Apparently the first letter from Hayley to Cowper. Expresses admiration for Cowper's poetry and distress at their being called rivals over their respective plans for illustrated editions of Milton. Accompanied by: "Sonnet" addressed to Cowper. ACC: 97.10.4 (44.394)
Encloses the text of the poem "The Genius" by Leonard Welsted (1688-1747), copied out by Hughes, who writes: "I think them so very good...". The poem is an ode, written in 1717 "on occasion of the Duke of Marlbro's Lethargy." ACC: 91.12.24 (43.366)