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Add MS 4253-4255
- Record Id:
- 037-002109719
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002109547
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000025.0x0002da
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 4253-4255
- Title:
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Literary papers and correspondence of Thomas Birch, connected with his work as joint-editor of the revised edition of Bayle's General Dictionary, Historical and Critical, and as Secretary of the Royal Society; 18th cent. Many of the letters in the first volume, of which only a few are originals, are written by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, to Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford, and to Humfrey Wanley, librarian to both, and have reference to the Harley MSS., some of them containing offers from authors, such as Strype, Rymer and others, for disposal of their collections. Add. MS. 4255 contains a number of draft letters of Birch. The names of writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 220, 291, 257. Folio. XVIII cent.
- Scope & Content:
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Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002109547
036-002109718
037-002109719 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4253-4257 : BIRCH LITERARY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADD. MSS. 4253-4257.
Add MS 4253-4255 : Literary papers and correspondence of Thomas Birch, connected with his work as joint-editor of the revised edition of… - Contains:
- Add MS 4253 : Vol. I, ff. 220, XVIII cent. includes: f. 1 William King, d 1729 Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to S. Madden: 1701.: Copy. f. 5…
Add MS 4254 : Vol. II, ff. 291, XVIII cent. includes: f. 1 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton: Letters to Lord Bolingbroke: 1740-1749.: Copies.…
Add MS 4255 : Vol. III, ff. 257, XVIII cent. includes: ff.1-3 Royal Society: Dedication to George II by T. Birch of his History of: 1757. ff. 4 - 7,…
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- 032-002109547[0093]/036-002109718[0001]/037-002109719
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- Record Type (Level):
- SubSeries
- Extent:
- 3 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Greek, Modern
Latin - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766