Add MS 43410 - Commonplace book of Charles Caesar

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 161
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-61)
Title
Commonplace book of Charles Caesar
Shelfmark
Add MS 43410
Creation Date
ca. 1705 - 1705
Repository
Contents Note

Includes ten sermons, five of which are transcriptions of printed sermons.

Material Features

Commonplace book, written by Charles Caesar, dated 1705. iv + 192 leaves.

Provenance

According to the BL online catalogue, this manuscript is one of six commonplace books compiled by Charles Caesar between 1704 and 1706. These manuscripts were in the possession of his descendant, Mrs. Elizabeth Aberdein of Hammersmith, in 1810.

Acquisition

The manuscript was presented to the British Library by Stonewall Jackson, Esq., through the Friends of the National Libraries, in 1933.

Source of Data

Jennifer Farooq; British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue

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GEMMS record created
June 14, 2015
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024