Fonds GB 0096 AL300 - Senior, Nassau William: letter (1836)

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GB 0096 AL300 1836 fonds 2 leaves (1 blank) Senior , Nassau William , 1790-1864 , economist

Nassau William Senior was born in 1790. He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford University, gaining an MA in 1815. He became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn, London, in 1819. He held the position of Professor of Political Economy at Oxford, 1825-1830 and 1847-1852, and was a member of the Poor Law Commission in 1833, for which he wrote the report (1834). Senior was a Master in Chancery from 1836 to 1855. A list of his publications may be found in the British Library catalogue.

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Found enclosed in a presentation copy of Senior's Outline of the science of political economy (1836) - classmark: [G.L.] 1836 fol.

Letter from Nassau William Senior of Lincoln's Inn, [London] to William Tinney, 21 May 1836. Covering letter accompanying a copy of Senior's Outline of the science of political economy (1836). 'I intend to send you another, interleaved copy, on which I shall beg for as many remarks as you can give me, for my second edition. I know no critic equal to you'.

Autograph, with signature.

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A typed transcript is filed with the original letter.

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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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Found enclosed in a presentation copy of Senior's Outline of the science of political economy (1836) - classmark: [G.L.] 1836 fol.

Letter from Nassau William Senior of Lincoln's Inn, [London] to William Tinney, 21 May 1836. Covering letter accompanying a copy of Senior's Outline of the science of political economy (1836). 'I intend to send you another, interleaved copy, on which I shall beg for as many remarks as you can give me, for my second edition. I know no critic equal to you'.

Autograph, with signature.

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

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

A typed transcript is filed with the original letter.

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.

• anglais