| Description | Letter written from St Boniface, Isle of Wight, dated 2 February. Bowdler [1754-1825, writer and literary editor] writes to Ash [1764-1829, physician] about members of the Eumalian Society. He adds that he is not responsible for the sale of the Cottonian Library, explaining that his deceased aunt left the contents of her house, including the books, to a maid servant. |