Six poverty letters
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 7903, fols. 26-33
Held at the Weston Library
Collection of six unrelated letters written by poor and semi-literate people. The letters either request employment or help in financial difficulties. Comprises:
- (fols. 26-2) from E. Bowman? to Mrs Rools?, watermark 1809
- (fols. 28-9) from Peter Biscoe to Mr Blackshaw, 1812
- (fol. 30) from E. Tilsey to unidentified, 1813
- (fol. 6) to ? Ellis, 1814
- (fol. 32) from 'England' to unidentified, 1815
- (fol. 33) from C.E. Wilson to unidentified, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: [c.1809-1815], n.d.
Extent
8 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 7903, fols. 26].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 7903, fols. 26-33
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6777
Abstract
Six poverty letters.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ken Spelman, 9 May 2012. Sponsored by Peggy Heeks, Duke Humfrey’s Night, 15 Oct 2013.
Subject
- Bowman | E. (Person)
- Title
- Six poverty letters
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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