Collections made by James Bowen, Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
File
MS. Gough Shropshire 12
Held at the Weston Library
Collections made by James Bowen, a painter and undertaker of Shrewsbury (d. 1774: his printed trade-card is in Gough Shropshire 2, p. 744; 18, p. 41) and his son John, for a history of Shropshire and especially Shrewsbury:
- An imperfect list of documents in the exchequer at Shrewsbury
- Followed by extracts from them consisting of town orders, 1584-1638, charity accounts, etc.
Collected in about 1747.
Dates
- Creation: Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
Extent
220 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Shropshire 12
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 18199
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 7 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk