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
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. W. Ind. s. 68].
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.
Other Finding Aids
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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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