Volume containing miscellaneous material
Volume containing:
- (fols. 4-21) copies of letters patent, agreements and minutes of meetings of the patentees for the growth of cochineal and medicinal drugs in the American plantations, 1722-8, in the hand of Daniel Campbell, secretary to the patentees
- (fols. 162v-75v rev.) a few entries of Anglo-Saxon words, with translations, by John Farrent, pastor of the Baptist Church, Southwark
- (fols. 22, 112-103a rev.) drafts of letters and an essay on theological subjects by Farrent, 1826-8
- (fols. 60a-101) miscellaneous papers of Farrent, including copies of 18th-cent. verse, recipes, and notes on books, pasted into the volume by W. H. Black, with (fols. 2-3) a list of contents by Black.
(fols. 22-48 are blank)
Dates
- Creation: c. 18th-19th century
Extent
136 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 311, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. c. 311
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8146
Abstract
Volume
Biographical / Historical
Daniel Campbell (1671/2-1753) was an English merchant and politician. William Henry Black (1808-1872) was an English antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by John Farrent; owned by W. H. Black, 1833; Sotheby's, 28 July 1873 (Black sale), possibly part of lot 866.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Lowe Bros., cat. 1185 (1954), 214.
Physical Facet
18th-cent. vellum binding, remains of ties
Subject
- Title
- Volume
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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