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Letter to Edward Pearson

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P693

Overview

George Holcombe (circa 1714-1789), a clergyman in Pulchrohan, Wales, thanks Edward Pearson, secretary to Bishop Robert Lowth (1710-1787), a poet and biblical scholar, for sending Bishop Lowth's letter of attorney. Holcombe also writes of Episcopal financial transactions involving the rent rolls. A red wax seal is affixed to the letter.

Dates

  • Creation: October 25, 1766

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf in 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P693

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966.

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38: 40, formerly part of temporary collection "Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c."

Title
Guide to the George Holcombe Letter
Subtitle
Letter to Edward Pearson
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9795221896
Preferred citation
Letter to Edward Pearson, MS P693, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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