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Letters to Mr. Richard Ray Junr. of New-York on several subjects by Nicholas Ray of London anno 1756
Title
Letters to Mr. Richard Ray Junr. of New-York on several subjects by Nicholas Ray of London anno 1756, 1756-1757.
Physical Description
1 v. (254 p.)
Language
English
Notes
Spine title: Ray's Letters.
In English.
Forms part of the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children's Literature. For a full description of the collection, search by call number: GEN MSS 764.
Provenance
Gift of Betsy Beinecke Shirley.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Nicholas Ray, merchant, born in New York on June 2, 1716, the son of Richard Ray (died 1737) and Elsey Saunders (died 1746). Ray died in London on September 24, 1788.
Richard Ray, merchant in New York, born January 15, 1753, the son of Richard Ray (1717-1763) and Sarah Bogart Ray (1728-1781). He died on October 25, 1783.
Summary
Autograph manuscript of sixteen instructive and autobiographical letters by Nicholas Ray, writing from London and addressing his young nephew Richard Ray in New York. In his letters Ray recounts his arrival at St. Eustatius on November 3, 1739, his experiences in the West Indies trade, and his travels through Europe and England before he settled in London. Ray also transcribes letters he published in London newspapers under the signatures of “Americus” and “Britanicus.”
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
January 19, 2016
References
Nicholas Ray, Letters to Mr. Richard Ray Junr. of New-York. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Nicholas Ray, Letters to Mr. Richard Ray Junr. of New-York. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Occupation
Merchants England 18th century.
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