Literary and miscellaneous papers of Sir James
Dep. Bland Burges 79
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Literary and miscellaneous papers of Sir James
Shelfmark
Dep. Bland Burges 79
Summary
Includes
(fol. 1) nos.1-9, 13-14, 16-17 of his 'Letters of the Man in the Moon'
(fol. 53) five of his 'Letters from Pentarven Hall'
(fol. 77) reviews of 'Rule a Wife and Have a Wife' and 'The Way of the World'
(fol. 88) miscellaneous verse
(fol. 107) paper on education
(fol. 115) draft and printed proof of letter to the Christian Advocate, n.d.
(fol. 119) prayers by members of the Burges family
(fol. 129) notice and bill concerning the marriage settlement of Wriothesley Digby, 1816, 1837
(fol. 133) copy of speech on the monetary crisis, n.d.
(fol. 142) biographical account of Lord Thurlow
(fol. 145) list of instances of proceedings against judges from the 10th to the18th cent.
(fol. 149) copy of orders and rules of practice for the court of the King's Palace of Westminster in 1675
(fol. 156) decision in case concerning the precedence of the knight marshal of the household, n.d.
(fol. 161) no. 17173 of The London Gazette, 15 Sept. 1816
(fol. 166) printed appeal for subscriptions for a national monument to George III, 1821
Date
late 18th-early 19th cent.
Language
English
Physical extent
167 Leaves
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Collection contents
Archive of Sir James Bland Burges, mainly 1772-1824, with papers of the Burges and Head families
Personal and literary papers of Sir James Bland Burges
Literary and miscellaneous papers of Sir James
