'Buckinghamshire Gleanings, gathered and arranged by Frederick George Lee'
'Buckinghamshire Gleanings, gathered and arranged by Frederick George Lee (1854-1884),' miscellaneous drawings and views of churches and houses, extracts from newspapers, engravings, pedigrees, copies of antiquities, coats of arms, etc., about half printed.
There is a list of contents at fol. 1, and the following are the chief original documents:
- (fol. 61) Latin order of Quarter Sessions about persons of Great Missenden, July 13, 1727;
- (fol. 238) A parchment Latin deed by sir Henry Lee about Quarrendon manor, etc., June 14, 1604-, with signatures;
- (fol. 273) Latin deed by Ralph Redman about land at Oving, April 3, 1592.
There are also some letters, including one from Disraeli, Sept. 24, 1867 (fol. 180).
Dates
- Creation: written chiefly in A. D. 1854-1884
Extent
300 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Bucks c. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Bucks c. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19990
Abstract
'Buckinghamshire Gleanings, gathered and arranged by Frederick George Lee,' written chiefly in A. D. 1854-1884.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick George Lee (1832–1902) was a writer.
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. 29604.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from dr. Lee on Nov. 2, 1835, for £20.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 × 11 in.
- Title
- 'Buckinghamshire Gleanings, gathered and arranged by Frederick George Lee'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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