Lancashire
Beinecke Osborn c139–142
| Title | I, II: "A Collection of Poems. Thomas Binns [...]
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Thomas Binns, 1789–1799.
"Collection of Poems" numbered Vols. II and III, and "Miscellaneous Manuscripts" numbered Vols. 3 and 4.
117 + 74 + 112 + 116 = 419 items, numerous very long poems.
Quaker writings; political themes (anti-war, anti-slavery, pro-revolutionary); sentimental poetry and poetry about nature.
Beinecke Osborn fc130
| Title | Orders from Aug. 6 1771. Benjamin Finn.
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Benjamin Finn, ca. 1790.
26 poems.
Occasional poetry, many copied from newspapers and dated. Mainly satirical, lighthearted verse, often political; several epigrams and poems about death and/or illness.
Clark MS 2008.023
| Title | I: "Poems extracted from Several Authors. Wi [...]
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Jane Griffies Roscoe, 1774–1790.
200 poems.
Interest in female poets and women-centered poetry.