Manuscripts collected by John Wilson of Broomhead 13th century-20th century

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Manuscripts collected by John Wilson of Broomhead 13th century-20th century

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb206-ms295

255 vols, in 89 boxes (14 large vols not in boxes)

eng,

GB 206 Leeds University Library

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Wilson, John, 1719-1783

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John Wilson was an antiquarian who lived at Broomhead Hall in the parish of Bradfield, near Sheffield. The Wilson family had lived in the same area for several centuries and extensive family archives formed the original basis for the collection, which was supplemented by acquiring or copying the papers belonging to other local families, such as the Kayes of Woodsome and the Bosvilles of Gunthwaite From the guide to the Manuscripts collected by John Wilson of Broomhead, 13th century-2...