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- 18th century (Creation)
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1 volume
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Lived at Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire; proposed Fellow of the Royal Society by Thomas Isted, Sir Hans Sloane and William Sloane and elected, 1728; also Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries; died, 1768. Published 'An account of coal balls made at Liege', Philosophical Transactions, 41 (1739-1741), p 672.
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GB 0100 KCLCA Hanbury 18th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume Hanbury , William , d 1768 , topographer
Lived at Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire; proposed Fellow of the Royal Society by Thomas Isted, Sir Hans Sloane and William Sloane and elected, 1728; also Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries; died, 1768. Published 'An account of coal balls made at Liege', Philosophical Transactions, 41 (1739-1741), p 672.
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Manuscript volume, 18th century, entitled 'Britannia', containing topographical descriptions of places in England and Wales including parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Shropshire and Cheshire. Towards the end of the volume places in various counties are listed, according to whether the author has visited them, but are not described. At the front of the volume are various financial accounts, perhaps recording expenses incurred while travelling.
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
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Hanbury's name appears in the volume's bookplate.
Collection level description available in reading room at King's College London Archives.
British Library, Manuscript Collections, holds Hanbury's correspondence with Thomas Birch, 1740-1764 (Ref: Add MS 4309); account of coal-balls made at Liege, 1740 (Ref: Add MS 4435); price tables of wheat at Windsor market, 1646-1758 (Ref: Add MS 4391).
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Sources: brief description in King's College London Manuscripts and Private Papers: A Select Guide (1982); some details from the Dictionary of National Biography entry for William Hanbury (1725-1778), rector of Church Langton, Leicestershire; information from the Royal Society; National Register of Archives; British Library manuscripts online catalogue. 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. Jan 2001 Accounting Cheshire England Europe Finance Financial administration Financial statements Geomorphology Hanbury , William , d 1768 , topographer Shropshire Somerset Topography Travel UK Western Europe Wiltshire London
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Manuscript volume, 18th century, entitled 'Britannia', containing topographical descriptions of places in England and Wales including parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Shropshire and Cheshire. Towards the end of the volume places in various counties are listed, according to whether the author has visited them, but are not described. At the front of the volume are various financial accounts, perhaps recording expenses incurred while travelling.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Collection level description available in reading room at King's College London Archives.
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British Library, Manuscript Collections, holds Hanbury's correspondence with Thomas Birch, 1740-1764 (Ref: Add MS 4309); account of coal-balls made at Liege, 1740 (Ref: Add MS 4435); price tables of wheat at Windsor market, 1646-1758 (Ref: Add MS 4391).
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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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- English