Miscellaneous Rigaud family letters and papers, 1814-1886
File
MS. Eng. misc. c. 807
Held at the Weston Library
Comprising:
- (fols. 1-37) letters of Stephen Peter Rigaud to various correspondents, 1814, 1826-1839
- (fols. 38-59) miscellaneous papers of or concerning Stephen Peter Rigaud, 1823-1861, including his admission as an attendant in ordinary at Kew observatory, 1823, election as a member of the Royal Irish Academy, 1832, and copies of obituaries, 1839
- (fols. 50-72) papers concerning official expressions of regret at the death of the Rt. Rev. Stephen Jordan Rigaud, Bishop of Antigua, 1859
- (fols. 73-114) letters to General Gibbes Rigaud, chiefly on family history, 1880-1884, with an annotated copy of his pamphlet, The Lines Formed Round Oxford by King Charles I (1880)
- (fols. 115-116) subscription list for Gibbes Rigaud’s memorial tablet in Winchester Cathedral, 1886
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1886
Extent
116 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. c. 807
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