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040-002109801

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032-002109547

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Vol. XXII (ff. 278). W.

includes:

ff. 1, 3, 6 (copy) Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Lat. and Fr.
ff. 7, 9 Edward Waring, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1758-1763.
ff. 10-12 William Warneford, Rector of All Hallows, Bread Street, London: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1752.
ff.13-17 Ferdinand Warner, LLD; Rector of Barnes: Letters to T. Birch: 1762-1764.
ff. 18-24 Joseph Warner, FRS; Surgeon to Guy's Hospital: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1762.
ff. 25 (copy), 26 Langhorn Warren, Rector of West Bergholt: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753.
ff. 28, 29 Thomas Warton, author of 'The History of English Poetry': Letters to T. Birch: 1760.
ff. 30-32 Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.
f. 33 Joseph Wasse, Rector of Aynhoe: Letter to T. Birch: 1737.
f. 35 Thomas Watkins: Letter to T. Birch: 1762.
f. 37 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Letter to T. Birch: 1745.
ff. 38,39 Henry Watson, FRS 1767: Letters to T. Birch: 1752, 1753.
ff. 40, 41 Luke Wayman, surgeon, of Royston: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1756.
ff. 43-79 Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Letters to T. Birch: 1740-1765.
f. 81 Philip Webber, of Falmouth: Letter to R. Dickerson: 1747.
ff. 82, 83 Samuel Wegg, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754.
f. 85 Johann Friedrich Weidler, German mathematician and astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1752.: Lat.
ff. 87-164 Reverend Josiah Welby, schoolmaster at Lewes: Letters to T. Birch: 1724-1744.: Lat. and Engl.
ff.165-180 Rachel Welby, wife of Reverend Josiah Welby: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1750.
ff.181,183 James West, FRS; politician and antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1752.
ff. 184-196, 200-230 Johann Caspar Wetstein, FRS; Rector of Helmingham; greatgrandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1760.
f. 198 Johann Jacob Wetstein, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Amsterdam; great-grandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letter to T. Birch: 1753.: Lat.
ff.231-236 Robert Whatley, Rector of Toft, county Lincolnshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1765.
ff. 237-244 Stephen Whatley, author and translator: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1762.
ff.245, 247 Thomas Wheatland, Curate of St Magnus, London Bridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1734, 1735, bef. 1737.
f. 248 Benjamin White, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.
f. 249 Taylor White, FRS; Justice of the county Palatine of Chester: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.
ff. 251-253 John Whiston, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1757.
ff.254-263 Charles Whitworth, MP; Knight 1768: Letters to T. Birch: 1764.
f. 264 Charles Marsh, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1765.
ff. 265, 266 Reverend Richard Widmore, Librarian to the Dean and Chapter at Westminster: Letters to T. Birch: 1757.
f. 267 John Wilkes, politician: Letter to T. Birch: 1764.
f. 268 John Wilkins, in the service of Sir B Sherard: Letter to T. Birch: 1739.
ff. 270-273 Matthew Wilkins: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1756.
f. 274 John Wilkinson, MD, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1765.
f. 275 Edward Willes, DD; Bishop of Bath and Wells 1743: Letters to T. Birch: 1741.
ff. 277, 278 S. Willett: Letters to T. Birch: 1740.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002109547
036-002109779
040-002109801

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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 4300-4323 : BIRCH CORRESPONDENCE Collection of letters addressed to Thomas Birch; 1726-1766. Twenty-four volumes, arranged roughly in…

Add MS 4321 : Vol. XXII (ff. 278). W.includes:ff. 1, 3, 6 (copy) Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with…

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English
French
Latin

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Latin

Start Date:

1740

End Date:

1765

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1740-1765

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Names:

Greville, Francis, 1st Earl of Warwick, courtier and landowner, 1719-1773
Marsh, Charles, bookseller and publisher, of London
Wargentin, Pehr Wilhelm, Swedish mathematician and astronomer
Waring, Edward, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge
Warneford, William, Rector of All Hallows, Bread Street, London
Warner, Ferdinand, LLD; Rector of Barnes
Warner, Joseph, FRS; Surgeon to Guy's Hospital
Warren, Langhorn, Rector of West Bergholt
Warton, Thomas, author of `The History of English Poetry'
Wasse, Joseph, Rector of Aynhoe
Watkins, Thomas, of Add MS 4321
Watson, Henry, FRS 1767
Watson, William, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786
Wayman, Luke, surgeon, of Royston
Webb, Philip Carteret, barrister and antiquary, MP for Haslemere, 1702-1770
Webber, Philip, of Falmouth
Wegg, Samuel, FRS; of Add MS 4321
Weidler, Johann Friedrich, German mathematician and astronomer
Welby, Josiah, Reverend; schoolmaster at Lewes
Welby, Rachel, wife of Reverend Josiah Welby
West, James, FRS; politician and antiquary
Wetstein, Johann Caspar, FRS; Rector of Helmingham; greatgrandson of J R Wetstein (1)
Wetstein, Johann Jacob, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Amsterdam; great-grandson of J R Wetstein (1)
Whatley, Robert, Rector of Toft, county Lincolnshire
Whatley, Stephen, author and translator
Wheatland, Thomas, Curate of St Magnus, London Bridge
Whiston, John, bookseller, of London
White, Benjamin, bookseller, of London
White, Taylor, FRS; Justice of the county Palatine of Chester
Whitworth, Charles, MP; Knight 1768
Widmore, Richard, Reverend; Librarian to the Dean and Chapter at Westminster
Wilkes, John, politician; of Add MS 4321
Wilkins, John, in the service of Sir B Sherard
Wilkins, Matthew
Wilkinson, John, MD, FRS
Willes, Edward, DD; Bishop of Bath and Wells 1743
Willett, S.