Manuscripts

Maxwell, John. Sketch of the Defects of the Scale of Musick and Generall account of an Essay for Correcting them and Memorandum

Description: (5 p.). Enclosed in: Maxwell, John to Sir William Pulteney, May 24, 1773. Subject: Musical intervals and scales.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1773, May 24]
Call number: PU 1628
Creator: Pulteney, William(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros. of London, June 18, 1952. Thomas W. Newton sorted and arranged a portion of the William Pulteney Papers, as noted in his letter to Frederick Ouvry, July 29, 1880 (PU 2087). In the process of arranging the material, Newton numbered each item in red ink; these numbers were not used by the Huntington cataloger, nor were they noted on the folders or in the finding aid.
Associated people: Pulteney, James, (approximately 1751-1811,)
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