Wilkes, John, (1725-1797), politician journalist and wit

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Surname:	Wilkes
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1725-1797
Biography:	ODNB link for Wilkes, John (1725-1797), politician journalist and wit
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P153243 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P30527 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Wilkes

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1761-64: misc corresp and papers	The London Archives: City of London	CLC/518	NRA 32770
2	corresp and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 30865-96
3	1741-84: corresp and literary MSS	University of Michigan: William L Clements Library	Wilkes papers	See Guide 1978 pp152-53
4	1765-1795: corresp with James Boswell	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	GEN MSS 89	NRA 22146 Boswell
5	1753-81: letters to John Dell (copies)	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng lett c 57
6	1765-68: letters to William FitzHerbert	Derbyshire Record Office	D239/F8247-64, 8365	NRA 4879 FitzHerbert