King, William, 1650-1729 (Archbishop of Dublin)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1650 - 1729
Biography
King, William, 1650-1729, Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Item
Letter From William King, Archbishop of Dublin to the George Ashe, Bishop of Clogher, c 1710 (The letter is undated, but must have been written some time between 1703, when King was appointed Archbishop of Dublin, and 1717, when George Ashe died.)
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/261
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This is an album consisting primarily of holograph letters to and from 17th and 18th century scientists, including Collins, Oughtred, Cavendish, Briggs, Fermat, Oldenburg, Halley, Boyle, Wallis and others. There are also some copy letters and other scientific papers.
Dates:
c 1710 (The letter is undated, but must have been written some time between 1703, when King was appointed Archbishop of Dublin, and 1717, when George Ashe died.)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1