Letters of bishops, etc.,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 21804E.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004243034
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000243034
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1691-1909.
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 58 ff. Guarded and filed.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Letters, 1691-1909, of miscellaneous provenance, to and from bishops, mostly of Welsh dioceses, and other dignitaries relating mainly to social, personal and church matters. Among the correspondents are John Randolph, bishop of Bangor (1) [c. 1807]; Edward Copleston (1) 1844, Joshua Pritchard Hughes (1) 1909, Richard Lewis (1) 1901, Alfred Ollivant (4) 1849-1858, and John Shipley (1) 1769, bishops of Llandaf; John Owen (3) 1897-1899, and Connop Thirlwall (7) 1845-1871, bishops of St Davids; Edmund Gibson, bishop of London (2) 1731; Samuel Butler, headmaster of Shrewsbury School, later bishop of Lichfield (2) 1834; and Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, archbishop of Westminster (3) 1886-1893. Also included is a letter, 1790, from Selina Hastings, countess of Huntingdon.

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Acquisition Information

Charles Higham; SPCK, London; Purchase; between 1982 and 1987

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 21804E.

Other Finding Aids

The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).

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