William Kinsey, ‘Portugal Illustrated’: manuscript draft material
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Manuscript drafts of William Morgan Kinsey (1788–1851) for his book ‘Portugal Illustrated’ (1828), mainly of the preface and first chapter. With autograph corrections and instructions for the publisher.
William Kinsey, ‘Portugal Illustrated’: newspaper cuttings
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A selection of newspaper cuttings from various English-language newspapers, relating to William Kinsey’s book ‘Portugal Illustrated’ (1828) or to Portuguese affairs more generally.
William Morgan Kinsey, ‘Portugal Illustrated’: autograph manuscript, letters 1–5.
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Autograph manuscript of William Morgan Kinsey, ‘Portugal Illustrated’: letters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Some pages of the third letter are missing after page 26.
William Kinsey, ‘Portugal Illustrated’: financial documentation
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Financial documentation of William Kinsey relating to the publication of his book ‘Portugal Illustrated’ (London: Treuttel & Würtz, 1828). With receipts for purchases and deliveries (including transactions involving the engraver Joseph Skelton and the plate-maker Richard Hughes), estimates o...
William Kinsey, ‘Portugal Illustrated’: accounts and receipts with Treuttel & Würtz
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Receipts, accounts and correspondence concerning Kinsey’s dealings with the London branch of Treuttel & Würtz, the publishers of his book ‘Portugal Illustrated’ (1828).
Account of John Key, receiver general of St Radegund’s Priory, Cambridge
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Account of John Key, receiver general of St Radegund’s Priory, Cambridge, from Pentecost [10 June] 1481 to the feast of the d-[illegible] be-[text missing] of the Virgin. The roll lists income and expenses, including rents, sales, costs of hospitality, necessary expenses, repairs, and staff wage...