Will of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham [autograph manuscript], 1863 March 18.

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Will of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham [autograph manuscript], 1863 March 18.

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In this will Phillipps settles his unentailed land on distant cousins and plans to place his library in Manorbier Castle, the ancestral seat of the Phillipps family in Wales. Phillipps had to abandon this scheme in 1866 when he proved unable to purchase the property, and he drafted later wills; he ultimately moved the collections to Thirlestaine House. Another provision of the 1863 will leaves all of Phillipps's printing equipment to James Rogers, printer at Middle Hill.

[3] p. ; 16 x 21 cm.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Phillipps family.

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Middle Hill (Estate : Worcestershire, England)

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Rogers, James R., 1960-

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Schoyer, Martin,

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