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Copleston, Edward, 1776-1849 -- Correspondence
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Copleston MSS

  • GB 0210 MSCOPLESTON
  • Fonds
  • 1703-[1900] /

Papers, 1703-[1900], of the Copleston family, mainly comprising correspondence of Edward Copleston, provost of Oriel College, Oxford, and bishop of Llandaf. MSS 22718-21 are apparently in the hand of his nephew, the Reverend W. J. Copleston.

Copleston family.

Letters to Edward Copleston

  • NLW MS 21743C.
  • File
  • 1819-1851

Some forty-five letters, 1819-1840, to Edward Copleston , provost of Oriel College, Oxford, and bishop of Llandaf, together with a transcript of a letter, 1851, to his nephew W. J. Copleston. Many of the correspondents are prominent literary, ecclesiastical or political figures and include Henry Brougham (2) [1830s], Maria Edgeworth (1) 1831, Lord Grenville (3) 1827-1833, and Sir Walter Scott (1) 1829. An index of correspondents is contained on f. iii.

Letters to Edward Copleston,

  • NLW MS 21977C.
  • File
  • 1801-1848

Over one hundred and twenty letters, 1801-1848, mainly addressed to Edward Copleston, provost of Oriel College, Oxford, and bishop of Llandaf. The correspondents include such public figures as Henry Brougham (5) 1827-1839, Lord Grenville (6) 1809-1827, Robert Peel (6) 1824-1841, and William Wilberforce (3) 1827-1828. An index of correspondents is contained on f. i.