Miscellaneous 17th and 18th cent. letters and papers
MS. Firth c. 13
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous 17th and 18th cent. letters and papers
Shelfmark
MS. Firth c. 13
Summary
Miscellaneous 17th and 18th cent. letters and papers
Date
Written in 1630-1715
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
87 Leaves
Acquisition
Art. 4 was formerly in the possession of sir Thomas Phillipps. It was bought as lot 396 in the Phillipps sale, April, 1903, by mr. Chas. E. Doble, after whose death it was purchased from B. H. Blackwell, Oxford bookseller, by prof. C. H. Firth.
Prof. C. H. Firth presented this to the Bodleian, viz. artt. 1-3 on Jan. 1 and art. 4 on May 19, 1914. Two letters from the donor are at fols. 3 and 33.
Subject
Letters
17th century
18th century
