Letters to John Robinson, bishop of Bristol, and afterwards of London, chiefly relating to the negotiations for the treaty of Utrecht, bulk: 18th century
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 18th century
Extent
105 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 391
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. C. 391.
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. III, no. 12245.
Custodial History
In a letter from Dr. Rawlinson, dated 24 Jun 1741, and preserved in MS. Ballard ii. No. 59, there is an account of Dr. R.'s acquisition of the papers of Compton and Robinson, successively bishops of London, which, he says, "I lately rescued from the grocers, chandlers, etc... They belonged to one Mr. Gibbon, lately dead, who was private secretary to both the aforementioned prelates." Other volumes of these papers are MSS. Rawl. A. 285, 286, 374, 375, 376, Rawl. C. 982–985, as well as the two volumes next following [MSS. Rawl. C. 392-393.]
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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