The main text of the Governor's advice is preceded by an explanatory foreword signed by G.W.M., probably George W. Miller, the author of the letter to Gosse. The typescript was prepared by Miss Ashworth, 28 Victoria Street, [London] S.W.
Governor William Selwyn's advice to his son
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Selwyn
- Dates of Creation
- 1701
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (2, 15, 1 ff.), typescript, with 1 manuscript letter inserted In dark green leather covers with green ribbon. The title of the work is typed on a piece of paper stuck to the front cover. The manuscript letter is held in a pocket stuck to the inside back cover, with the typed note "Letter from G.W. Miller to Sir Edmund Gosse 25-4-23".
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Lieutenant-General William Selwyn was appointed Governor of Jamaica in 1701 and died there in 1702
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
From the library of Lord Brotherton
Note
In English
Custodial History
In the accompanying letter by George W. Miller to Sir Edmund Gosse, Miller explains how he found a contemporary transcript of this advice in the papers of the late Hugh Marsham-Townshend at Scadbury Park, Kent, and thought it worth preserving