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241. Add MS 4142-4145

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Add MS 4142-4145
Title:
FORBES PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIV. Transcripts, made by Forbes, of State Papers in the Paper Office, and in the Cotton MSS., British Museum, temp. Elizabeth. The volumes were used by the editors of the Calendars of State Papers, Foreign Series.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
4 items

242. Add MS 4267

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Add MS 4267
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COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 202). Printed tracts by Catharine Cockburn, all of which were reprinted by Birch in his edition of her Works, as follows:- (1) A Defence of Mr Lock's Essay of Human Understanding; 1702. Printed. Two copies, the second containing (ff. 53, 90-91) two notes in C. Coc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1702-1759
Extent:
1 item

243. Add MS 4450-4451

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Add MS 4450-4451
Title:
Draft minutes and reports of General and Committee Meetings of the Trustees, 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756, taken by Birch. Among the subjects are the purchase for £20,000 of Sir Hans Sloane's collection from his executors, the housing of that, and the Harley, Cotton and other libraries, the acquisition and refitting of Montagu House, and the general business of the Museum. At the end are a few memoranda by Birch on the above subjects.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
Extent:
2 items

244. Add MS 4137-4138

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Add MS 4137-4138
Title:
FORBES PAPERS. Vols. VI, VII (ff. 309, 407). Lists of state letters and papers in public and private libraries, relating to the times of Queen Elizabeth, many of which are in Forbes's hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
2 items

245. Add MS 4141

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Add MS 4141
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Scope & Content:
FORBES PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 232). Lists of state letters and papers, 1568-1603, arranged in a rough chronological order.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1568-1603
Extent:
1 item

246. Add MS 4382, ff 85-114v

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Add MS 4382, ff 85-114v
Title:
Miscellaneous mathematical notes by John Pell.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

247. Add MS 4139

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Add MS 4139
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Scope & Content:
FORBES PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 145). Similar lists of state letters, etc. At the beginning are many receipts in Forbes's hand for papers lent to him by the State Paper Office.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

248. Add MS 4443-4444

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Add MS 4443-4444
Title:
ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Letters relating to the transactions of the Royal Society addressed chiefly to Thomas Birch and other secretaries, or to successive Presidents, or to the Society itself as a body. Some refer to papers and communications included in Add. MSS. 4432-4441. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Two volumes (not arranged in strict order of date); 1663-1765.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1663-1765
Extent:
2 items

249. Add MS 4382, ff 66-67v

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Add MS 4382, ff 66-67v
Title:
Notes of a journey on the Rhine, with drawings of castles. Dutch.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

250. Add MS 4382, ff 68-84v

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Add MS 4382, ff 68-84v
Title:
Pocket book containing accounts, medical recipes, and travel information, c. 1612. Italian, French and Latin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item