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Add MS 38514

Record Id:

032-002057790

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032-002057790

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Add MS 38514

Title:

CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum (d. 1869), on the subject of the Domesday survey. The collection includes, besides some printed tracts, (a) copies, in Ellis's hand, of "Correspondence relating to the Domesday survey and the first proposals for its publication: from the originals in the library of the Society of Antiquaries"; 1757-1783. f. 32; and (b) Ellis's original correspondence with J. Caley and others while engaged upon his 'General Introduction and Indices' to the Record Commission edition of Domesday Book, 1809-1816, and some later letters discussing various points and terms in the survey, 1832-1850. f. 84. The names of the writers, etc., will be found in the Index. Paper; ff 165. Small quarto. Presented by Henry John Ellis, Esq., grandson of the author.

Scope & Content:

Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Tracts, correspondence, and notes on Domesday Book: 19th cent.

includes:

f. 1 Domesday Book: Short account of, by P. C. Webb: 1755.: Printed.
ff. 1, 13 Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Papers on Domesday Book and Danegeld: 1756: Printed.
f. 14 Danegeld: Short account of, by P. C. Webb: 1756.: Printed.
ff. 32-83 Antiquaries, Society of; London: Correspondence on the publication of Domesday Book: 1757-1783.: Copies.
f. 33 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Report on Domesday Book: 1757.: Copy.
f. 36 Joseph Blew: Letter to Rev. W Norris: 1758.: Copy.
f. 39 J- Sawbridge: Letter to the Society of Antiquaries: 1758.: Copy.
f. 41 Sir Grey Cooper, politician: Letter to Bishop Lyttelton: 1768.: Copy.
f. 42 Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter: Report recommending an engraved copy of Domesday Book: 1768.: Copy.
f. 49 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letter to the Society of Antiquaries: 1768.: Copy.
f. 50 William Richardson: Letter to Rev. W. Norris: 1768.: Copy.
f. 54 Thomas Bradshaw, Secretary to the Treasury: Letter to the President of the Society of Antiquaries: 1768.: Copy.
ff. 55, 56 James Whatman, paper manufacturer, of Boxley: Letters to E. Stanley: 1768.: Copies.
f. 57 Edward Stanley, F R S, Secretary of the Customs: Letter to Sir J. Ayloffe: 1768.: Copy.
f. 60 James Whatman, paper manufacturer, of Boxley: Letter to -: 1772.: Copy.
f. 62 George Rose, PC; MP: Letter to the Society of Antiquaries: 1783.: Copy.
f. 67 Domesday Book: S. Denne on the terms " ecclesia and " presbyter " in: 1786.: Printed, with MS. notes.
f. 67 Reverend Samuel Denne, FSA: On certain terms in Domesday Book: 1786.: Printed, with MS. notes.
ff. 84, 85, 89, 100 John Caley, FSA; keeper of records: Letters to Sir H. Ellis: 1809-1814.
ff.87,126 Adam Clarke, LL.D: Letters to Sir H.Ellis: 1812, 1815.
ff. 91, 102, 112, 116, 122 Henry Beeke, DD; Professor of Modern History, Oxford: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1814.
f. 95 John Nichols, printer: Letter to H. Ellis: 1814.
f. 97 Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester: Letter to J. Caley: 1814.
f. 124 Sharon Turner: Letter to H. Ellis: 1814.
ff. 128, 129 Samuel Heywood: Letters to Sir H. Ellis: 1815, 1816.
f. 157 Charles Purton Cooper, QC; LLD; FRS: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1833.
f. 159 Augustus de Morgan: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1838.
f. 163 John Lingard: Letter to - Rokewode: 1842.: Copy.
f. 164 George Ormerod, historian: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1850.
ff. 1321-55 John Allen, MD; Master of Dulwich College: Correspondence with Sir H. Ellis: 1832, 1833.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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032-002057790

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1757

End Date:

1850

Date Range:

1757-1850

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Custodial History:

Henry John Ellis, Senior Assistant, département of Manuscripts, British Museum: Presented: in 1912.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Abbot, Charles, 1st Baron Colchester, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1757-1829
Allen, John, MD, Master of Dulwich College
Beeke, Henry, DD, Professor of Modern History Oxford
Blew, Joseph, of Add MS 38514
Bradshaw, Thomas, Secretary to the Treasury
Caley, John, FSA, keeper of records
Clarke, Adam, LLD
Cooper, Charles Purton, QC, LLD, FRS
Cooper, Grey, politician, c 1726-1801
Denne, Samuel, clergyman and antiquary, 1730-1799
Ellis, Henry John, Senior Assistant Dept of Manuscripts British Museum
Ellis, Henry, Knight, Principal Librarian, British Museum, 1777-1869
Heywood, Samuel
Lingard, John, of Add MS 38514
Mendes da Costa, Emanuel, FRS; naturalist
Milles, Jeremiah, Dean of Exeter
Morgan, Augustus, mathematician and historian, 1806-1871
Morton, Charles, MD, FRS, Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776
Nichols, John, printer
Ormerod, George, historian
Richardson, William, of Add MS 38514
Rose, George, PC, MP
Sawbridge, J-
Society of Antiquaries, London
Stanley, Edward, F R S, Secretary of the Customs
Turner, Sharon, of Add MS 38514
Webb, Philip Carteret, barrister and antiquary, MP for Haslemere, 1702-1770
Whatman, James, paper manufacturer, of Boxley