Devonshire manuscripts of Jeremiah Milles, including heraldic collections, pedigrees of Devonshire families, and papers relating to Exeter Cathedral.
Dates
- 17th-18th cent.
Extent
2.47 linear metres (21 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Devon b. 1, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Devon b. 1-7, c. 6, 8-17, 19, e. 7-8
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13234
Abstract
Milles Devonshire Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Jeremiah Milles, antiquary, the son of the vicar of Duloe in Cornwall of the same name, was born in 1714. After education at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (gentleman-commoner, matric. 1729, BA 1733, MA 1735, BD and DD 1747), he travelled abroad. On his return he took Orders, and after many preferments, became Dean of Exeter in 1762. He was President of the Society of Antiquaries from 1768 until his death on 13 February 1784. Further details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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. IV, nos. 22754-22774.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was purchased at Sotheby's in 1843 for £90.
- Title
- Milles Devonshire Manuscripts
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Kelly Burchmore
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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