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Add MS 39955

Record Id:

032-002059852

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002059852

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000039.0x000393

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 39955

Title:

CLIFT FAMIILY correspondence, 1792-1860 and n.d., consisting chiefly of letters (many very illiterate) to W. Clift, F.R.S., naturalist, from (a) his brothers and sisters, partly (ff. 1-28) in cypher transcript, (b) his wife and family. The letters of his daughter's husband, Sir R. Owen, which close the correspondence, are chiefly addressed to her. f. 277. Presented by Charles Davies Sherborn

Scope & Content:

includes:

ff. 2-134 passim John Clift: Letters to his brother W. Clift: 1792-1817.
ff. 5 b-93 passim Elizabeth Clift: Letters to her brother W. Clift: 1792-1799.
ff. 7-245 passim Joanna Honey, née Clift: Letters to her brother W. Clift: 1792-1846.
ff. 7 b, 8, 16 b, 17, 50, 61, 63 Thomas Clift: Letters to his brother W. Clift: 1792-1796.
ff. 29, 41 James Puckey, junior: Letters to E. Clift: 1792, 1795.
f. 31 William Hawkins: Letter to his mother: 1793.: Copy.
ff. 33, 48, 58, 71, 85 Robert Clift, AB: Letters to his brothers and sisters: 1793-1797.
f. 83 William Clift, naturalist: Letter to his brother: 1797 [?].: Draft.
f.97 Mary Trebilcock: Letter to E. Clift: 1799.
f. 111 E- Yoe: Letter to E. Clift: 1801.
f. 119 Samuel Barnett, AB: Letter to his parents: 1811.
ff. 122-221 passim William Home Clift, naturalist; son of William Clift: Letters to his parents and sister: 1813-1832.
ff. 126 b-239 passim Caroline Amelia Owen, née Clift; wife (1835) of Sir R Owen: Letters to her parents: 1813-1841.
ff. 136, 142, 172, 193, 195, 223-227, 237 Caroline Harriet Clift, wife of W Clift: Letters to her husband and children: 1817-1840.
ff. 144, 150 Mary Stephens: Letters to her cousin W. Clift: 1818, 1819.
f.152 Ann Clift, wife of J Clift: Letter to her brother-in-law W. Clift: 1819.
f. 212 Caroline Amelia Owen, née Clift; wife (1835) of Sir R Owen: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1832.
f.233 Sarah Clift, widow of T Clift: Letter to her brother-in-law W. Clift: 1837.
ff. 238, 244 b, 249-277 Sir Richard Owen, KCB; naturalist: Letters to his wife and her parents: 1841-1860, n.d.
f.243 Catherine Owen, sister of Sir R Owen: Letter to Mrs. Owen: circ. 1842.
f. 247 Mrs Mary White: Letter to her uncle W. Clift: 1847.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002059852

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002059852

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1792

End Date:

1860

Date Range:

1792-1860

Era:

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Custodial History:

Charles Davies Sherborn, DSc: Presented in: 1920.

Richard, formerly Rev. Richard Startin Owen, grandson and biographer of Sir Richard Owen: Owned.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Barnett, Samuel, associate of the Clift family, fl 1811
Clift, Ann, wife of J Clift
Clift, Caroline Harriet, wife of W Clift
Clift, Elizabeth
Clift, John
Clift, Robert, AB
Clift, Sarah, widow of T Clift
Clift, Thomas
Clift, William Home, naturalist; son of William Clift
Clift, William, naturalist
Hawkins, William, of Add MS 39955
Honey, Joanna, née Clift
Owen, Caroline Amelia, née Clift; wife (1835) of Sir R Owen
Owen, Catherine, sister of Sir R Owen
Owen, Richard, KCB, naturalist
Owen, Richard, formerly Rev. Richard Startin, grandson and biographer of Sir Richard Owen
Puckey, James, junior
Sherborn ¦, Charles Davies, DSc
Stephens, Mary, of Add MS 39955
Trebilcock, Mary
White, Mary, Mrs
Yoe, E-