Letters to Rev. J.E. Kempe, Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly

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MS. Eng. lett. d. 395

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Letters to Rev. J.E. Kempe, Rector of St. James, Westminster, 1854-1877, 1891-1895, mainly from clergy concerning sermons, with (fols. 78-86) letters about raising the duty on spirits, 1895, and (fol. 88) a letter from an unidentified member of the Kempe family, 1918. Correspondents include:

Arthur Rawson Ashwell
Edward Henry Bickersteth
John William Burgon
Arthur Cleveland Coxe
Edward Meyrick Goulburn
Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope
Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet
Alfred Ollivant
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote
Anthony Wilson Thorold

Dates

Creation: 1854-1877, 1891-1895

Extent

104 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 395, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. d. 395

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23108

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters to Rev. J.E. Kempe, Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly.

Biographical / Historical

Rev. John Edward Kempe (1810-1907) was Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly, 1853-1895.

Arthur Rawson Ashwell (1824–1879) was a Church of England clergyman and college head.

Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825–1906) was Bishop of Exeter.

John William Burgon (1813–1888) was Dean of Chichester and a biblical scholar.

Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818–1896) was an Episcopal bishop and leader of the Anglo-Catholic movement

Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1818–1897) was Dean of Norwich and a headmaster.

Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope (1820–1887) was a politician and author.

Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (1806–1868) was a courtier.

Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet, (1814–1899) was a surgeon.

Alfred Ollivant (1798–1882) was Bishop of Llandaff.

Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818–1887) was a politician.

Anthony Wilson Thorold (1825–1895) was Bishop of Winchester.

For further details see Who Was Who, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and the American National Biography.