Draft letter from Joseph Hume to the Duke of Kent concerning the Royal Lancasterian Society, with engraved portrait of Hume
Draft letter from Joseph Hume to the Duke of Kent, 13 Aug 1813, concerning the Royal Lancasterian Society (founded to propogate the educational theories of Joseph Lancaster), with (p.i) engraved portrait of Hume. Stiched, bound (ii + 20 pages).
Dates
- Creation: 1813
Extent
20 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 461, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. d. 461
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23115
Abstract
Draft letter from Joseph Hume to the Duke of Kent concerning the Royal Lancasterian Society, with engraved portrait of Hume.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Hume (1777–1855), radical and politician. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Robin Waterfield Ltd., catalogue 31 (1979), item 3.
Physical Facet
Stitched, bound
Topical
- Title
- Draft letter from Joseph Hume to the Duke of Kent concerning the Royal Lancasterian Society, with engraved portrait of Hume
- 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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