Laurence, French (1757-1809)

Collection of verses. The attribution of these verses to French Laurence is tentative: they are written by several contemporary hands. This MS. was included in the same sales-lot as the 'Poems' by Edward Gardner [MS. No. 2471]. This contains some verses by Laurence in a similar style, transcribed by Gardner, who has written a notice of his schoolfellow Laurence as a preface. For Laurence see the Dictionary of National Biography

c. 1795

1 volume 46 pp. 4to. 20 × 16 cm. Original paper covers. The paper is watermarked 1794 on p. 24/25.

Purchased at Sotheby's 27/11/1918, Lot 1002 (part).

At Wellcome Collection: Further poems by Laurence are transcribed by his friend Edward Gardner and are to be found in the latter's collection of poems held as MS.2471.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).