Papers of the Herrick family of Leicestershire, consisting of family letters, and official business and estate papers. Most of the papers are of Sir William Herrick.
Dates
- 16th-19th cent.
Extent
12 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
English and Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. b. 216].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. b. 216, c. 474-484
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13015
Biographical / Historical
The Herrick family of Leicestershire included Sir William Herrick (1562-1653), who was a goldsmith and moneylender, and one of the four Tellers of the Exchequer of Receipt, 1616-1623.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 39666-77.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bought from Hofmann and Freeman, with the aid of a grant from the fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum, in 1968.
Bibliography
Many of the papers are printed in John Nichols, History and antiquities of the county of Leicester (London, 1795-1811).
- Title
- Papers of the Herrick Family of Leicestershire
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk