Papers and correspondence of Major James Rennell
MS. 16080/1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Papers and correspondence of Major James Rennell
Shelfmark
MS. 16080/1
Summary
Comprises papers and corresponence of Major James Rennell (1742-1830), geographer and great-grandfather of the 1st Baron Rennell:
Folder 1: letters to his guardian, the Reverend Gilbert Burrington, 1758-1767
Folder 2: letters to his guardian, the Reverend Gilbert Burrington, 1768-1785
Folder 3: other correspondence of Major James Rennell, including letters to his grandson James Rennell Rodd, 1764-1828
Folder 4: papers, including commissions, appointments and obituary, 1764-1830.
Date
1758-1830
Language
English
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Collection contents
Archive of James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell
Early papers
Papers and correspondence of Major James Rennell
