Papers collected by the Congreve family of Burton Hall, Cheshire
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 275
Papers collected by the Congreve family of Burton Hall, Cheshire, including:
- Fols. 1-11. letters to members of the family, 1735-1821
- Fols. 12-25. letters to John Hough, Bishop of Worcester, 1700-35
- Fols. 26-45. miscellaneous papers, 18th cent., with (fols. 26-30) three exercises in Latin prose and verse by Samuel Johnson, 1725, n.d.
Dates
- 1700-1821
Extent
45 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 275, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 275
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17059
Abstract
Papers collected by the Congreve family of Burton Hall, Cheshire
Biographical / Historical
John Hough (1651-1743) was the bishop of Worcester from 1717 until his death in 1743.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Charles Congreve, 1969.
- Title
- Papers collected by the Congreve family of Burton Hall, Cheshire
- 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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