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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin; written at Shrewsbury

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Papers relating to Derbyshire families and estates, including material from Tutbury Priory, Staffordshire.

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The papers include: a consideration of heralds and baronets; pedigrees and notes concerning Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Lancashire and Cheshire; lists of arms; an account of arms of nobility and gentry; other material relating to Derbyshire.

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The papers include: extracts from the Public Record Office close rolls; sketches of seals; transcripts and abstracts of documents regarding Derbyshire; pedigrees; extracts from the Domesday Book regarding Staffordshire.

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Notes, inscriptions and epitaphs in Derbyshire and Staffordshire churches.

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The papers include: notes and extracts from British Library Harley MS 568; notes on the honor of Tutbury, Staffordshire; extracts from the Domesday Book; copies of legal instruments and of other historical material regarding the Vernon family

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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin; written at Capel Curig

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Scope and Contents From the Fonds: In the following correspondence, which mostly relates to the various aspects of Pamplin's business career, are represented many of the leading botanists of the middle decades of the nineteenth century. A similar, though larger, collection is in the Archives Department of the University of Wales, Bangor (Pamplin Papers); and other letters, diaries and notebooks are held at the National Library of Wales (MSS 7492-7509). The following letters are mounted on paper, frequently two letters to a...

Scope and Contents Legal patent in which Lester embodied extracts from letters sent to the Board of Longitude between 3 January and 1 February 1821 concerning his solution to the longitude problem and his invention of the Solometer. The patent is illustrated with a drawing of the Solometer by Thomas Clark, and includes signed testimonies by both Clark and Rich Heath, a Staffordshire carpenter who constructed an example of the Solometer. It was witnessed by William Smith and John Lockett in the presence of John...

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Letter from Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) to [unidentified]; written at Staffordshire 'Extract of a letter from Staffordshire'

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Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The Revd Charles Simeon (1759-1836), Fellow of King's College and Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, began to purchase advowsons in 1817 in order to secure an Evangelical ministry in perpetuity in important centres. Friends contributed money for the purpose and some were associated with Simeon as Trustees of the livings. In 1829 Simeon drew up a 'Solemn Charge' to his Trustees, setting out the principles on which they were to make appointments, which was printed in 1833. In January...

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Twenty letters, a plan and one report, sent by various correspondents.

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Includes letter of Lowe Mar 1832 recommending curate G.W.White to succeed him, also printed testimonials for White and for John Howells (both 1834, done for vacancy at Willenhall).

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Most of this is correspondence with and about the livings, arranged by parish within dioceses. Note that these are the modern dioceses, which were not necessarily the ones that the living was in when it was first acquired. There is some overlap with the material in section F. The same numbers have been given for each diocese, thus E/2 and F/2 refer to the diocese of Bath and Wells.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The Revd Charles Simeon (1759-1836), Fellow of King's College and Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, began to purchase advowsons in 1817 in order to secure an Evangelical ministry in perpetuity in important centres. Friends contributed money for the purpose and some were associated with Simeon as Trustees of the livings. In 1829 Simeon drew up a 'Solemn Charge' to his Trustees, setting out the principles on which they were to make appointments, which was printed in 1833. In January...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The Revd Charles Simeon (1759-1836), Fellow of King's College and Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, began to purchase advowsons in 1817 in order to secure an Evangelical ministry in perpetuity in important centres. Friends contributed money for the purpose and some were associated with Simeon as Trustees of the livings. In 1829 Simeon drew up a 'Solemn Charge' to his Trustees, setting out the principles on which they were to make appointments, which was printed in 1833. In January...

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Note; by Emma Darwin n�e Wedgwood pp Charles Robert Darwin; written at Maer

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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin

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Proved in London before Sir Henry Marten, Kt. LL.D. of Prerog. Court of Canterbury ... and James Povey, clerk ... Commissioner of those parts. Signed by Edmund Woodhall, Registrar.

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Pedigrees and other papers relating to Derbyshire and other counties, many being transcripts or extracts from church registers, the Domesday Book and manuscripts in the British Library and Public Record Office. The papers were written or compiled by Thomas Blore, unless otherwise indicated.

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Transcripts of various pedigrees in a near contemporary hand, with additions by Thomas Blore.