Found 1 collection related to Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

Edward Gibbon, English historian and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788). · To "My Lord" : 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Feb 1760 : (MISC 0242) : in his capacity as Major to one of the battallions South Hampshire militia, requesting the discharge of one Thomas Smith. With a draft of a negative reply from his correspondent on the verso. less