Kenelm Digby papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Fair copies of 46 letters by Digby in a contemporary scribe's hand. There are holograph corrections by Digby. The letters are to his sons (Kenelm, John and George) and other relatives and friends after the death of his wife, Lady Venetia, in 1633. The manuscript also contains a personal prayer and three discourses on the soul, all written at Gresham College, where Digby retired for 3 years to mourn his wife's death. Negative photostats.
Fair copies of 46 letters by Digby in a contemporary scribe's hand. There are holograph corrections by Digby. The letters are to his sons (Kenelm, John and George) and other relatives and friends after the death of his wife, Lady Venetia, in 1633. The manuscript also contains a personal prayer and three discourses on the soul, all written at Gresham College, where Digby retired for 3 years to mourn his wife's death. Negative photostats.
Originals held by Smith College.
Donated by Mrs. Aubrey Niel Morgan, 1939.
Compiled by Kit Messick, 2014
Available on microfilm; New York Public Library, *ZL-257.