Daniel Hayes subscription receipt

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16665, Daniel Hayes subscription receipt, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.08 Cubic Feet One small oversize folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16665, Daniel Hayes subscription receipt, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a printed signed receipt for "two guineas" signed by Alexander Pope as, "being the first payment to the Subscription, for the Translation of Homer's Iliads; to be delivered in Quires, to the Bearer hereof, in the manner specify'd in the Proposals." The subscriber's name, Daniel Hayes, was filled in by Pope, who also signed the receipt slip on the bottom right.

The manuscript is an oblong 8vo slip (83 X 148 mm) with a burn stain on the lower left that has resulted in a loss of blank margin, but no loss of text, and is darkened on the lower right. At the top in small handwriting is the inscription, "a precious Relic," signed with the initials "W.U." This may be William Upcott (1779-1845), an autograph collector.

Biographical / historical:

Daniel Hayes (1649-1732), was an African merchant and a figure in the city of London, was also a subscriber to Mathew Prior's Poems on several occasions (1718).

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Christopher Edwards by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 5, 2022.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Receipts
Names:
Hayes, Daniel, 1649-1732