Fonds GB 0096 AL60 - Holroyd , John Baker: letters (1789-1802)

9 items (18 leaves)

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GB 0096 AL60 1789-1802 fonds 9 items (18 leaves) Holroyd , John Baker , 1735-1821 , 1st Earl of Sheffield , statesman

John Baker Holroyd was born in 1735. In 1781 he was created Baron Sheffield of Dunamare, Co Meath in the Peerage of Ireland and in 1802 created Baron Sheffield of Sheffield, Co York in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was President of the Board of Agriculture, a Lord of Trade and one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council. He was known in the literary world as a writer on political economy. He died in 1821.

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Found inserted in a Goldsmiths' Library volume 'Lord Sheffield on the State of the Union, etc' (1785) - classmark: [G.L.] 1785.

9 letters to Sir Joseph Banks. Mainly on agriculture, sheep farming and politics. Autographs, with signatures, 1789-1802.

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Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library at the central building of the University of London (1921). A copy is available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Also available on negative microfilm - ref: MIC 242/2.

Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Feb 2009. Holroyd , John Baker , 1735-1821 , 1st Earl of Sheffield , statesman Politics Political science Animal husbandry Sheep farming

Found inserted in a Goldsmiths' Library volume 'Lord Sheffield on the State of the Union, etc' (1785) - classmark: [G.L.] 1785.

9 letters to Sir Joseph Banks. Mainly on agriculture, sheep farming and politics. Autographs, with signatures, 1789-1802.

See hard copy catalogue.

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.

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

Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library at the central building of the University of London (1921). A copy is available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Also available on negative microfilm - ref: MIC 242/2.

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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