Letters and papers of Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore, including:
- (fols. 1-61) domestic and medical recipes, c.1760-70
- (fols. 62-74, 167-8) papers and bills concerning servants
- (fols. 75-101) letters and accounts of Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley, as agent to the Bishop, 1783-6
- (fols. 130-50) papers and letters 'concerning the horns of the fossil deer' found near Dromore, 1783, including (fols. 146-7) a pen-and-ink drawing
- (fols. 151-66) sheets A-B and two plates from G. Stubbs, The anatomy of the horse (1766).
Dates
- c. 1760-1789
Extent
182 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. b. 38, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. b. 38
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17219
Abstract
Letters and papers of Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Percy (1729-1811) was an English writer and Church of Ireland bishop of Dromore.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given anonymously through John Johnson, 1935.
- Title
- Letters and papers of Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore
- 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
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk