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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 4101-4478 Level [36] Series

21. Add MS 4273 A-B

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS BIRCH COLLECTIONS Miscellaneous documents collected by Thomas Birch, probably for the sake of autograph signatures; 1618-1764. Latin, English, Dutch, French, German. They consist chiefly of certificates, letters of ordination, marriage-licences, etc., by various Archbishops, Bishops and other officials, mainly of the northern province, and some foreign documents. The names of the writers, etc., are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1618-1764
Extent:
2 items

22. Add MS 4274-4277

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THORESBY PAPERS Collections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents; circ. 1539-1722. Purchased at the sale of his museum in 1764 by Thomas Birch (see 4274, f. 2). For other Thoresby MSS. see Add. MSS. 4212, 4460, 4926-4933. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper and (4274) paper and vellum. Four volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1539-1722
Extent:
4 items

23. Add MS 4278-4280

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PELL- PAPERS (lst Series) Correspondence and papers of Dr. John Pell, mathematician, political agent of Cromwell to the protestant cantons of Switzerland and Resident at Zurich (1654-1658); 1631-1683. Latin, French, English, German, Italian and Dutch. For other series of Pell papers see Add. MSS. 4394-4404 and 4407-4431. The correspondence is mainly of a scientific rather than a political character, though a number of allusions are made to affairs connected with his Swiss mission, and many ...
Scope & Content:
John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1631-1683.: Partly autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1631-1683
Extent:
3 items

24. Add MS 4281-4289

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DESMAIZEAUX PAPERS Correspondence and papers of Pierre Des Maizeaux (d. 1745), author of literary biographies, gentleman of the King's Household, etc.; 1688-1744. French and English. Arranged in alphabetical order. Many of the writers were booksellers or publishers living in Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague, etc. Vol. IX contains the miscellaneous papers of Des Maizeaux, including testimonials of his college career at Berne and Geneva from the year 1688, papers connected with the grant to him of...
Scope & Content:
Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Correspondence and papers: 1688-1744.: Fr. and Engl.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1688-1744
Extent:
9 items

25. 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

26. Add MS 4300-4323

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Title:
BIRCH CORRESPONDENCE Collection of letters addressed to Thomas Birch; 1726-1766. Twenty-four volumes, arranged roughly in alphabetical order. The names of writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. In Add. MS. 4323 most of the letters lack signatures. French, Latin, Italian and English. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1726-1766
Extent:
24 items

27. Add MS 4324 A-B

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Title:
BIRCH-YORKE LETTERS (Vols. I,II) Letters of Thomas Birch, many of them unaddressed, but some written to Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke 1764, and to other members of the Yorke family. Drafts. Two volumes. Paper; ff. 240, 228. Quarto. 1748-1765.
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1748-1765
Extent:
2 items

28. Add MS 4326 A-B

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS OF THOMAS BIRCH. Two volumes. Quarto and folio.
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d. includes: ff. 198-201 William Heberden, MD; FRS: Memoranda by T. Birch of conversations with: 1751.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
[1712-1765]
Extent:
2 items

29. Add MS 4327-4332 C

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Title:
Sermons written and preached by Thomas Birch, at various places and times: 1732-1766. About 150 in number, they were mostly preached in the churches of St. Michael, Wood Street, or St. Margaret Pattens, of which he was successively Rector, or other city churches, or at Hampstead Chapel. The dates and places are generally noted on the flyleaves of the sermons. Eight volumes, arranged in order of texts as they occur in the Bible. Paper; ff. 215, 199, 220, 213, 203, 196, 201, 102. Quarto. 1732-...
Scope & Content:
Sermons: T. Birch: sermons: 1732-1766. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Sermons by: 1732-1766.: Autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1732-1766
Extent:
8 items

30. Add MS 4336-4345

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Title:
HENLEY LECTURES Heads of 'Lectures' and 'Discourses' of the Rev. John Henley, the 'Orator' (d. 1756), for delivery on the five Sundays in December, 1750. Ten volumes, bound in three. Autograph. For similar MSS. of his see Add. MSS. 10346-10349, 10576-10578, 11768-11801, 12199, 12200, 19919- 19924. Paper; Small quarto. A.D. 1750.
Scope & Content:
Sermons: J. Henley: heads of lectures and discourses: 1750. John Henley, Orator: Heads of discourses and Iectures: 1750.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1750
Extent:
3 items