Correspondence and papers of Charles Lyttelton, Bishop of Carlisle
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 545
Correspondence and papers of Charles Lyttelton, Bishop of Carlisle:
- (fols. 1-116) letters from various correspondents concerning his guardianship of Samuel Hellier while at school and at Exeter College, Oxford, 1752-1760
- (fols. 117-148) miscellaneous letters and papers, 1740-1768, including (fols. 140-141) a draft of a paper given to the Society of Antiquaries, 1768, and (fol. 148) the mandate for his enthronement as Bishop of Carlisle, 1762
- (fols. 149-150) letter from H. Bromley to William Henry, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, 1830
Dates
- Creation: 1740-1768, 1830
Extent
152 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 545, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 545
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22632
Abstract
Correspondence and papers of Charles Lyttelton, Bishop of Carlisle
Biographical / Historical
Charles Lyttelton (1714–1768) was Bishop of Carlisle and an antiquary. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 12 Dec 1978, lot 83.
- Title
- Correspondence and papers of Charles Lyttelton, Bishop of Carlisle
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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