Copybook of documents relating to Lichfield

This material is held atUniversity of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 150 MS295
  • Dates of Creation
    • c 1799 - 1821
  • Language of Material
    • English Latin
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume

Scope and Content

Copy book, in various hands, comprising transcripts of documents relating to Lichfield including voters lists, accounts of charities, statutes of the Cathedral etc.

The purpose of and provenance of the volume have not yet been identified: it could have been compiled as a reference work by a civic post-holder but there are no clues on identity

Access Information

Open. Access to all registered researchers.

Other Finding Aids

Please see full catalogue for more information.

Archivist's Note

Contents listed by A. George, September 2014, in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; and in-house cataloguing guidelines.

Custodial History

Former location: MSS 5/iii/23. Note at the front of the volume seems to indicate that it was purchased by the University Library in 1959, at a cost of £7 7s. Original provenance not now known.

Additional Information

Large volume, front cover detached