Bedfordshire collections, apparently formed and arranged by John Gough Nichols on the basis of papers written or collected by Richard Gough and his friends, written chiefly in about 1780-1800
Bedfordshire collections, apparently formed and arranged by John Gough Nichols on the basis of papers written or collected by Richard Gough and his friends; some additions are as late as 1835.
There are a few general papers, followed by papers relating to separate parishes in alphabetical order, usually consisting of extracts, engravings, and letters or notes. Among the latter are:
- extracts from old records (fols. 34, 45);
- lists of institutions to benefices (fols. 52, 54);
- papers contributed by Edward Steele (fols. 54, 60, 70 (A.D. 1726), 237, 327 (A.D. 1713), 381, etc.), Nathaniel Cartwright (A.D. 1793, fol. 200, etc., with copies of church inscriptions at Leighton Buzzard), Oliver St. John Cooper (A.D. 1782-8: fol. 309, etc.), and the rev. John Dixon (A.D. 1799: fol. 358, etc.).
Dates
- Creation: written chiefly in about 1780-1800
Extent
401 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Top. gen. c. 6
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. V, no. 25523.
Custodial History
Lot 337 in the Gough Nichols sale, 1874.
Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 14 (from 1874 to about 1884).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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