Twenty-five letters and papers relating to the Bodleian Library

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MS. Add. C. 78

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Twenty-five letters and papers relating to the Bodleian Library, the chief of which are:

Fol. 2. Letter from Bishop John Fell to Bodley's Librarian about returning MS. Fell 3 to Salisbury, Nov. 10 (1679?)
Fol. 5. Two Latin letters from Jac. Perizonius to Bodley's Librarian, June 14, 1701, and Oct. 10, 1702, cf. fols. 10v, 11v
Fol. 12. Letter from Thomas Dean, Oct. 6, 1720
Fol. 14. Letter from Peter Des Maizeaux, Aug. 29, 1720
Fol. 15. Five letters and papers from Joseph Collyer, the Library's copyright agent in London, 1720-3
Ffol. 21. Two letters from Humphrey Wanley, Oct. 20 and Nov. 21, 1721
Fol. 22. Draft of a letter from the Librarian to David Humphreys, recalling some Grabe MSS., Nov. 9, 1726
Fol. 26. Extract from John Locke's Will concerning books given by him to the Library (1695?)
Fol. 30. Receipt by Dr Allestree for 'thirteen boxes of letters', i.e. Francis Junius's type presented to the university, April 28, 1679
Fol. 31. Dimensions of the Library, about 1720

A full list and index of the contents is in the Library in manuscript.

Dates

Creation: Written in A.D. 1674-about 1730

Extent

36 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

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