1. Add MS 63648
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 63648
- Title:
- SIR PETER THOMPSON (1698-1770), F.R.S., M.P.: commonplace book; circa 1725-1763, with some blank leaves (ff. 35v-96) containing newspaper cuttings of 1860s. Partly printed. Partly Latin and French. The contents comprise antiquarian items, including pedigrees, epitaphs, extracts and copies of treatises, letters, newspaper articles, etc., together with verse and prose on current political, satirical and religious, particularly dissenting, topics. At ff. 19-29 is a copy, 23 June 1734, of 'An Es...
- Scope & Content:
- Commonplaces: Poetry ENGLISH: Sir Peter Thompson, MP: Political Tracts: Genealogies: George II of England: Printed Matter: Nonconformists: Commonplace book of Sir Peter Thompson: circa 1725-1860s: Partly Lat. and Fr: Partly printed. includes: f. 2 Joseph Ames, bibliographer: Robert West, of ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- c 1725-1763
- Extent:
- 1 item