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Papers, chiefly relating to William Cartwright a bishop among the Nonjurors (d. 1799)

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MS. Add. D. 30
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Papers, chiefly relating to William Cartwright a bishop among the Nonjurors (d. 1799) and to the Nonjurors especially of Shrewsbury and the neighbourhood, of which the chief are:

  1. Fol. 1. a note on the position of the Nonjurors, 1717-1837, by the rev. H. H. Norris of Hackney, who formed this collection
  2. Fol. 3. Memoranda copied by F. Holmes in 1837, cf. fols. 26, 28
  3. Fol. 30. A letter from Jesse Lee about Nonjuring bishops of Manchester, with a sketch of their pastoral staff, Aug. 9, 1837
  4. Fol. 34. Seventeen letters of Cartwright himself, with some to him, 1784-96, some copies, including copies of four between him and dr. John Douglas bp. of Carlisle, 1789 (fol. 82)

A full list and index of the papers is in the Library.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in A.D. 1784-1796 and 1837-1838

Extent

98 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. D. 30, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Add. D. 30

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20289

Abstract

Papers, chiefly relating to William Cartwright a bishop among the Nonjurors (d. 1799)

Biographical / Historical

William Cartwright (d. 1799) was a nonjuror.

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. 30291

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired before about 1875.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

15 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.

Title
Papers, chiefly relating to William Cartwright a bishop among the Nonjurors (d. 1799)
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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