Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)
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Chapters (1247)
- PRIVATE LETTERS OF EDWARD GIBBON
- INTRODUCTION BY THE EARL OF SHEFFIELD.
- EDITOR'S PREFACE.
- ERRATA.
- GIBBON'S CORRESPONDENCE.
- 1753-1794.
- 1.
- To his Father.
- 2.
- To his Aunt, Miss Catherine Porten.[1]
- 3.
- To his Father.
- 4.
- To Miss Catherine Porten.
- 5.
- To his Father.
- 6.
- To his Father.
- 7.
- To his Father.
- 8.
- To his Father.
- 9.
- To his Father.
- 10.
- To his Aunt, Miss Hester Gibbon.
- 11.
- To his Father.
- 12.
- To his Stepmother.
- 13.
- To his Father.
- 14.
- To his Stepmother.
- 15.
- To his Father.
- 16.
- To his Father.
- 17.
- To his Father.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Father.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Father.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Father.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Father.
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- To his Father.
- 30.
- To his Stepmother.
- 31.
- To his Father.
- 32.
- To his Stepmother.
- 33.
- To his Father.
- 34.
- To his Father.
- 35.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.,[68] at Lausanne.
- 36.
- To his Father.
- 37.
- To his Stepmother.
- 38.
- To his Father.
- 39.
- To his Father.
- 40.
- To his Father.
- 41.
- To his Father.
- 42.
- To his Stepmother.
- 43.
- To his Father.
- 44.
- To his Stepmother.
- 45.
- To his Father.
- 46.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq., at Berlin..
- 47.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 48.
- To his Stepmother.
- 49.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 50.
- To his Stepmother.
- 51.
- To his Father.
- 52.
- To his Stepmother.
- 53.
- To James Scott, Esq.[121]
- 54.
- To his Father.
- 55.
- To his Father.
- 56.
- To his Father.
- 57.
- To his Father.
- 58.
- To his Stepmother.
- 59.
- To his Stepmother.
- 60.
- To his Father.
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- To his Father.
- 62.
- To his Father.
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- To his Father.
- 64.
- To his Father.
- 65.
- To his Father.
- 66.
- To his Stepmother.
- 67.
- To his Father.
- 68.
- To his Stepmother.
- 69.
- To his Father.
- 70.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 71.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 72.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 73.
- To his Stepmother.
- 74.
- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 77.
- To his Stepmother.
- 78.
- To his Stepmother.
- 79.
- To his Stepmother.
- 80.
- To his Stepmother.
- 81.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 82.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 83.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 84.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 85.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 86.
- To his Stepmother.
- 87.
- To his Stepmother.
- 88.
- To his Stepmother.
- 89.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 90.
- To his Stepmother.
- 91.
- To his Stepmother.
- 92.
- To his Aunt, Miss Hester Gibbon.
- 93.
- To his Stepmother.
- 94.
- To his Stepmother.
- 95.
- To his Stepmother.
- 96.
- To his Stepmother.
- 97.
- To his Stepmother.
- 98.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 99.
- To his Stepmother.
- 100.
- To his Stepmother.
- 101.
- To his Stepmother.
- 102.
- To his Stepmother.
- 103.
- To his Stepmother.
- 104.
- To his Stepmother.
- 105
- To his Stepmother.
- 106.
- To his Stepmother.
- 107.
- To his Stepmother.
- 108.
- To his Stepmother.
- 109.
- To his Stepmother.
- 110.
- To his Stepmother.
- 111.
- To his Stepmother.
- 112.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 113.
- To his Stepmother.
- 114.
- To his Stepmother.
- 115.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 116.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 117.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 118.
- To his Stepmother.
- 119.
- To his Stepmother.
- 120.
- To his Stepmother.
- 121.
- To his Stepmother.
- 122.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 123.
- To his Stepmother.
- 124.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 125.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 126.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 127.
- To his Stepmother.
- 128.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 129.
- To his Stepmother.
- 130.
- To his Stepmother.
- 131.
- To his Stepmother.
- 132.
- To his Stepmother.
- 133.
- To his Stepmother.
- 134.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.[171]
- 135.
- To his Stepmother.
- 136.
- To his Stepmother.
- 137.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 138.
- To his Stepmother.
- 139.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 140.
- To his Stepmother.
- 141.
- To Mrs. Holroyd, Sen.
- 142.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 143.
- To James Scott, Esq.
- 144.
- To his Stepmother.
- 145.
- To his Stepmother.
- 146.
- To his Stepmother.
- 147.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 148.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 149.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 150.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 151.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 152.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 153.
- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 156.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 160.
- To his Stepmother.
- 161.
- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 163.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 164.
- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 166.
- To his Stepmother.
- 167.
- To his Stepmother.
- 168.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 169.
- To his Stepmother.
- 170.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 171.
- To his Stepmother.
- 172.
- To his Stepmother.
- 173.
- To his Stepmother.
- 174.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq., at Edinburgh.
- 175.
- To his Stepmother.
