Jones, Richard 1790-1855
Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.
Born 1790 · died 1855
Richard Jones was an English economist who criticised the theoretical views of David Ricardo and T. R. Malthus on economic rent and population.
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Jones’s papers, from which his Literary Remains were edited, were owned by his widow. Her descendants do not have the papers.
His letters from William Whewell, 285 in number, 1817-1854, which were returned to Whewell. Also a box of letters and notes arising from Whewell's editorship of the Literary Remains. Whewell papers, Trinity College, Cambridge.
A memorandum of observations on Mr Buller’s proposals on the Tithe Bill, 1836, in a secretary’s hand.
Grey of Howick papers, Durham D.P.
Correspondents
CHARLES BABBAGE, six letters, 1832-1838.
BL Add. MSS. 37186-37191.
HENRY PETER BROUGHAM, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, two letters, 1853.
Brougham papers, University College London (UCL)
SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL, 75 items, 1816-1853.
Herschel papers, Royal Society Library, London.
SIR ROBERT PEEL, four items, 1841-1844.
BL Add. MSS. 40488-40546.
WILLIAM WHEWELL, 184 1etters, 1821-1854.
Whewell papers, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Printed Material
L. G. JOHNSON, Richard Jones Reconsidered (1955).
RICHARD JONES, Literary Remains, ed. William Whewell (Hertford, 1859).
New Palgrave ; ODNB; Boase II 140; ESS VIII 415.
Portrait: BL(P).