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401. Add MS 4447

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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. 278). Extracts from the journals of the Society, made by Birch with a view to his History of the Royal Society, 4 vols., 1756; 1660-1681, with a few earlier and later notes interspersed. Preceded by drafts of his introductory letter to George II, the title-pag...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1660-1681
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1 item

402. Add MS 4448

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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 174). Miscellaneous papers relating to the Royal Society consisting of memoranda and notes by Birch and others, printed tracts, and engraved drawings, illustrating papers in Philosophical Transactions, etc. includes: f. 5 James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to t...
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Western Manuscripts
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Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1653-18th century
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1 item

403. Add MS 4449

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Vol. I (ff. 184). (1) An Act for the Purchase of the Museum, or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane, and of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts; ... and of the Cottonian Library, and of the additions thereto; 1754. Printed; with MS. notes and list of the first fifteen Trustees by Birch. ff. 1-68b...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1749-1760
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1 item

404. Add MS 4449-4451

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM 4449-4451. Papers relating to the foundation and establishment of the British Museum collected, and for the most part written, by Thomas Birch, one of the first Trustees; 1753-1760. Three volumes. Paper. Folio. The contents are:-
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British Museum: Draft minutes, reports of Trustees meetings, statutes, etc.: 1753-1760. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Papers rel. to the British Museum by, or collected by, as Trustee: 1753-1760.: Mainly autogr.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1753-1760
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3 items

405. Add MS 4450

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Vol. II, (ff. 150). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756 includes: f. 67b James Morris, surveyor: Report on Montagu House signed by: 1754.f. 67b James Horne, surveyor: Report on Montagu House signed by: 1754.f. 68 Henry Keene, surveyor: Report on Montagu House, signed by: 1754.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
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1 item

406. Add MS 4450-4451

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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.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
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2 items

407. Add MS 4451

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Vol. III (ff. 268). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756 includes: f. 248 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764, bef. 1766.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
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1 item

408. Add MS 4452

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PAPERS RELATING TO VARIOUS SOCIETIES, with which Birch was connected. A few letters are interspersed, the names of the writers of which are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. the principal contents are as follows:- (1) The Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts:...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

409. Add MS 4453

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'SICELIDES: a Piscatorie made by Phinees Fletcher and acted in Kings Colledge in Cambridge'. Copy. This pastoral play was written at Cambridge in 1614 to be acted before James I on a visit there, but not being ready it was acted at King's College on a later occasion. It was printed in 1631. Pape...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
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1 item

410. Add MS 4454

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KATHERINE AUSTEN COLLECTANEA Essays, meditations, memoranda, etc., in prose and verse by Katherine Austen, 'Book M'; 1664-1668. A note (f. 1) states that her husband was born 11 Aug. 1622 and died 31 Oct. 1658 (? Thomas Austen of London, matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford, 24 Apr. 1640). B...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1664-1668
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1 item