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Licence from the Lord Bishop of Ely to the Members of Downing College for Burial in the new Cemetery or Burial Ground until consecration, 1814-11-12

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCAR/1/2/2/7

Scope and Contents

This licence resulted from the death of Sir Busick Harwood on 10th November 1814 and his desire to be buried in the College chapel (not yet built). Letters from William Wilkins around this time suggest the vault was not yet built at the time of Harwood's death.

Dates

  • Creation: 1814-11-12

Conditions Governing Access

From the Sub-sub-fonds:

Open

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

DCPP/FREN/1/3/1; DCAR/1/2/2/6/1 - letters from Wilkins re building of the vault.

General

Re-catalogued from French's reference file, DCPP/FREN/1/3/1, 1/12/2014.

Originator(s)

Bishop of Ely

Finding aid date

2014-12-01 10:32:23+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Downing College Repository

Contact:
Downing College Archive
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