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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 72852-72855

1. Add MS 72852-72853

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Add MS 72852-72853
Title:
PETTY PAPERS. VOLS. III, IV. Letters and papers chiefly from Petty and his wife to Sir Robert Southwell, and his family; 1663-1688. Each volume has a contents list on paper water-marked '1830', by William Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry (d. 1836), who was probably responsible for their acquisition; with 20th cent. additions by the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. For an item by item list, see Slatter, 'Report', I, pp. 79-97. Formerly Bowood Vols. 9, 10. Two volumes. Mounted on guards and bound i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1663-1688
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 72854-72855

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Add MS 72854-72855
Title:
PETTY PAPERS. VOLS. V, VI. Letters and papers from Petty, his wife and sons, to Sir Robert and Edward Southwell, with drafts and copies of the Southwells' replies; 1661-1686. Some of the originals of Southwell's letters are in Add. 72851 above. A preliminary note by Abraham Hill, F.R.S., 1703 (f. 1), indicates that it was he who placed the documents in their present order; he adds, 'Sr Will Pettys letters beside other considerable matters, containe a good vindication of his proceedings, &...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1661-1686
Extent:
2 items

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