Original petitions to Parliament connected with Oxford or the neighbourhood
Original petitions to Parliament connected with Oxford or the neighbourhood:
- (fol. 3). From nineteen debtors in the gaol at Oxford, presented on Feb. 17, 1813, with signatures.
- (fol. 4). From the rev. Thomas Silver against the Roman Catholic Relief bill, May 11, 1825, signed.
- (fol. 5). From the University, with the same object, April 2, 1819: seal gone.
- (fol. 6). From the freemen and householders of the city of Oxford, with the same object, April 29, 1825: with about 300 signatures.
- (fol. 7). From the Wesleyans of Watlington against the Protestant Dissenting Ministers bill, May 21, 1811: with about eighty signatures.
- (fol. 8). From the Wesleyans of Oxford, with the same object and date: with over a hundred signatures.
- (fol. 9). From the Baptists in or near Witney in favour of Missions in India, May 26, 1813: with about 350 signatures.
- (fol. 10). From the University against the Roman Catholic Relief bill, April 20, 1812: seal gone.
- (fol. 11). From the Baptists of Oxford, as no. 7 above, probably of the same date: with 168 signatures.
- (fol. 12). From the University, as no. 8 above, Dec. 1, 1812: seal gone.
- (fol. 13). From Witney and the neighbourhood, in favour of the immediate abolition of the African Slave trade, (1814?): with about 250 signatures.
- (fol. 14). From the Baptists in or near Chipping Norton, as no. 7 above, about A.D. 1813: with about 650 signatures.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1811-1825
Extent
16 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon c. 21, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon c. 21
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18660
Abstract
Original petitions to Parliament connected with Oxford or the neighbourhood, written in A.D. 1811-1825.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 28790.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Library at an auction sale at Sotheby's, April 19, 1861, for 6s. 6d. (lot 579).
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
14 1/8 × 9 7/8 in.
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- University of Oxford (Organisation)
- Great Britain and Ireland | Parliament (Organisation)
- Title
- Original petitions to Parliament connected with Oxford or the neighbourhood
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 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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