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Title: ALS to William Stockdale, London, 1793?, "Dear Sir I...
Place of Origin: London (England)
Date: 1793
Series Heading: M354. Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800.
Geography: West Indies, Unspecified
Subject: Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800, Stockdale, John Joseph, 1770-1847, Authors and publishers -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, Illustrators, Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834
Notes: "Dear Sir I thank you for your letter of Friday. -- I proposed to Mr. West to paint a picture for me..." signed "B Edwards", two postscripts.The painting, actually executed by Thomas Stothard, entitled "The Voyage of the Sable Venus, from Angola to the West Indies," appears in vol. 2, p. 29 of Edwards' History., Original digital object name: bei-m354a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: London, Thursday. [1793]
Place of Origin: London (England)
Date: 1793
Series Heading: M354. Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800.
Geography: West Indies, Unspecified
Subject: Authors and Publishers -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, Illustrated books, Voyage of the sable Venus from Angola to the West Indies -- Illustrations, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Sir I called yesterday to speak to you once more on the subject of my Book, as I can by no means reconcile it to my mind to have my name affixed to an advertisement demanding two Guineas for a work which has not a single plate or map in it, and is withall printed with an extravagant waste of paper... B Edwards"Both letters regard Edwards' The History civil and commercial of the British colonies in the West Indies, 1st pub. London, 1793, 2 vols. (Ragatz 165).The second edition of 1794 contains maps and plates, owners of the first edition were invited to complete their copies (cf. DAB VI:530)., Original digital object name: bei-m354b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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