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Add MS 4450-4451
- Record Id:
- 037-002109942
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002109547
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000025.0x0002e3
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 4450-4451
- Title:
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Draft minutes and reports of General and Committee Meetings of the Trustees, 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756, taken by Birch. Among the subjects are the purchase for £20,000 of Sir Hans Sloane's collection from his executors, the housing of that, and the Harley, Cotton and other libraries, the acquisition and refitting of Montagu House, and the general business of the Museum. At the end are a few memoranda by Birch on the above subjects.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002109547
036-002109940
037-002109942 - 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 4449-4451 : PAPERS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM 4449-4451. Papers relating to the foundation and establishment of the British…
Add MS 4450-4451 : Draft minutes and reports of General and Committee Meetings of the Trustees, 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756, taken by Birch. Among… - Contains:
- Add MS 4450 : Vol. II, (ff. 150). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756 includes: f. 67b James Morris, surveyor: Report on Montagu House signed by: 1754. f.…
Add MS 4451 : Vol. III (ff. 268). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756 includes: f. 248 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum…
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- 032-002109547[0171]/036-002109940[0002]/037-002109942
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- Record Type (Level):
- SubSeries
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1753
- End Date:
- 1756
- Date Range:
- 17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)