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1. Add MS 72852-72853

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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 72853

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Scope & Content:
PETTY PAPERS. VOL. IV (ff. iii + 223). Correspondence, etc., between Petty and Sir Robert Southwell, 1684-1687, continuing the preceding volume, followed by correspondence, 1687-1688, between Petty's eldest son, Charles, and Southwell's son, Edward; 1684-1688. As in the preceding volume, the enc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1684-1688
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 72852

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. III (ff. iii + 225). Letters, etc., from Petty and his wife to Robert Southwell senior and Sir Robert Southwell; 1663-1683. Including (ff. 1-58, 224-225) notes, reports and letters by Petty and Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, secretary to the Royal Society, and others, concernin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1663-1683
Extent:
1 item