Falconer family papers, 1805-1919.

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Falconer family papers, 1805-1919.

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Correspondence, annotated publications, printed material, silhouettes and cabinet photographs relating to the Falconer family. Correspondence consists of a letter from Richard Whately to Rev. John Falconer about a work Whately was charged with editing and about a proper education in logic; a letter from John Arthur Roebuck to Henrietta Falconer in 1820; two letters from Thomas Falconer to his sister in 1842 and 1850 about the slim prospects for his return to England, their mother's will, Falconer family geneology, and reviews of his work; and a letter to J. P. E. Falconer from a fellow flint collector, dated 1919. Includes a printed bibliography of Falconer family members annotated and corrected by Thomas Falconer (1805-1887); a copy of the pamphlet "Falconer of Leighton", also annotated by Falconer; a printed poem in Welsh and English by Dewi Haran about a meeting with Judge Falconer in 1870; several bookplates; and a manuscript scrap noting Thomas Falconer's birth and christening in 1805. Silhouettes and photographs are of the younger Thomas Falconer at various ages.

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

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Haran, Dewi.

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Faulkner family.

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Falconer, J. P. E.

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Roebuck, John Arthur, 1802-1879

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Epithet: of Add MS 33545 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x00003a ...

Falconer family.

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Thomas Falconer (1772-1839), classical scholar and preacher. His son, Thomas Falconer (1805-1887), barrister and English politician, was a member of the Texas-Santa Fe expedition of 1841-42. The younger Falconer traveled for two years in North America before being appointed arbitrator on behalf of Canada to determine the boundaries between Canada and New Brunswick in 1850. He was judge of the county courts of Glamorganshire and Breconshire and of the district of Rhayader in Radnorshire, Wales, 1...

Falconer, Thomas, 1805-1882

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Thomas Falconer (1805-1882) took part in the Texas-Santa Fé expedition of 1841-42 and was appointed arbitrator on behalf of Canada to determine the boundaries between Canada and New Brunswick. In 1850, he was judge of the county courts of Glamorganshire and Brecknockshire and of the district of Rhayader in Radnorshire, Wales. From the description of Letter: to Mr. Hawes /by Thomas Falconer, 1850 Sep 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702129251 British county court judge. ...

Falconer, Thomas, 1772-1839

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Whately, Richard, 1787-1863

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Richard Whately was born in London on February 1, 1787, the youngest of nine children of the Reverend Joseph and Jane Whately. He attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he received the B.A. in 1808. Whately was elected as a fellow at Oriel in 1811, and took the M.A. in 1812. He was a member of the Oxford circle which found fault with the traditional tenets of the Anglican Church. In 1814 he became an Anglican minister. Whately married Elizabeth Pope on July 18, 1821. In 1825 Whately took the degr...

Roebuck, Henrietta.

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