Notes and annotations relating to the history of elections in the county of Suffolk
Overview
Charles William Heigham, who flourished in the nineteenth century, copied notes on elections in Suffolk County, England, onto two sheets of paper and placed the sheets into a 1764 copy of The Suffolk Traveller by John Kirby (2nd edition). Heigham also annotated the book with notes of contested elections in the county in the eighteenth century and provided a list of Knights of the Shire 1297-1471. The book has a bookplate on the front paste down and a signature on the first flyleaf, both identifying Charles William Heigham.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1865
Creator
- Heigham, Charles William (Person)
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 (4 pages (2 leaves))
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P727
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Manuscript found laid in The Suffolk Traveller, 1764 (2nd edition); Spencer Library call number C7001.
Separated Materials
Heigham's manuscript notes on elections in Suffolk County were placed in this volume describing the history of the county:
Kirby, John. The Suffolk Traveller, 1764, 2nd edition. Located at Spencer Research Library at C7001.
In the volume are Heigham's annotations on pages 301 and 309 regarding contested elections for Suffolk County from 1702-1798. The last free flyleaf of the book contains a list of Knights of the Shire for Suffolk County from 1297 to 1471, copied 1865; at the end of the list is a note, "Copy of a List annexed to the Poll for Knights of the Shire for the Cty of Suff. taken at Ipswich, before Miles [?] Barne Esq[ui]re High-Sheriff on 29-30 June 1790. C. W. H. 1865."
- Title
- Guide to the Charles William Heigham Collection
- Subtitle
- Notes and annotations relating to the history of elections in the county of Suffolk
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2010. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2010.
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5290102425
- Preferred citation
-
Notes and annotations relating to the history of elections in the county of Suffolk, MS P727, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository