Buckinghamshire notes

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Add.4159
  • Dates of Creation
      1817 (Circa)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 volume(s) 1 volume

Scope and Content

Extracts and notes, mainly from John Steven's continuation of Sir William Dugdale's Monasticon, relating to Buckinghamshire, in Latin and English. On two flyleaves at the beginning is a list of contents in the hand of John Lee, who has also added on fo. 30v 'No. 123 of Whitmore&Fenns Catalogue for 1827 J. Lee'. Inside the front cover: 'J. Lee, Doctors Commons, 1827', Lee's bookplate, and 'Saml. Sandars, Grove Place, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks.&7 De Vere Gardens, London, W. 1889'.

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Acquisition Information

The volumes were owned by John Fiott Lee of Hartwell (1783-1866), collector of antiquities and man of science. Bequeathed by Samuel Sandars, 1894.

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