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Collections towards a history of Hertfordshire by Edward Steele, Written chiefly in the first half of the 18th century by E. Steele

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MS. Gough Herts 4
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Collections towards a history of Hertfordshire by Edward Steele, comprising:

  1. Notes from parish registers, lists of parochial clergy, etymologies (fol. 41)
  2. Local words (fol. 159a)
  3. The papers are only roughly grouped by parishes, and there is no index

Some papers are not in Steele's hand, as a list of nobility and gentry in the county, 1797-8 (fol. 182).

Dates

  • Creation: Written chiefly in the first half of the 18th century by E. Steele

Extent

207 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Herts 4

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. 17935

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

8 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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