MSS16660Pope, Alexander receiptGuide to the Alexander Pope receipt MSS 16660Rose Oliveira, Accessioning Archivist Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

3 February 2022

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:41:56 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Alexander Pope receipt Caryll, John, 1667-1736 MSS 16660 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1198 .03 Cubic Feet One letter size folder February 28, 1720 Good English BW 44 1 Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Christopher Edwards by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 5, 2022.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16660, Alexander Pope receipt, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Content Description

This collection contains a manuscript autograph draft signed by John Caryll for payment to Alexander Pope with Pope's signed receipt and is addressed to Richard Wright, goldsmith, at Convent [sic] Garden. The ink manuscript is on a small sheet of paper (66mm X 154mm) with writing on both sides and is housed in a cloth-backed archival folder.

The document says "Pray pay unto Mr. Alex: Pope (or order) the Sum of Eleven pounds and place it to the ye acct. of yr. freind J. Caryll." On the verso is Pope's signed receipt, "Rcd. eleven pounds the Contents of this bill, pr. Mr. Richd. Wright 7 Mar. 1720. A. Pope." A further signature by Richard Bowery as a witness, and a manuscript calculation indicating that Wright may have charged a fee of 1s 6d for this transaction.

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