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About 1650 signatures, cut from letters and documents

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MS. Autogr. c. 11
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About 1650 signatures, cut from letters and documents of the 16th-19th centt. (chiefly 18th-19th), and pasted down in a volume in no order, alphabetical or other. Among them are such as the rt. hon. Spencer Perceval (d. 1812: fol. 2v), Humphrey Bellamy, 1744, with some notes of the family (fol. 3), William Upcott (d. 1845: fol. 11v), and cuttings from Overseers' parish books. There are some seals (fol. 15, etc.), and on fol. 24v a note by bp. Percy, 1799.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in the 16th-19th century

Extent

27 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Autogr. c. 11, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Autogr. c. 11

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 19667

Abstract

About 1650 signatures, cut from letters and documents

Biographical / Historical

Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) was a statesman.

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. 35152

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given to the Library by S. G. Perceval esq. on Sept. 7, 1910.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

13 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.

Title
About 1650 signatures, cut from letters and documents
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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