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040-002109945

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PAPERS RELATING TO VARIOUS SOCIETIES, with which Birch was connected. A few letters are interspersed, the names of the writers of which are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. the principal contents are as follows:-

(1) The Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts:- (a) Copy of letters patent of Charles II incorporating a Society by the name of 'a Society or Companie for propagation of the gospell in New England and the parts adiacent in America'; circa 1661. Imperfect at the end. ff. 1-24;-(b) Summonses to meetings of the Society; 15 Dec. 1752, printed, 12 Nov. 1761. ff. 60, 61.

(2) The Society of Antiquaries:- (a) 'Antiquitatum a Societate Antiquaria Londini collectarum atque editarum catalogus'; 1718-1738. Two copies, the second imperfect. ff. 25-30b;- (b) List of 'Plates belonging to y^e Society, Return'd to y^e Treasurer by Mr [George] Vertue Jan: 29. 1736/7. f. 31;- (c) Note of Roman tesselated pavement at Wellow, co. Som; 1737. f. 33;- (d) Note on the ancient chapel in the episcopal palace at Hereford; n.d. f. 35.

(3) The Society for the Encouragement of Learning; (a) Accompts; 1736-1737. ff. 48-55b;- (b) Terms on which the Society print authors' works; n.d. f. 56;- (c) Summonses to Birch to meetings, signed by Alexander Gordon, Secretary; 1736, 1740. ff. 57, 59, 65;- (d) Dr. Henry Plumptre to Birch asking for his support for Alexander Blackwell as Secretary when A. Gordon resigns; 30 Jan. 1739. f. 63;- (e) Acquittance to Birch on his retirement from the Treasurership; 9 Feb. 1738/9. f. 64;- (f) David Lyon, Secretary, to Birch, concerning the publication of Tanner's Notitia Monastica, 1744, etc., 19, 23 Jan. 1741/2, 8 Apr. 1742. ff. 67-70b. Paper; ff. 70. Folio. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Papers rel. to various learned Societies: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

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ff. 1-24 Charles II of England: Letters Patent for incorporating a 'Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England', etc.: circ. 1661.: Copy. Imperf.
ff. 25-34 Society of Antiquaries: Papers rel. to: 1718-1756, n.d.
f. 31 George Vertue, engraver: Plates returned to the Society of Antiquaries by: 1737.
f. 33 Wellow, Nottinghamshire: Note on Roman pavements at: 1737.
f. 35 City of Hereford: Note on the chapel of the episcopal palace: 18th cent.
f. 36 Johann Ulrich Bilguer, d 1796 Swiss surgeon: Letter to --: 1761: Fr.
ff. 38-43 Royal Society: Letters to, from -: 1762.: Germ.
ff.48-70 Society for the Encouragement of Learning: Accompts and papers: 1736-1742.
ff. 57, 59, 65 Alexander Gordon, FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1740.
ff. 60, 61 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: Notices of meetings: 1750-1761.: Partly printed.
f. 63 Henry Plumptre, MD, FRS, President of the Royal College of Physicians 1740: Letters to T. Birch: 1739, 1740.
f. 63 Alexander Blackwall: Letter on his candidature for the Secretaryship of the Society for the Encouragement of Learning: 1740.
f. 64 Stephen Le Bas, Treasurer to the Society for the Encouragement of Leaming: Acquittance to T. Birch: 1739.: Signed.
ff. 67-70 David Lyon, Secretary to the Society for the Encouragement of Learning: Letters to T. Birch: 1742.

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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 4452 : PAPERS RELATING TO VARIOUS SOCIETIES, with which Birch was connected. A few letters are interspersed, the names of the writers of…

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English
French
German

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Latin

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1799

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18th century

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Names:

Bilguer, Johann Ulrich, Swiss surgeon, d 1796
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Blackwall, Alexander
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Gordon, Alexander, antiquary and singer, c 1692-1755
Le Bas, Stephen, Treasurer to the Society for the Encouragement of Leaming
Lyon, David, Sec to the Society for the Encouragement of Learning
Plumptre, Henry, MD, FRS, President of the Royal College of Physicians 1740
Royal Society, 1660-
Society for the Encouragement of Learning
Society of Antiquaries, London
United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1701-
Vertue, George, engraver

Places:

Hereford, Herefordshire
Wellow, Nottinghamshire