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1. Add MS 4101-4478

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Title:
Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death
Scope & Content:
They comprise not only original documents (including some of Birch's own private papers) but also a number of transcripts, many of which were made by Birch himself, from originals preserved in public and private collections. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Collections of, bequeathed to the Britis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1200-1799]
Extent:
378 items

2. Add MS 4291-4293

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Title:
BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1536-1799]
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 4292

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Scope & Content:
Collection of letters and papers made by Thomas Birch, chiefly transcripts in his autograph but including a few original letters; 17th-18th centt. Included are: (a) copies of the correspondence of Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, made from the originals among Bishop Gibson's MSS. in Lam...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 4455

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Scope & Content:
COMMONPLACE-BOOK OF JOHN BENNET, of Hart Hall, Oxford (see note on f. 3 'Sum e libris Johannis Bennet ex aula Cervina, Sept. 29, 1672, pret. 6 [d]'). The parts of the MS. left blank by Bennet were later used as a commonplace book by the Rev. John King (1652-1732), of Exeter College, Oxford, D.D....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1672-1725
Extent:
1 item