Letters and papers relating to Jersey collected by Philip Morant.
Jersey Papers of Rev. Philip Morant
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Top. Jersey d. 1, e. 1-2, f. 1
- Dates of Creation
- 1718-66
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 4 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Philip Morant (1700-1770) was a historian of Essex and Rector of St Mary's Colchester. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The papers were bought at the Astle sale at Puttick's in 1894.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, nos. 31661-4.