Mary Russell Mitford
undated
Physical Description: 4 pages, newspaper cuttings laid down on cardstock. One page biography of HM and one page of epitaphs to HM, including one
by Horace Walpole and one by Coleridge. One page biography of Mary Russell Mitford and one page of epitaphs to Maria Edgeworth.
Purchase, 2002(MS.2002.005).
Visual Materials Series 3.
1809-1828
Scope and Contents Note
This series contains various visual materials relating to Hannah More, including engraved portraits, and drawings of her home
at Barley Wood.
Engraved portraits of Hannah More
approximately 1809-1824
Box 4, Folder 59
Engraved Portrait of Hannah More, from the original painting by Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875
undated
Physical Description: Titled "From the original painting by H.W. Pickersgill, ARA." Johnson, Wilson & Co., Publishers, New York. Purchase, 2002(MS.2002.005).
Box 4, Folder 54
Engraved Portrait of Hannah More, from the original painting by Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875
undated
Physical Description: Engraved portrait from the original painting by H.W. Pickersgill, ARA. Published by Johnson, Wilson & Co. Publishers, New
York. Inscription on verso reads "Hannah More 1872." Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 67
Engraved Portrait of Hannah More, from the original painting by Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875
undated
Physical Description: Engraved portrait from the original painting by HW Pickersgill, ARA. Black border. Purchase, 2005(MS.2005.005).
Box 5, Folder 2
The Portrait of Hannah More, engraved by
Worthington, William Henry, approximately 1795-approximately 1839
1824 March 1
Physical Description: Engraved portrait by W.H. Worthington. London: J. Hudson. From the painting by H.W. Pickersgill. Inscription in large hand
reads "The portrait of Hannah More Her Autograph May 5th 1824." Laid down on linen on a wooden stretcher. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 5, Folder 6
Mrs Hannah More, engraved by
Worthington, William Henry, approximately 1795-approximately 1839,
1824 March 1
Physical Description: Engraved by W. H. Worthington. From the original painted by H. W. Pickersgill, A.R.A. Published by J. Hudson, London.
Box 4, Folder 55
Two engraved portraits (perhaps frontispieces?)
undated
Physical Description: First engraving titled "Mrs Hannah More. From a Picture by H.W. Pickersgill R.A. in the Possesion of Sir T.D. Ackland. Bart."
Engraved by T.A. Dean. Second engraving is laid down on cardstock. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 53
Hannah More as Young Woman, engraved by Scriven, Edward, 1775-1841
undated
Physical Description: Engraved by E. Scriven. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 66
Engraved Portrait of Hannah More, engraved by Halbert, Augustus
undated
Physical Description: Titled "From the Picture painted by Opie in 1786, now in the possession of Lady Olivia B. Sparrow." Inscription "Yours very
sincerely H. More." Engraved by A. Halbert. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. Purchase, 2005(MS.2005.005).
Box 5, Folder 6
Mrs. Hannah More, engraved by Godby, J. (James), active 1798-1812
1809 September 25
Physical Description: Engraving by J. Godby. From the original picture by E. Bird. Published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London. Pencil inscription
on verso.
Box 5, Folder 3
Mrs. Hannah More, engraved by Scriven, Edward, 1775-1841
1814 August 15
Physical Description: Engraved portrait by E. Scriven, Historical Engraver to the Prince Regent and the Princess of Wales. London: J. Slater. From
a drawing by Mr. Slater, taken at Barley Wood, 1813 November. Inscription on verso reads Rev. J. Buxton?
Box 4, Folder 56
Pencil Drawing of Barley Wood
1826 October 20
Physical Description: Pencil drawing of Barley Wood cottage, home of Hannah More. Inscription reads, "A Faithful Portrait of my Cottage of Barley
Wood." Signed Hannah More. Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 5, Folder 4
Ink drawing of Hannah More's room at Barley Wood
probably 1828 April
Physical Description: Ink drawing. Pencil inscription on verso reads "Mrs Hannah More's room at Barley Wood-1828-April." Inscription on back of
frame (removed) reads, "Hannah More's own writing: C.B.P. Her room at Barley Wood Wrington Somersetshire H. More & Wilberforce."
Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 4, Folder 57
Hand-colored print of Barley Wood
undated
Physical Description: Hand-colored print of Hannah More's home, Barley Wood. Titled "Barley Wood. Mrs. Hannah More's." Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Purchase, 1996 (MS.1996.004).
Box 5, Folder 8
Plan of Barley Wood Estate
undated
Physical Description: 1st edition, colored plan of Barley Wood Estate, Wrington, Somerset. Purchase, 1999(MS.1999.004).
Box 5, Folder 9
Reproduction of The Nine Living Muses of Great Britain by Richard Samuel
undated
Physical Description: Reproduction of the original oil on canvas by Richard Samuel, first exhibited in 1779. Depicts Hannah More as one of the nine
muses.
Box 5, Folder 1
Portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter
undated
Physical Description: Engraving of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, poet and member of the Bluestocking Circle. Engraved by J. Shury. Engraving based on an
original cameo, owned by Lady C. Finch. Filed with portrait of Mrs. Hannah More and Mrs. Piozzi.
Box 5, Folder 1
Portrait of Mrs. Piozzi
undated
Physical Description: Engraved portrait of Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi (other married name Thrale). Engraved by H.R. Cook. "Sir J. Reynolds Pinx" is
listed under the image. Inscription on verso. Filed with portraits of Mrs. Hannah More and Mrs. Elizabeth Carter.
Box 5, Folder 1
Portrait of Mrs. Hannah More
undated
Physical Description: Engraved portrait of HM. Filed with portraits of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter and Mrs. Piozzi.
