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Papers by Addington Venables

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MSS. W. Ind. s. 68

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Letter book, 1870-1871, with copy of Addington Venables, bishop of Nassau: a sketch of his life and labours for the church of God, by W. Francis Henry King (London, W.W. Gardner, 1877).

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1871, 1877

Extent

2 Volumes

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MSS. W. Ind. s. 68

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 4696

Biographical / Historical

Addington Robert Peel Venables (1827-1876), nephew of Sir Robert Peel, was Bishop of Nassau and the Bahamas including The Turks and Caicos Islands, 1864-1876. A promoter of Anglo-Catholicism, he was the first Bishop to be made a member of the Society of the Holy Cross.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers were donated anonymously on 24th January 2000.

Title
Papers by Addington Venables
Status
Published
Author
Paul Davidson
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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