Lofft, Capel. Autograph letters signed from Capel Lofft, Woodbridge and Bury, to various recipients

Folger bibliographic ID: 230875
Folger call number: Y.c.1838 (1-5)
Folger holdings ID: 279636
Accession Number: cs299

Recipients: Wilmington Fleming, Thomas Hill and unidentified recipient. Some letters are fragmentary. (1) Cannot find the manuscript of "Fate of genius." Mentions the death of his son, Henry Capel Lofft, in the Battle of Albuera. (2) Makes reference to the Duke of York's conduct. On the inside leaf of (2), a draft of a letter in Wilmington Fleming's hand. (3) mentions a "sublimely beautiful comet." (4) Lofft mentions his Aphorisms from Shakespeare. (5) concerns travel arrangements for him and his daughter Laura. Also with (5), a clipped autograph signature attached to a sheet with biographical note of Lofft and a portrait of Capel Lofft

Extended title: Autograph letters signed from Capel Lofft, Woodbridge and Bury, to various recipients 1811-1816

Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824 Fleming, J. Wilmington, -1839 Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Aphorisms from Shakespeare Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827

correspondent: Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824
subject: Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824
subject: Fleming, J. Wilmington, -1839
subject: Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840
depiction: Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824
subject: Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
correspondent: Fleming, J. Wilmington, -1839
correspondent: Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840