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11. Add MS 4253-4255

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Add MS 4253-4255
Title:
Literary papers and correspondence of Thomas Birch, connected with his work as joint-editor of the revised edition of Bayle's General Dictionary, Historical and Critical, and as Secretary of the Royal Society; 18th cent. Many of the letters in the first volume, of which only a few are originals, are written by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, to Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford, and to Humfrey Wanley, librarian to both, and have reference to the Harley MSS., some of them containing offers from a...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
3 items

12. Add MS 4258-4261

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Add MS 4258-4261
Title:
Papers relating to Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor; 17th-18th centt. They consist of the collections of Thomas Birch, who edited the Letters, Speeches, . . . of Francis Bacon in 1763; Robert Stephens, historiographer royal and editor of Letters of Sr Francis Bacon, published 1702; and of John Locker, who on Stephens's death in 1732 came into possession of his collection and who in 1734 edited a revised edition of Stephens's work under the title Letters and Remains of the ...
Scope & Content:
Robert Stephens, d 1732 Historiographer Royal: Collections by, rel. to the life and works of Sir Francis Bacon: early 18th cent. John Locker, d 1760 FSA: Collections by, rel. to the life and works of Sir Francis Bacon: 18th cent. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS.,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
4 items