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'Buckinghamshire Gleanings, gathered and arranged by Frederick George Lee'

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MS. Top. Bucks c. 1
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'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:

  1. (fol. 61) Latin order of Quarter Sessions about persons of Great Missenden, July 13, 1727;
  2. (fol. 238) A parchment Latin deed by sir Henry Lee about Quarrendon manor, etc., June 14, 1604-, with signatures;
  3. (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]

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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.

Related Materials

See also MS. Top. Bucks c. 4.

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

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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