Pp. 211-258 of an official Letter-book containing copies of letters and communications addressed to lt. col. Ad. Gordon
Pp. 211-258 of an official Letter-book containing copies of letters and communications addressed to lt. col. Ad. Gordon, commanding at Ghazipur near Benares, June 11-Sept. 27, 1810. The rest of the volume is scraps, among which are:
- Fol. 4. plans and measurements of a private house, May 5, 1770, with notes of the tea and wine there
- Fol. 34. notes on kinds of snuff, about 1814
- Fol. 57. an acrostic poem on the Crucifixion
Fols. 58-169. Guard-book of papers and letters, 17th-19th cent., including:
- Fols. 78-91. letters to John Ferrers of Walton, Derbs., mainly concerning parliamentary elections, 1658-60
- Fols. 100-5. letters from W. M. Kinsey to Joseph Skelton, 1828-9
- Fols. 108-68. notes and correspondence of Falconer Madan concerning Alexander Nowell's Catechism, 1881-93. Verse in Crum
Added between 1917 and 1923:
- Fols. 61-2, containing an abstract of title to a tenement in Shrewsbury, 4 Edw. III--42 Eliz.
- Some notes on John Boston of Bury (fols. 63-72) have been inserted
Dates
- Creation: Eritten chiefly early in the 19th century
Extent
65 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 35, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. c. 35
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19442
Abstract
Pp. 211-258 of an official Letter-book containing copies of letters and communications addressed to lt. col. Ad. Gordon
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. VI, no. 32681
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought at an autograph sale at Sotheby's on Nov. 10, 1899, as part of lot 325, with further material acquired, 1917-23.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.
- Title
- Pp. 211-258 of an official Letter-book containing copies of letters and communications addressed to lt. col. Ad. Gordon
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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