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Devon (England)

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

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Antiquarian collections

Antiquarian collections
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. e. 373
Extents: 128 pages
Dates: 16th-18th century
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Brief Church notes taken in Dorset and Devon by Richard Gough

Brief Church notes taken in Dorset and Devon by Richard Gough, written about A.D. 1780-1800 (?) by R. Gough.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. f. 2
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates: written about A.D. 1780-1800 (?) by R. Gough
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Brocas Family Deeds

Brocas family deeds, principally concerning property in Berkshire and Hampshire but also relating to property in Buckinghamshire, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. Members of the family mentioned in the deeds include Bernard Brocas (d. 1400), Johanna Brocas (d 1429), Prudence Brocas (1617-61, her will), William Brocas (d. 1456), and Sir James Whalley S. Gardiner (1788-1851).
Extents: 0.98 Linear metres (14 boxes)
Dates: [c. 1362-1807]
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Collection of Brass Rubbings

Collection of Brass Rubbings
Extents: 2.97 Linear metres (27 boxes)
Dates: [20th cent.?]
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Devonshire records by -- Incledon, 1788

Devonshire records by -- Incledon, 1788
Extents: 0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates: Written in A.D. 1788 by -- Incledon
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Duplicated typescript notes, compiled by the pupils of Loddiswell County Primary School, on the parish of Loddiswell, based on the questions sent by Jeremiah Milles to Devon incumbents, c.1750

Duplicated typescript notes, compiled by the pupils of Loddiswell County Primary School, on the parish of Loddiswell, 1970, based on the questions sent by Jeremiah Milles to Devon incumbents, c.1750.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Devon d. 7
Extents: 67 Leaves
Dates: 1970
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A folded plan entitled a 'Rough Draught of the Key [quay] and part of Bideford River'

A folded plan (about 10 ft. 6 in. long, backed with canvas)
Shelfmark: MS. Maps Devonshire a. 1
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates: Made early in the 18th century
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Gough Collection

Richard Gough Collection
Extents: 96.03 Linear metres (873 boxes)
Dates: 12th-19th century
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Henry Minn Collection

The principal part of the collection consists of photographs (and original negatives) taken by Henry Minn. It also contains photographs taken by Sarah Angelina Acland and Henry Taunt. There are photographs belonging to C.F. Bell (possibly Charles Francis Bell).
Extents: 24.1 Linear metres (241 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 19th-20th century
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Inscription on the threshold-stone of the South Door of the Parochial Church of Lustleigh near Moreton in the County of Devon

'Inscription on the threshold-stone of the South Door of the Parochial Church of Lustleigh near Moreton in the County of Devon,' written in the middle of the 18th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. rolls 4
Extents: 1 box
Dates: Written in the middle of the 18th century
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J.P. Jones Manuscripts

Collections relating to Devonshire compiled by John Pike Jones, 1810-1852.
Extents: 0.40 Linear metres (8 boxes)
Dates: 1810-1852
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Letters to Frances Rose-Troup

Letters to Frances Rose-Troup
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. d. 238
Extents: 50 Leaves
Dates: 1903
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Man seated beneath an ash tree in Ugbrooke Park, Devon, n.d.

A man seated beneath an ash tree in Ugbrooke Park, Devon. The original photograph is attributed to Calvert Richard Jones and Henry Fox Talbot.On the verso, written in pencil, is "Ashtre in Ugbrooke Park Devon".
Found in: Loose prints
Shelfmark: MS. 21088 photogr. 1/56
Extents: 1 item
Dates: n.d.
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Map of Pilemore manor in Washfield, Devon, the property of J. L. Kitson, surveyed by Robert Cartwright

Map of Pilemore manor in Washfield, Devon, the property of J. L. Kitson, surveyed by Robert Cartwright, 1805.
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:25 (39)
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1805
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Milles Devonshire Manuscripts

Milles Devonshire Manuscripts.
Extents: 2.47 Linear metres (21 boxes)
Dates: 17th-18th cent.
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Pedigrees of the Rowe and Wolston families of Kingston in Staverton, Devon

Pedigrees of the Rowe and Wolston families of Kingston in Staverton, Devon, compiled by E. D. D. Brockman, 1936, 1937.
Shelfmark: MS. Pedigree Rolls 38/1-2
Extents: 2 items
Dates: 1936, 1937
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Poll-book of the borough of Okehampton, Devonshire, for the general election

Poll-book of the borough of Okehampton, Devonshire, for the general election
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 111
Extents: 16 Leaves
Dates: 1802
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Survey of the manor of Church Stanton and of other property there and in Upottery

Survey of the manor of Church Stanton and of other property there and in Upottery, purchased by the writer of the manuscript (probably Frank Nicholls, 1699-1778) from Thomas Lawrence and others, including suggestions for improving the properties, c. 1753-1757.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Devon e. 10
Extents: 68 Leaves
Dates: 1753-1756
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Thornycroft Family Papers

The Thornycroft family papers include Sir John's commission as Deputy Lieutenant, 1715, and various papers relating to William Salter in Devon.
Extents: 10 shelfmarks
Dates: 1660-1759