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Lee, John, 1783-1866 (antiquary and astronomer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1783 - 1866

Biography

John Fiott Lee of Hartwell (1783-1866), collector of antiquities and man of sciences. Lee was born on 28 April 1783, the eldest son of John Fiott, merchant of London, and of Harriet, second daughter of William Lee of Totteridge Park, Hertfordshire. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was fifth wrangler in 1806 (B.A., 1806; M.A., 1809; LL.D., 1816). On 4 October 1815 he assumed the name of Lee by royal license, under the will of his maternal uncle, William Lee Antoine of Colworth House, Bedfordshire. At the same time he acquired the estates of Colworth in Bedfordshire, Totteridge Park, and other lands. In 1827 he also inherited the estate of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire. Lee was one of Cambridge University's travelling bachelors, 1807-1810, making a tour through Europe and the East, during which time he collected objects of antiquity. On his return he resumed the study of law, and on 3 November 1816 was admitted to the College of Advocates, becoming its treasurer and librarian. He practised in the ecclesiastical courts until 1858. In 1863 he was admitted a barrister of Gray's Inn, and in 1864 became a Q.C. He was elected F.R.S. in 1831. Lee died at Hartwell House, near Aylesbury, 25 February 1866.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Catalogue of Dr. Lee's collection, Hartwell, 1840

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9389/3/4
Scope and Contents

Catalogue of part of Dr. Lee's collection of Egyptian antiquities at Hartwell; with pen, pencil, and watercolour sketches of some of the objects described (published catalogue was 1858)

Dates: 1840
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Joseph Bonomi: Correspondence and Papers / Joseph Bonomi papers
 Item

John Lee (1783-1866), collector of antiquities, scientist, 27 Mar. 1840-16 Feb. 1866 (Circa)

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9389/2/L/77-129
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection comprises mostly Joseph Bonomi's correspondence and papers, with some of his brother Ignatius Bonomi and other members of his family, especially his sister-in-law Isabella Mary Martin. The non-family correspondence includes letters with Samuel Birch, Egyptologist at the British Museum, George Spencer Cautley, rector and poet, Charles Robert Cockerell, architect, John Gibson, sculptor, James Haliburton, Egyptologist, Robert Hay, Egyptologist, Owen Jones, architect, Edward Lane,...
Dates: 27 Mar. 1840-16 Feb. 1866 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Joseph Bonomi: Correspondence and Papers / Non-family correspondence / Correspondents L
 Series

John Lee: Letters to Robert Coster, 11 Dec. 1837-1864 (Circa)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8856/361-371
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 11 Dec. 1837-1864 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous accessions, 1991-2000
 Item

John Webster Hawk(e)sley (c. 1767-1856), Rector of Turvey 1827-56; poet, 21 Dec. 1848

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9389/2/H/84
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection comprises mostly Joseph Bonomi's correspondence and papers, with some of his brother Ignatius Bonomi and other members of his family, especially his sister-in-law Isabella Mary Martin. The non-family correspondence includes letters with Samuel Birch, Egyptologist at the British Museum, George Spencer Cautley, rector and poet, Charles Robert Cockerell, architect, John Gibson, sculptor, James Haliburton, Egyptologist, Robert Hay, Egyptologist, Owen Jones, architect, Edward Lane,...
Dates: 21 Dec. 1848
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Joseph Bonomi: Correspondence and Papers / Non-family correspondence / Correspondents H
 Fonds

Papers on Italy and the Roman Catholic Church

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6612-6616
Scope and Contents A collection concerning the church in France and Italy and also some Italian history. It includes a series of treatises upon the nature and authority of church councils, the property of the church, and the foundation of churches in various countries; report on Venice; three tracts on the Corpus Christi procession, 1696; copy of the Acts of the Synod of Malines, held at Louvain in May 1574, with a pen-and-ink sketch of a city, harbour and galleys at the foot; copies of the acts of a...
Dates: 1600-1832
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 Series

William Mann: Letters from the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, to John Lee, 30 May 1840-29 Aug. 1843

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8856/85-86
Scope and Contents

The letters are to Dr John Lee (1783-1866), of Hartwell, Buckinghamshire, collector and man of science.

Dates: 30 May 1840-29 Aug. 1843
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous accessions, 1991-2000

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