Richardson, Samuel, (1689-1761), novelist

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Surname:	Richardson
Forenames:	Samuel
Gender:	Male
Date:	1689-1761
Biography:	ODNB link for Richardson, Samuel (1689-1761) Novelist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P137587 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P24219 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Samuel Richardson

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1748-62: corresp (c850 items)	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library	Forster Collection	NRA 38887 Forster See Index of English Literary MSS vol 3
2	1747-59: letters (7)	Harvard University: Houghton Library	MS Eng 759	NRA 20129 Harvard Univ MSS
3	1720-30: account books	The National Archives	C105/5
4	1757-58: corresp with Anne Meades (copies)	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 28097
5	1738-60: letters to Thomas Birch	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 4317	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
6	1734-42: letters (82) from G Cheyne	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	La III 356
7	1748-56: corresp with Thomas Edwards	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Bodl 1007-12
8	letters and literary drafts	Rice University: Woodson Research Center		See NUC 93-1115