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George Wilson Meadley: Annotated 'Memoirs of William Paley'

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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 Thomas Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury to -, 1829, on Roman Catholic emancipation, and 1831, on St. Paul's visit to Spain.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1808-1831 (Circa)

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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).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

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