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Letter to Henry Wilkinson Cookson

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P704

Overview

Henry Melvill (1798-1871), clergyman, writes from Camberwell [Surrey, England] to Henry Wilkinson Cookson (1810-1876) about the Duke of Wellington's patronage and his appointment as chaplain to the Tower of London.

Dates

  • Creation: April 17, 1840

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)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P704

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:88

Former temporary collection name: 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 Henry Melvill Letter
Subtitle
Letter to Henry Wilkinson Cookson
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 English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2491467601
Preferred citation
Henry Melvill letter to Henry Wilkinson Cookson, Department of Special Collections, MS P704, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

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