Receipt book of Thomas Pownall, captain of a troop in Colonel Richard Leveson's regiment of dragoons
Receipt book of Thomas Pownall, captain of a troop in Colonel Richard Leveson's regiment of dragoons, containing signed receipts of:
- (fols. 1-8, 13) soldiers for their pay, Dec. 1688-Dec. 1689;
- (fols. 9-12, 14-15) inhabitants and innholders of Stoney Stratford, Bucks., Daventry, Northants., Workington, Winscales and Stainburn, Cumb., Warrington, Lancs., Chester, and Ware, Herts., for payment for quartering troops, March-Aug. 1689 and April [1690?].
Dates
- Creation: late 17th century
Extent
19 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. gen. e. 82, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. gen. e. 82
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8960
Abstract
Receipt book of Thomas Pownall, captain of a troop in Colonel Richard Leveson's regiment of dragoons, late 17th century.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Pownall (1650–1706) was captain of a troop in Colonel Richard Leveson's regiment of dragoons.
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. II, no. 54249.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from D. D. Evans, Day's Bookshop, Thame, 1959.
Physical Facet
Bound by J. P. Gray & Sons of Cambridge, in half calf, marbled boards
Subject
- Title
- Receipt book of Thomas Pownall, captain of a troop in Colonel Richard Leveson's regiment of dragoons
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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