1. Add MS 38067
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 38067
- Title:
- DIARY of the Rev. Matthew Drake. Babington (b. 1788, d. 1851), at one time perpetual curate of Thringstone St. George in Whitwick, co. Leic., written at Messina, 6 Jan.-14 Sept. 1848, and giving an interesting account, day by day, of the revolutionary outbreak there against the Neapolitan government. The writer had resided three years at Messina on 4 Feb. 1848 (f. 28). Paper; ff. ii. + 146. Quarto. A.D. 1848. Book-plate of Prof. Churchill Babington (d. 1889), of Cambridge, son of the diarist...
- Scope & Content:
- Messina, Sicily: Diary of the insurrection at: 1848. Reverend Matthew Drake Babington, perpetual curate of Thringstone St. George: Diary, at Messina: 1848.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 6 Jan 1848-14 Sep 1848
- Extent:
- 1 item