Miscellaneous papers, chiefly small notes of travel, written almost entirely in the first half of the 19th cent.
File
MS. Pigott d. 29
Held at the Weston Library
Miscellaneous papers, by, or owned by, miss Pigott, chiefly small notes of travel and others of little importance: among them are:
- (fol. 13) Anecdotes of the duke of Orleans in 1789
- (fol. 15) 'Facts and Fables about Flowers', Fables 4-5 with illustrations, and other notes about plants, by miss Pigott
- (fol. 45) Acrostic on Daniel O'Connell beg. 'Debased, degraded')
- fol. 48) A torn letter from John Higgs (about 1670-80?) asserting that Roger, earl of Shrewsbury (d. 1094), was buried at Quatford
- (fols. 68, 70) Autographs of the margravine of Anspach (about 1825?).
Dates
- Creation: written almost entirely in the first half of the 19th cent.
Extent
161 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Pigott d. 29
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. IV, no 23467
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk