Contains an account of her life at Cathays near Cardiff, of books read, and of visits to many places including London, Bath, Bristol and (fols. 45-46) Oxford.
Dates
- Creation: 1792-1799
Extent
115 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. f. 567, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. f. 567
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22314
Abstract
Diary of Louisa Capper
Biographical / Historical
Louisa Capper (1776-1840) was the daughter of James Capper and the author of An abridgement of Locke's essay concerning the human understanding (1811). For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Custodial History
Bookplate of W.R. Clutterbuck of Long Wittenham, Berkshire, 1886.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Checker Books of Abingdon, 1978.
Physical Facet
Contemporary calf binding
Topical
- Title
- Diary of Louisa Capper
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2022 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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