Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737.
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, author.; Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735.; Tonson, Jacob, 1714-1767.; Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.; Bentley, Richard, 1662-1742.; Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.; Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719, correspondent.; Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732, correspondent.; Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726, correspondent.; Congreve, William, 1670-1729, correspondent.; Creech, Thomas, 1659-1700, correspondent.; Davenant, Henry, 1679- correspondent.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700, correspondent.; Grafton, Charles Fitzroy, Duke of, 1683-1757, correspondent.; Halifax, George Montagu, Earl of, approximately 1684-1739, correspondent.; Jekyll, Joseph, Sir, 1663-1738, correspondent.; Jekyll, Elizabeth, -1745, correspondent.; Kennett, Basil, 1674-1715, correspondent.; Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723, correspondent.; Marlborough, Henrietta Churchill, Duchess of, 1681-1733, correspondent.; Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754, correspondent.; Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, correspondent.; Bowers, Thomas, 1659 or 1660-1724, correspondent.; Newton, Richard, 1676-1753, correspondent.; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, correspondent.; Pulteney, Daniel, 1682?-1731, correspondent.; Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1672-1739, correspondent.; Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716, correspondent.; Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748, correspondent.; Stanyan, Abraham, 1669?-1732, correspondent.; Stanhope, Charles, 1673-1760, correspondent.; Stepney, George, 1663-1707, correspondent.; Wilson, George, active 1735, correspondent.; Baker family (Bayfordbury), former owner.; Kit-Cat Club (London, England)
Items
Details
Title
Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737.
Variant title
Folger card catalog title: Collection of autograph letters and other papers written by Tonson, addressed to him, or connected with him, 1680-1737
Description
83 items.
Associated name
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, author.
Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735.
Tonson, Jacob, 1714-1767.
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.
Bentley, Richard, 1662-1742.
Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719, correspondent.
Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732, correspondent.
Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726, correspondent.
Congreve, William, 1670-1729, correspondent.
Creech, Thomas, 1659-1700, correspondent.
Davenant, Henry, 1679- correspondent.
Dryden, John, 1631-1700, correspondent.
Grafton, Charles Fitzroy, Duke of, 1683-1757, correspondent.
Halifax, George Montagu, Earl of, approximately 1684-1739, correspondent.
Jekyll, Joseph, Sir, 1663-1738, correspondent.
Jekyll, Elizabeth, -1745, correspondent.
Kennett, Basil, 1674-1715, correspondent.
Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723, correspondent.
Marlborough, Henrietta Churchill, Duchess of, 1681-1733, correspondent.
Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754, correspondent.
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, correspondent.
Bowers, Thomas, 1659 or 1660-1724, correspondent.
Newton, Richard, 1676-1753, correspondent.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, correspondent.
Pulteney, Daniel, 1682?-1731, correspondent.
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1672-1739, correspondent.
Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716, correspondent.
Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748, correspondent.
Stanyan, Abraham, 1669?-1732, correspondent.
Stanhope, Charles, 1673-1760, correspondent.
Stepney, George, 1663-1707, correspondent.
Wilson, George, active 1735, correspondent.
Baker family (Bayfordbury), former owner.
Kit-Cat Club (London, England)
Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735.
Tonson, Jacob, 1714-1767.
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.
Bentley, Richard, 1662-1742.
Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719, correspondent.
Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732, correspondent.
Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726, correspondent.
Congreve, William, 1670-1729, correspondent.
Creech, Thomas, 1659-1700, correspondent.
Davenant, Henry, 1679- correspondent.
Dryden, John, 1631-1700, correspondent.
Grafton, Charles Fitzroy, Duke of, 1683-1757, correspondent.
Halifax, George Montagu, Earl of, approximately 1684-1739, correspondent.
Jekyll, Joseph, Sir, 1663-1738, correspondent.
Jekyll, Elizabeth, -1745, correspondent.
Kennett, Basil, 1674-1715, correspondent.
Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723, correspondent.
Marlborough, Henrietta Churchill, Duchess of, 1681-1733, correspondent.
Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754, correspondent.
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, correspondent.
Bowers, Thomas, 1659 or 1660-1724, correspondent.
Newton, Richard, 1676-1753, correspondent.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, correspondent.
Pulteney, Daniel, 1682?-1731, correspondent.
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1672-1739, correspondent.
Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716, correspondent.
Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748, correspondent.
Stanyan, Abraham, 1669?-1732, correspondent.
Stanhope, Charles, 1673-1760, correspondent.
Stepney, George, 1663-1707, correspondent.
Wilson, George, active 1735, correspondent.
Baker family (Bayfordbury), former owner.
Kit-Cat Club (London, England)
Summary
In addition to letters, the collection contains copyright assignments, receipts, bills (including one for expenses associated with the funeral of Jacob Tonson), drafts of the elder Jacob Tonson's will, and poems.
Scope and content
Materials written by or to Jacob Tonson I or Jacob Tonson II, with a handful of bills addressed to Jacob Tonson III. Autograph manuscripts by prominent literary figures such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Richard Bentley, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, and John Vanbrugh as well as letters from others, chiefly members of the Kit-Cat Club. The correspondence is representative of both Tonson's professional and personal activities: several letters concern gathering engravings and subscriptions for a fine edition of Caesar's Commentaries (ultimately published by Samuel Clarke), while others thank Tonson for his gifts of cider. Transcripts of 10 letters from Alexander Pope concern Lewis Theobald's Shakespeare. Correspondents: Joseph Addison, Roger de Coverley (pseud.?), Francis Atterbury, William Congreve, S. Compton, Thomas Creech, Henry Molins Davenant, John Dennis, John Dryden, Charles Fitzroy (Duke of Grafton), George Montagu (Earl of Halifax), Elizabeth Jekyll, Joseph Jekyll, Basil Kennett, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Henrietta Churchill (Duchess of Marlborough), Henry Pelham, Thomas Pelham-Holles (Duke of Newcastle), Thomas Bowers, Richard Newton, Daniel Pulteney, Thomas Wentworth (Baron Raby, later Earl of Strafford), John Somers, Charles Seymour (Duke of Somerset), Abraham Stanyan, Charles Stanhope, George Stepney, Sir John Vanbrugh, George Wilson.
Note
Poems listed in the Folger index of first lines.
Finding aid
For a fuller description or context, see online finding aid.
Finding aid identifier
T66533
Provenance
The collection passed, through the daughter of Jacob Tonson III (d. 1767), who married William Baker of Bayfordbury. When obtained by the Folger many pieces had been removed from the album in which the MSS were then mounted. Items 77-83 are photographs of 7 Dryden letters formerly in this album, but now in the collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA.
Linked resources
Guide to the Papers of Jacob Tonson.
Item Details
Call number
C.c.1 (1-83)