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Paley, William, 1743-1805 (theologian and moralist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1743 - 1805

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

George Wilson Meadley: Annotated 'Memoirs of William Paley'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8951
Scope and Contents Copy of the first edition of Memoirs of William Paley, interleaved and annotated in pen and pencil with supplementary information from several sources, including 'F' [William Frend], 'Quarterly Review' and 'Lambert'. Loose letters and papers: copy letters, Meadley to Earl Grey, and reply, 1818, on toleration for Roman Catholics and Dissenters; Francis Huish to Trevilian, c.1808; S. Hodgson to Meadley, 1809; J.K. Lewis to Miss Meadley, undated, used by Meadley for drafts of his memoir; and...
Dates: 1808-1831 (Circa)
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).
 Series

Letter from William Paley to John Law (1745-1810), Bath, 9 Nov. 1780

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8812/32
Scope and Contents

Law can depend on Paley in Chapter (Carlisle Cathedral); Bath waters doing him good; Mrs Thomas received an account of Shepherd's restoration to his fellowship at Cambridge

Dates: 9 Nov. 1780
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).

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