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Facsimiles of Two Volumes of a Manuscript Diary kept by John Lewis Mallet

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Diaries of John Lewis Mallet (1775-1861) founder member of the Political Economy Club of London.

Facsimiles of two volumes of a manuscript diary kept by John Lewis Mallet, marked 'volumes iv and v' and covering the period October 1821 to January 1825. The remainder of the diary has not survived.

Dates

  • Creation: copies of originals dating 1821-1825

Extent

0.22 Linear metres (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Facs. d. 145, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Facs. d. 145-146

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13203

Abstract

Diaries of John Lewis Mallet (1775-1861) founder member of the Political Economy Club of London.

Biographical / Historical

John Lewis Mallet (1775-1861) was Secretary of the Audit Office.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Custodial History

The facsimiles were made from originals owned by the late Sir Victor Alexander Louis Mallet, and now by his son Philip Mallet, 1969.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

No acquisition information recorded.

Bibliography

  • A few extracts from a volume for 1819 are quoted in Piero , Sraffa (ed.) The works and correspondence of David Ricardo, vol. viii, Letters 1819-June 1821 (Cambridge: 1, 952), pp. 19, 147, and a few extracts from volumes for 1820, 1821, 1824 and 1830 are quoted in Sraffa, op. cit., vol. x, Biographical miscellany (Cambridge: 1955), pp. 16-17, 32, 51, 67, 73, 95, 187, 314. Extensive entries from the post -1830 diaries are quoted in Political Economy Club, centenary volume (1921).
Title
Facsimiles of Two Volumes of a Manuscript Diary kept by John Lewis Mallet
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Susan Thomas; EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date
2021-11-23 16:57:42 +0000
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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