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Autobiography and travel journal of Henry Alfred Napier, rector of Swyncombe, Oxfordshire

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MS. 21829
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Manuscript autobiography, c.1817-1864, of Henry Alfred Napier, particularly describing his extensive travels in Europe in the 1830s and 1840s. It includes information about Napier's family, notes on places and buildings he visited with transcripts of memorial stones and gravestones, and some drawings. A number of letters are pasted in (c.1815-1870), there are two photographs of Napier (one pasted in and one loose) and a (loose) document on vellum recording his institution as rector of Swyncombe in 1826.

In reversed calf binding with lock lacking clasp.

Dates

  • Creation: [1815]-1870

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 21829, page 1].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 21829

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21829

Abstract

Autobiography and travel journal of Henry Alfred Napier, Rector of Swyncombe, Oxfordshire.

Biographical / Historical

Henry Alfred Napier, antiquary and clergyman, was born in 1797, the son of Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, an army officer, and Maria Margaret Clavering. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1826 was appointed Rector of Swyncombe in Oxfordshire where he remained until his death in 1871. In 1858 he published Historical notices of the parishes of Swyncombe and Ewelme in the county of Oxford.

Custodial History

The manuscript was sold by Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers in February 2021.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Liss Books in 2022 with the support of the Rose Fund.

Related Materials

Bodleian: MSS. Top. Oxon. d. 479-481 H.A. Napier's autograph manuscript of Historical notices of the parishes of Swyncombe and Ewelme in the county of Oxford

British Library: Add MSS 47780 Letters from Joseph Hunter, 1845-1860

Title
Catalogue of the Autobiography and Travel Journal of Henry Alfred Napier, Rector of Swyncombe, Oxfordshire
Status
Published
Author
Lucy McCann
Date
2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
First edition.

Repository Details

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