Joseph Hill Collection of William Cowper, 1716-1825 (mostly 1760-1810)

Consists primarily of correspondence of Joseph Hill with Cowper and with members of the Cowper circle of family and friends. Four letters by Cowper are included. The collection also contains miscellaneous financial documents, engravings, and a copy of a poem about Cowper.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Collection Creator Biography:

Cowper, William, 1731-1800

William Cowper was an English poet. Born in 1731 in Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, Cowper was schooled in Markyate and Winchester and trained for a career in law. However, he found himself ill-suited for the profession and instead was appointed a commissioner in bankruptcy. He suffered from severe mental instability and was institutionalized on several occasions. A true romantic, Cowper wrote much of his poetry in honor of the women in his life. Among his most famous compositions are The Task and The Journey of John Gilpin. Cowper died in 1800.

Joseph Hill was a close friend of Cowper who served as his mentor in matters of business.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2002. Finding aid written in 2002.

Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.

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Joseph Hill Collection of William Cowper; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

Bibliography: The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note: Biography from British Authors Before 1800 (1952).
Subject Terms:: Poets, English -- 18th century.
Genre Terms:: Correspondence
Names:: Hill, Joseph

Hill, Joseph, 1733-1811

Letters received: A-Z, 1771 April 17-1805 December 24

Cambridge University (James Nasmith Burner), ALS, 1771 April 17

Croft, Lady, ALS (fragment), 1771 June 11

Madan, Fred, ALS, 1773 May 11

Bagot, W., ALS, 1777 June 7

Cscapigny, P., ALS, 1786 April

Legge, William, Second Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801), ALS, 1786 December 15

Jones, F., ALS, 1790 September 30

Peterbro, William, ALS, 1800 May 9

Jekyll, Joseph, 1805 January 29-December 24

ALS, 1805 January 29

ALS, 1805 December 24

Letters with the letters of Mrs. S. Hill, 1789 October 19-1806 October 16

Pratt, William, ALS, 1789 October 19

Ashley, C, 1806 October 16

Hill, Joseph, 1778-1808

Letters sent: A-Z, 1778-1808

Austen, Lady Ann, 1788 December-1790 November 20

ALS, 1790 November 20

will, s, 1788 December

Bacon, John, 1792 May 18

AL, 1792 May 18

Bourne, Vincent, 1740 June 1

ADS, 1740 June 1

Chester, Charles, 1765 October 31-1786 November 29

ALS, 1765 October 31

ALS, 1765 November 24

ALS, 1766 August 3

ALS, 1786 November 19

ALS, 1786 November 29

Cotton, Nathaniel, 1760 December 7-1766 March 28

AL, 1760 December 7

ALS, 1764 August 26

ALS, 1766 March 24

ALS, 1766 March 28

Cowper, Ashley, 1769 August 5-1779 November 29

ANS, 1769 August 5

ALS, 1771 August 4

ALS, 1771 August 18

ALS, 1771 August 27

ALS, 1771 September 8

ALS, 1771 September 10

ALS, 1779 November 29

Cowper, Henry, 1782 September 18-1799 July 23

ALS, 1782 September 18

ALS, circa 1784-1785 January 9

ALS, 1784 July 26

ALS, 1784 August 24

AL, 1785 January 17

AL, 1785 April 28

ALS, 1788 May 11

AL, 1799 July 23

Cowper, John, 1765 May 2-1769 September 29

ALS, 1765 May 2

ALS, 1765 June 4

ALS, 1766 June 8

ALS, 1769 September 29

Cowper, Maria, 1773 January 29

ALS, 1773 January 29

Cowper, Spencer, 1769 October 5-1781 August 26

ALS, undated

ALS, 1773 January 20

ALS, 1781 August 26

will, signed, 1769 October 5

Cowper, Spencer, 1701 July 22

DS, 1701 July 22

Cowper, Spencer (?) (Mrs.), 1790 June 22

ALS, 1790 June 22

Cowper, William, First Earl Cowper, 1716 August 3

ADS, 1716 August 3

Cowper, William, Second Earl Cowper, 1759 December 1

ALS, 1759 December 1

Cowper, William, 1767 November 9-1771 January 22

ANS, 1769 January 28

ANS, 1769 November 17

ANS, 1769 December 30

ALS, 1771 January 22

ADS, 1767 November 9

Cowper, William, dates not examined