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- 1830 (Création/Production)
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2 leaves
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Henry Hobhouse was born near Castle Cary, Somerset, and educated at Eton and at Brasenose College, Oxford. He subsequently studied law and was called to the bar in 1801. Hobhouse became a civil servant, working sucessively as Solicitor to HM Customs, Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Under-Secretary to the Home Department, from which he retired in 1827. In 1826 he had become Keeper of the State Papers, where his main task was superintending the publication of The State Papers of Henry VIII (11 volumes, 1830-1852). The State Papers Office was absorbed by the Public Record Office in 1854, the year of both Hobhouse's death and of the birth of his grandson and namesake, the politician Henry Hobhouse.
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GB 0096 AL431 1830 fonds 2 leaves Hobhouse , Henry , 1776-1854 , civil servant and archivist
Henry Hobhouse was born near Castle Cary, Somerset, and educated at Eton and at Brasenose College, Oxford. He subsequently studied law and was called to the bar in 1801. Hobhouse became a civil servant, working sucessively as Solicitor to HM Customs, Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Under-Secretary to the Home Department, from which he retired in 1827. In 1826 he had become Keeper of the State Papers, where his main task was superintending the publication of The State Papers of Henry VIII (11 volumes, 1830-1852). The State Papers Office was absorbed by the Public Record Office in 1854, the year of both Hobhouse's death and of the birth of his grandson and namesake, the politician Henry Hobhouse.
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Gift from the British Records Association: BRA 833, 1969.
Letter from Henry Hobhouse of Hadspen [House, Somerset] to [John Russell] the [6th] Duke of Bedford, 12 May 1830. '... in consequence of the existence of a Commission for the publication of State Papers ... it [is] inexpedient to permit copies to be taken of papers falling within the scope of the Commission, until it has been ascertained whether they will be fit for publication under it ... I will inspect the papers of the several Earls of Bedford, of which Your Grace is desirous to possess copies ...'.
Autograph, with signature.
See hard copy catalogue.
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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 England London Hobhouse , Henry , 1776-1854 , civil servant and archivist Information sources Documents Official documents UK Western Europe Europe Bedford Bedfordshire
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Gift from the British Records Association: BRA 833, 1969.
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Letter from Henry Hobhouse of Hadspen [House, Somerset] to [John Russell] the [6th] Duke of Bedford, 12 May 1830. '... in consequence of the existence of a Commission for the publication of State Papers ... it [is] inexpedient to permit copies to be taken of papers falling within the scope of the Commission, until it has been ascertained whether they will be fit for publication under it ... I will inspect the papers of the several Earls of Bedford, of which Your Grace is desirous to possess copies ...'.
Autograph, with signature.
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Conditions d'accès
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose 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.
Conditions de reproduction
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.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
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English
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
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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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- anglais