Fond GB 0096 AL347 - Burn, John: letter, 1792

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GB 0096 AL347 1792 fonds 2 leaves Burn , John , c 1743-1802 , magistrate and legal editor

John Burn was born in and spent most of his life in Orton, Westmorland. He became a magistrate in Cumberland and Westmorland and worked at editing and revising the legal writings of his father, Rev Richard Burn (1709-1785).

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Purchased through Mrs E Finer as lot 447 at the Par (Cornubia Hall) sale, 30 Oct 1965.

Letter from John Burn of Orton, [Westmorland] to Thomas Cadell [the elder] Esq, 'bookseller, Strand, London', 26 Mar 1792. 'I have by the coach this day sent you Barry's Justice [i.e. E Barry Present practice of a justice of the peace (1790)] & in the margin have marked the vs & pages in our Justice [i.e. R Burn The justice of the peace and parish officer (1755 and many susbequent editions)] from which he has copied. I may safely say there is not one hundred pages, put the whole together of his 4 volumes, which is not copied from my father...'.

Autograph, with signature. Franked: 'Appleby'[-in-Westmorland].

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English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

July 2008 People by occupation Personnel Legal profession personnel Magistrates Justices of the Peace Publishing Publishing industry Plagiarism Law Legal systems Civil law Intellectual property Authorship Information sciences Communications media Publications Books Law book People Barry , Edward , 1759-1822 , religious and medical writer Burn , John , c 1743-1802 , magistrate and legal editor Burn , Richard , 1709-1785 , legal writer and Church of England clergyman

Purchased through Mrs E Finer as lot 447 at the Par (Cornubia Hall) sale, 30 Oct 1965.

Letter from John Burn of Orton, [Westmorland] to Thomas Cadell [the elder] Esq, 'bookseller, Strand, London', 26 Mar 1792. 'I have by the coach this day sent you Barry's Justice [i.e. E Barry Present practice of a justice of the peace (1790)] & in the margin have marked the vs & pages in our Justice [i.e. R Burn The justice of the peace and parish officer (1755 and many susbequent editions)] from which he has copied. I may safely say there is not one hundred pages, put the whole together of his 4 volumes, which is not copied from my father...'.

Autograph, with signature. Franked: 'Appleby'[-in-Westmorland].

See hard copy catalogue.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purposes of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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