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231. Add MS 4278-4279

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Add MS 4278-4279
Title:
PELL PAPERS. Vols. I, II. Letters, etc., arranged in alphabetical order.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1619-1683]
Extent:
2 items

232. Add MS 4134

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Scope & Content:
FORBES PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 527). The transcripts from which the Full View, etc., was printed, 23 Nov. 1558-30 Sept. 1559, extending to vol. i, p. 245. Preceded by in Introduction (ff. 1-77) which was not printed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1558-30 Sep 1559
Extent:
1 item

233. Add MS 4140

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FORBES PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff.149). Papers relating to the publication of the Full View, etc. consisting of draft proposals, introductory letters, title-pages, subscribers' lists, etc. Included (f.19) is a short account of the plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth in 1586 in which L'Aubespine, the Fr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

234. Add MS 4142-4145

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Title:
FORBES PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIV. Transcripts, made by Forbes, of State Papers in the Paper Office, and in the Cotton MSS., British Museum, temp. Elizabeth. The volumes were used by the editors of the Calendars of State Papers, Foreign Series.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
4 items

235. Add MS 4267

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Add MS 4267
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COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 202). Printed tracts by Catharine Cockburn, all of which were reprinted by Birch in his edition of her Works, as follows:- (1) A Defence of Mr Lock's Essay of Human Understanding; 1702. Printed. Two copies, the second containing (ff. 53, 90-91) two notes in C. Coc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1702-1759
Extent:
1 item

236. Add MS 4450-4451

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Add MS 4450-4451
Title:
Draft minutes and reports of General and Committee Meetings of the Trustees, 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756, taken by Birch. Among the subjects are the purchase for £20,000 of Sir Hans Sloane's collection from his executors, the housing of that, and the Harley, Cotton and other libraries, the acquisition and refitting of Montagu House, and the general business of the Museum. At the end are a few memoranda by Birch on the above subjects.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
Extent:
2 items

237. Add MS 4137-4138

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Add MS 4137-4138
Title:
FORBES PAPERS. Vols. VI, VII (ff. 309, 407). Lists of state letters and papers in public and private libraries, relating to the times of Queen Elizabeth, many of which are in Forbes's hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
2 items

238. Add MS 4141

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Add MS 4141
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Scope & Content:
FORBES PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 232). Lists of state letters and papers, 1568-1603, arranged in a rough chronological order.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1568-1603
Extent:
1 item

239. Add MS 4382, ff 85-114v

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Add MS 4382, ff 85-114v
Title:
Miscellaneous mathematical notes by John Pell.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

240. Add MS 4139

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Add MS 4139
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Scope & Content:
FORBES PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 145). Similar lists of state letters, etc. At the beginning are many receipts in Forbes's hand for papers lent to him by the State Paper Office.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item