Papers written or owned by John Topham (1746-1803), FSA, Deputy Keeper of State Papers, 1781, Librarian of Lambeth Palace. Contents list of 40 items (from Proc., 2nd ser., 2 (1861-4), 294-5), fol. ii. Contents include:- Lists of state papers and books (nos. 1, 2, 4); commission to Thomas Astle, senior, John Topham, and Thomas Astle, junior, to methodize, regulate and digest the state papers (no. 3), 16 July 1789; return by John Topham to the Committee of the House of Commons on Public Records in pursuance of the order of 27 Feb. 1800 conc. Lambeth Palace Library (no. 5); list of funeral certificates, 1619-47 (no. 26); papers conc. peerage claims, jurisdictions, miscellaneous notes and extracts. Pedigree of Hilton (Barons Hilton), fols. 102-3. Transcripts conc. sovereignty (not in the contents list), fols. 121-31.
Papers of John Topham FSA
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- GB 118 TOP
- Former Reference
- GB 118 SAL/MS/259
- Dates of Creation
- 17th century - c. 1800
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- ff. iii + 131 Portfolio, half leather binding, dark green.
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