Holograph copy by J. Skinner of a treatise for his son Mark Skinner
Inscribed ‘for my dear son Mark Skinner 1714’. A treatise entitled, ‘A fathers Legacie to his children containing sundry rules and precepts … for the better governing of their thoughts, words and actions … By J. S[kinner] 1709’.
Dates
- Creation: 1709-1714
Extent
160 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don e. 135, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Don e. 135
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20956
Abstract
Holograph copy by J. Skinner of a treatise for his son Mark Skinner
Biographical / Historical
No further information is known.
Custodial History
Given to ‘Mr Russell’ by his cousin, Mary Murray, aged 94, formerly Mary Hopkins, née Skinner, grand-daughter of the author, 1827; and given by Mr Russell’s nephew Henshaw Skinner Russell to his youngest daughter, Rose Agatha Russell, 1889.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to the library by Arnold Muirhead through the Friends of the Bodleian, 1983.
Physical Facet
Contemporary calf, gilt
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Holograph copy by J. Skinner of a treatise for his son Mark Skinner
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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