Manuscripts and documents relating to the Phillipps family, 1749-1870 (bulk 1800-1864).

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Manuscripts and documents relating to the Phillipps family, 1749-1870 (bulk 1800-1864).

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School notebooks and bills and genealogical items, including documents concerning the Grant of Arms made to Phillipps in 1821, a Grant of Altered Arms (1857), a genealogy of the Phillipps family in his own hand snf and two colored drawings of shields and crests. Material relating to the Mansell family consists of a printed dedicated of a history by William Mansell with holograph corrections in the hand of Sir Thoams. Also: account books and documents relating to Phillipps' properties at Middle Hill (Worcestershire) and Buckland Manor (Gloucestershire). Legal documents concern Phillipps' role as administrator of the estate of William Phillipps and a warrant ordering him to serve on theGrand Jury for Worcestershire (1848). Among the miscellaneous items is a calling card of Benjamin Disraeli and an invitation to a ball at Buckingham Palace (1856). Topographical items include prospectuses for a continuation of Ralph Bigland's work on Gloucestershire and Richard Colt Hoare's History of modern Wiltshire. Phillipps' magnifying glass, seal, and a lock of his hair, along with the engraving plate for his armorial bookplate, are among the objects related to his personal life.

ca. 30 items ; 40 x 50 cm. or smaller.

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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...

Bigland, Ralph, 1711-1784

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Ralph Bigland (1711-84) was a herald and antiquary. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further details. From the guide to the Gloucestershire collections by Ralph Bigland, 1773-5, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...

Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir, 1758-1838

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English antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : to George Baker, Monday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269606206 Historian of Wiltshire. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : [n.p.], to an unidentified correspondent [editor of the "Gentleman's Magazine"?], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270474493 Epithet: landowner and antiquary Title: 2nd Baronet Britis...

Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881

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Horblit, Harrison D.

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Rugby School

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Horblit, Jean Mermin,

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Fladbury School (Worcestershire)

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