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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5723
Title:: Biographical adversaria, collected originally with a view to assist the Reverend Mr. Granger in compiling his History, and to promote a continuation of the Work'
Scope & Content:: ‘Biographical adversaria, collected originally with a view to assist the Reverend Mr. Granger in compiling his History, and to promote a continuation of the Work. To which are added numerous Lists of [References to] painted and Engraved Portraits, with the places where they are to be found’. T...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 18th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5724
Title:: Biographical adversaria'
Scope & Content:: ‘Biographical Adversaria’ entirely from printed sources, pasted down and inlaid in quarto volumes. Volume 1 of 2. Contains: 1. Last sickness and death of Queen Elizabeth 2. Last sickness, death and character of James I 3. Plot to assassinate King William III near Turnham Green 4. Last ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1701-1789
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5725
Title:: Biographical adversaria'
Scope & Content:: ‘Biographical Adversaria’ entirely from printed sources, pasted down and inlaid in quarto volumes. Volume 2 of 2 Contains: 1. Biographical Adversaria for the year 1708 2. Biographical Adversaria for the year 1709 3. Biographical Adversaria for the year 1710 4. Biographical Adversaria f...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1708-1712
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 A
Title:: Autograph signatures
Scope & Content:: A collection of autograph signatures, alphabetically arranged, with notices of the writers added by Sir William Musgrave. Prefixed are some Royal autographs from the reign of Henry VIII to George III. In a quarto volume.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16th century-18th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 A-F
Title:: Autograph signatures, Fragments of letters, and Catalogues of Portraits
Scope & Content:: Collections of autograph signatures, fragments of letters, and catalogues of portraits.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1748-1797
Extent:: 6 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 B
Title:: Autograph signatures
Scope & Content:: An additional volume of autograph signatures (chiefly recent) alphabetically arranged, following on from Add MS 5726 A. The notices attached to each were written by Sir William Musgrave in pencil, and have since been rewritten in ink. Quarto.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 18th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 C
Title:: Fragments of letters to Lord Bute
Scope & Content:: A Quarto volume. Fragments of letters, chiefly addressed to Lord Bute, and the remainder to this Secretary Charles Jenkinson esquire (afterwards Earl of Liverpool) and Sir William Musgrave, from which many of the above mentioned autograph signatures in 1527 B have been cut; alphabetically arrang...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1748-1788
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 D
Title:: Fragments of letters to Lord Bute
Scope & Content:: A Quarto volume, continuing from Add MS 5726 C. Fragments of letters, chiefly addressed to Lord Bute, and the remainder to this Secretary Charles Jenkinson esquire (afterwards Earl of Liverpool) and Sir William Musgrave, from which many of the above mentioned autograph signatures in 1527 B have ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1755-1780
Extent:: 1 volume (241 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 E
Title:: Catalogues of Portraits
Scope & Content:: A case containing six small books wherein entered are catalogues of portraits in various private collections in England. viz. 1. Portraits in Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, Lord Arundel’s Longford Castle, Wiltshire, Lord Radnor’s Brome Hall, Suffolk, Lord Cornwallis’s Culford, Suffolk, Lord...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1770-1797
Extent:: 1 case containing 6 small books

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5726 F
Title:: Catalogues of Portraits
Scope & Content:: A case containing 5 books in which are catalogues of portraits. viz. 1. Memoranda of portraits at Trentham, Staffordshire Whitchurch, Shropshire Cumbermere Abbey, Cheshire Hardwick House, Derbyshire Pateshul, Staffordshire Enville, Staffordshire Norton Coniers, Yorkshire Ombersle...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1762-1797
Extent:: 1 case containing 5 small books

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