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SJCR/SJAR/1/2/Craven/3
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- 1800 - 1802 (Creation)
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12 items. Paper.
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Student and subsequent fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1744 and appointed preacher at Lincoln's Inn in 1765, archdeacon of Gloucester in 1767. Hurd became bishop of Lichfield and Coventry in 1774, and was selected in 1776 to be tutor to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. From 1781 until his death in 1808, he served as Bishop of Worcester, residing chiefly at Hartlebury Castle.
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Letters, with wrappers, from Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester, to William Craven, concerning drafts of Craven's work, 'The Continuation of a Discourse on the Jewish and Christian Dispensations, Compared with Other Institutions'.
1a. Letter, in which Hurd encourages Craven in the completion of his "learned work".
Signed R. Worcester : Hartlebury Castle, 1st March 1800.
1b. Wrapper, addressed to Craven and dated Kidderminster 1st March 1800, with seal.
2a. Letter, in which Hurd praises the MSS drafts he received from Craven and encourages him in the completion of his work.
Signed R. Worcester : Hartlebury Castle, 2nd July 1800.
2b. Wrapper, addressed to Craven and dated Kidderminster 3rd July 1800, with seal.
3a. Letter, offering suggestions and criticism of the second and third parts of Craven's work.
Signed R. Worcester : Hartlebury Castle, 30th January 1801.
3b. Wrapper, addressed to Craven and dated Kidderminster 31st January 1801, with seal.
4a. Letter, concerning the final parts of Craven's work.
Signed R. Worcester : Hartlebury Castle, 29th September 1801.
4b. Wrapper, addressed to Craven and dated Kidderminster 29th September 1801, with seal.
5a. Letter, with suggested emendations and observations on the new edition of the text.
Signed R. Worcester : Hartlebury Castle, 19th April 1802.
5b. Wrapper, addressed to Craven and dated Kidderminster 20th April 1802, with seal.
6a. Letter, in which Hurd thanks Craven for the copy of the 'Discourses' he sent and notes his entry in the work's preliminary dedications. Writes that the work will now be added to his Library, where it will sit alongside the works of his fellow-Collegians.
Signed R. Worcester : Hartlebury Castle, 22nd July 1802.
6b. Wrapper, addressed to Craven and dated Kidderminster 22nd July 1802, with seal.