William Cowper letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"4256", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Cowper, William, 1731-1800", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Cowper letters"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1769-1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1769/1777"}

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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear foot (1 folder)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

physloc

{"value"=>"MssCol 4256", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and writer of hymns whose works, often celebrating the mundane or pastoral, are considered forerunners of Romantic poetry. The collection consists of letters from Cowper, one undated and to an illegible recipient declining an invitation, and one dated May 27, 1777, to lawyer Joseph Hill relating to financial matters"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Items were originally part of the Ford and Lenox collections.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1769

date_inclusive_end

1777

keydate

1769

prefercite

{"value"=>"William Cowper letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1769

date_end

1777

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