Papers collected by the Congreve family of Burton Hall, Cheshire
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 275
Held at the Weston Library
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
- Creation: 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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