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PRICE, RICHARD 1723-1791

 
 

Letters to and from Price, 1767-1790, on politics and other topics,

113 in number.

American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia.

38 letters to Price, 1753-1791, the largest groups being from

Joseph Priestley and Lord Lansdowne.

Bodleian, MS. Eng. Misc. c132.

A bound volume containing copies of Price's letters to John

Edwards, actuary of the Equitable Assurance Society,

with actuarial calculations, 1768-1771. A 31-page manuscript of ob-

­servations on the keeping of the Society's accounts, 1775.

Archives of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. 15

Manuscripts on a wide variety of economic topics, mostly

undated, and intended for the information of William Petty,

Marquess of Lansdowne.

Shelburne papers, W. L. Clements Library, University of

Michigan , Ann Arbor.

Correspondents

JOHN CANTON, two letters, 1764-1768.

Royal Society Library, London.

ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, copies of letters, 1790.

NLS, MS. 3703.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 23 letters, 1766-1788.

Franklin papers, American Philosophical Society Library, Phi­l-

adelphia.

WILLIAM PETTY , 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, many letters, 1771-1790.

Lansdowne papers, HMC 6th Rept.

WILLIAM PITT, 1st Earl of Chatham, seven letters, 1772-1775.

Chatham papers, PRO

WILLIAM PITT the Younger, six letters, 1784-1786.

Chatham papers, PRO

EZRA STYLES, several letters, 1778-1790. Yale UL

Printed Material

The correspondence of Richard Price, 3 volumes, eds. Bernard Peach and D. O. Thomas (Duke, 1983-1994 )

Palgrave III 189; ODNB; ESS XII 350.

Portraits: BM (P); NPG (A); New College, London.