- 176.
- To his Stepmother.
- 177.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 178.
- To his Stepmother.
- 179.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 180.
- To his Stepmother.
- 181.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 182.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 183.
- To his Stepmother.
- 184.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 185.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 186.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 187.
- To his Stepmother.
- 188.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 189.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 190.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 191.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 192.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 193.
- To his Stepmother.
- 194.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 195.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 196.
- To his Stepmother.
- 197.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 198.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 199.
- To his Stepmother.
- 200.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 201.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 202.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 203.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 2004.
- To his Stepmother.
- 205.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 228.
- To his Stepmother.
- 229.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 230.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 231.
- To Mrs. Holroyd.
- 232.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 233.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 234.
- To his Stepmother.
- 235.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 236.
- To his Stepmother.
- 237.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 238.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 239.
- To his Stepmother.
- 240.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 243.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 245.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 253.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 254.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 255.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 256.
- To his Stepmother.
- 257.
- To Mrs. Holroyd.
- 258.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 259.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 260.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 261.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 262.
- To his Stepmother.
- 263.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 264.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 265.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 266.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 267.
- To his Stepmother.
- 268.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 269.
- To his Stepmother.
- 270.
- To his Stepmother.
- 271.
- To his Stepmother.
- 272.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 273.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 274.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 275.
- To his Stepmother.
- 276.
- To his Stepmother.
- 277.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 278.
- To his Stepmother.
- 279.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 280.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
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- To his Stepmother.
- 288.
- To his Stepmother.
- 289.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 290.
- To his Stepmother.
- 291.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 292.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 293.
- To M. Suard.[342]
- 294.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 295.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 296.
- To his Stepmother.
- 297.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 298.
- To M. de Septchênes.
- 299.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 300.
- To his Stepmother.
- 301.
- To Mrs. Holroyd.
- 302.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 303.
- To Mrs. Holroyd.
- 304.
- To his Stepmother.
- 305.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 306.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 307.
- To his Stepmother.
- 308.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 309.
- To his Stepmother.
- 310.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 311.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 312.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 313.
- To his Stepmother.
- 314.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 315.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 316.
- To his Stepmother.
- 317.
- To his Stepmother.
- 318.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 319.
- To his Stepmother.
- 320.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 321.
- To his Stepmother.
- 322.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 323.
- To his Stepmother.
- 324.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 325.
- To his Stepmother.
- 326.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 327.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 328.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 329.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 330.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 331.
- To his Stepmother.
- 332.
- To his Stepmother.
- 333.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 334.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 335.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 336.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 337.
- To his Stepmother.
- 338.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 339.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 340.
- To his Stepmother.
- 341.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 342.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 343.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 344.
- To his Stepmother.
- 345.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 346.
- To his Stepmother.
- 347.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 348.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 349.
- To his Stepmother.
- 350.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 351.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 352.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 353.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 354.
- To his Stepmother.
- 355.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 356.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 357.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 358.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 359.
- To his Stepmother.
- 360.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 361.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 362.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 363.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 364.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 365.
- To his Stepmother.
- 366.
- To his Stepmother.
- 367.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 368.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 369.
- To his Stepmother.
- 370.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 371.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 372.
- To his Stepmother.
- 373
- To Mrs. Holroyd.
- 374.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 375.
- To his Stepmother.
- 376.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 377.
- To his Stepmother.
- 378.
- To his Stepmother.
- 379.
- To Colonel Holroyd.
- 380.
- To Colonel Holroyd.
- 381.
- To his Stepmother.
- 382.
- To his Stepmother.
- 383.
- To his Stepmother.
- 384.
- To his Stepmother.
- 385.
- To Colonel Holroyd, at Coventry.
- 386.
- To Colonel J. B. Holroyd.
- 387.
- To his Stepmother.
- 388.
- To his Stepmother.
- 389.
- To his Stepmother.
- 390.
- To his Stepmother.
- 391.
- To his Stepmother.
- 392.
- To his Stepmother.
- 393.
- To his Stepmother.
- 394.
- To his Stepmother.
- 395.
- To his Stepmother.
- 396.
- To his Stepmother.
- 397.
- To Colonel Holroyd.
- 398.
- To his Stepmother.
- 399.
- To his Stepmother.
- 400.
- To Mr. Eliot.
- 401.
- To Mrs. Holroyd.
- 402.
- To his Stepmother.
- 403.
- To Colonel Holroyd.
- 404.
- To Mr. Eliot.
- 405.
- To Colonel Holroyd.
- 406.
- To his Stepmother.
- 407.
- To Mrs. Holroyd (announcing that Colonel Holroyd was created Lord Sheffield[470]).
- 408.
- To Colonel Holroyd.
- 409.
- To his Stepmother.
- 410.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 411.
- To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.
- 412.
- To his Stepmother.
- 413
- To Lord Sheffield.
- 414.
- To his Stepmother.
- 415.
- To his Stepmother.
- 416.
- To his Stepmother.
- 417.
- To his Stepmother.
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