Correspondence and papers of Francis Werry, consul at Smyrna, and his son Francis Peter, diplomat

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. hist. b. 238, c. 1032
  • Dates of Creation
    • [ca. 1800-30]
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 2 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Correspondence and papers of Francis Werry and Francis Peter Werry.

Administrative / Biographical History

Francis Werry (1745-1832) was consul at Smyrna. His son Francis Peter Werry (1788-1859) served as a diplomat in Malta, Russia, France, Vienna and Dresden.

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 Sotheby's on 23 March 1981, lot 101.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection is available online at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollectionswmss/online/online.htm.