II A Chronological List of the Correspondence of John Gay
| 1712 | |
| Binfield, November 13 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| December 24 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| 1713 | |
| London, January 13 | John Gay to Maurice Johnson, junior. |
| April 23, 1713 | John Gay to Maurice Johnson, junior. |
| August 23 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| October 23 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| 1714 | |
| Binfield, May 4 | Thomas Parnell and Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| London, June 8 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Hanover, August 16 | John Gay to John Arbuthnot |
| September 23 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| 1715 | |
| London, March 3 | Alexander Pope and John Gay to John Caryll |
| London, March 18 | Alexander Pope and John Gay to Thomas Parnell |
| [March] | Alexander Pope and John Gay to John Caryll |
| April 7 | Alexander Pope and John Gay to William Congreve |
| London [April] | John Gay and Alexander Pope to John Caryll |
| July 8 | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| 1716 | |
| Undated (beginning: “I was last summer in Devonshire”). | John Gay, Jervis, John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope to Thomas Parnell |
| 1717 | |
| Undated (beginning: “Too late to see and confess myself mistaken”) | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| London, November 8 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| 1719 | |
| September 8 | John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| 1720 | |
| [circa October] | John Gay to Jacob Tonson |
| 1722 | |
| September 11 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| [September or October] (beginning: “I think it obliging in you”) | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| London, December 22 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| 1723 | |
| Dublin, January 8 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| London, February 3 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| July 5 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| July 12 | John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| July 13 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| July 22 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| Tunbridge Wells, August | John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| August | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| August 22 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| 1724 | |
| Undated (beginning: “Since I came to the Bath”) | John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| Saturday night [autumn] | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| 1725 | |
| Thursday, 10 at night | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| 1726 | |
| London, September 16 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| October 15 | Jonathan Swift to Alexander Pope and John Gay |
| Whitehall, October 22 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| November 17 | John Gay and Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift |
| 1727 | |
| Whitehall, February 18 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| London, March 3 | John Gay to John Caryll |
| [October] (beginning: “I hear you expect and have a mind to have, a letter from me”) | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| Twickenham, October 16 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| October 22 | John Gay and Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift |
| 1728 | |
| February 12 | John Gay to Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford |
| Whitehall, February 15 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| February 26 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| March 20 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, March 28 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| Bath, May 16 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| June 15 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| Bath, July 6 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| August 2 | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| August | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| London, December 2 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| [December, 1728 or January 1729] (beginning: “No words can tell you the great concern”) | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| 1729 | |
| [January] (beginning, “I faithfully assure you”) | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| Sunday night [January] | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| [January] (beginning: “I am glad to hear of the progress”) | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| 1[February or March] (beginning: “My melancholy increases”) | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| From the Duke of Queensberry’s in Burlington Gardens, March 18 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, March 19 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| August 9 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| August 27 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| Middleton Stoney, November 9 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, November 20 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| 1730 | |
| London, March 3 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, March 19 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| March 31 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| May 7 | John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| Amesbury, July 4 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Twickenham, July 21 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| July 31 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| August 18 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| August 20 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| August 22 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| September 3 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| September 11 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| September 11 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| October 1 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| October | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| October 23 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| Amesbury, November 8 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, November 10 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| Dublin, November 19 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry |
| Amesbury, December 6 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Jonathan Swift |
| December 17 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| 1731 | |
| Dublin, March 13 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry |
| March 20 | John Gay to Dean Swift |
| April 21 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury to Jonathan Swift |
| Amesbury, April 27 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, June 29 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury |
| June 29 | The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay |
| July 8 | John Gay to the Countess of Suffolk |
| July 18 | The Duchess of Queensbury and John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| “The Country,” August 28 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury |
| September 5 | The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay |
| [November] | John Gay and the Duke of Queensbury to Jonathan Swift |
| December 1 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duke and Duchess of Queensbury |
| December 1 | John Gay and Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift |
| December 16 | William Cleland to John Gay |
| 1732 | |
| London, January 18 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| March 13 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, May 4 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay |
| London, May 16 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, July 10 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry |
| Amesbury, July 24 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Jonathan Swift |
| Dublin, August 12 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury |
| Amesbury, August 28 | John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury to Jonathan Swift |
| October 2 | Alexander Pope to John Gay |
| Dublin, October 3 | Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury |
| October 7 | John Gay to Alexander Pope |
| November 16 | John Gay to Jonathan Swift |
| UNDATED. | |
| November 3 (beginning: “I have not been well “)—B.M., Add. MSS., 22626 f. 63 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| December 7 (beginning: “I write this to quiet your conscience “)—B.M., Add. MSS., 22626 f. 64 | The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay |
| (Beginning: “Most honoured Roger “)—B.M., Add. MSS., 22626 f. 59 | John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard |
| (Beginning: “You oblige me extremely in giving me”)—B.M., Add. MSS., 22626 f. 61 | The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay |
| (Beginning: “Pray tell Mr. Pope “)—B.M., Add. MSS.. 22626 f. 62 | The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay |
Footnotes
1 The authenticity of this letter is doubtful.