John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge, 1866 - 1893
Scope and Contents
Six letters in the hand of Baron Coleridge, one time Lord Chief Justice of England, dated between 1866 and 1893. One of the letters is addressed to the poet Robert Browning (1812-1889) thanking him for sending a copy of his new book: “I will set to work on it at once & know I shall enjoy it – at least if I do not it will be first of your works I have not admired & enjoyed since I was a boy at Eton. I hope your books will remain in my Library for many a long year after it has ceased to be mine.” The other five letters have unidentified recipients.
Dates
- 1866 - 1893
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
John Duke Coleridge (1820-1894) was an English lawyer and jurist and held the role of Lord Chief Justice of England. He was made Baron Coleridge in 1874.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu