The material is in a vellum book cover which has been made from a sheet used for an indenture of James I's reign concerning the Manners family of Derbyshire.
Material relating to John Collier alias Tim Bobbin
This material is held atChetham's Library
- Reference
- GB 418 Crossley/2
- Former Reference
- GB 418 E.3.6 no 9/1-6
- Dates of Creation
- 18th century
Scope and Content
Acquisition Information
Inside the parcel is a holograph note signed by James Crossley, but not dated: "These curious Relics of Tim Bobbin I purchased from an old man who resides near Rochdale & whom I commissioned to look out for anything of Colliers for me. He also got for me his "Passions" & several copies of his "Lancashire Dialect" & some other books, two of which have Collier's Autograph. The Revd Canon Raines presented me with a List of the Sheriffs in Collier's Autograph. A Volume of Collier's MS Letters was sold at the Sale of the Revd Mr Mills & is now I think in the public Library at Oldham. His Family Bible with entries of the births &c & the bulk of his papers & correspondence have been presented thro' Canon Raines to the Chetham Library."
Accession no. 32278.
John Collier's family Bible is located at Pp.8.1.