A guide to the collector of historical documents, literary manuscripts, and autograph letters, etc : With an index of valuable books of reference, where several thousand facsimiles of handwriting may be found for the verification of mss. and autograph letters; also a new edition of Wright's Court-hand restored; with an introductory chapter for the use of students and facsimiles of watermarks / by Rev. Dr. Scott and Samuel Davey, F.R.S.L.

  • Scott, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)
Date:
1891
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Credit: A guide to the collector of historical documents, literary manuscripts, and autograph letters, etc : With an index of valuable books of reference, where several thousand facsimiles of handwriting may be found for the verification of mss. and autograph letters; also a new edition of Wright's Court-hand restored; with an introductory chapter for the use of students and facsimiles of watermarks / by Rev. Dr. Scott and Samuel Davey, F.R.S.L. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XII. Historical Manuscripts Commission. In 1869 a Commission was appointed under a Royal Sign Manual, constituting William Baliol, Baron Esher; Schomberg Henry, Marquess of Lothian; Robert Arthur Talbot, Marquess of Salisbury; John Alexander, Mar- quess of Bath; Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery ; Henry Howard Molyneux, Earl of Carnarvon; Edmund George Petty Fitz-Maurice ; William, Bishop of Chester ; Charles, Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; John Emerich Edward, Baron Acton; Chichester Samuel, Baron Carlingford; Sir George Webb Dasent ; Sir William Hardy; and Henry Churchill Maxwell Lyte, in order to make inquiry as to the places in which Documents Illustrative of History, or of General Public Interest, belonging to private persons, are deposited; and to consider whether, with the consent of the Owners, means might not be taken to render such Documents available for public reference, provided that nothing of a private character, or relating to the title of existing owners, should be divulged. In response to a circular which was sent out by the Commissioners, inviting the co-operation of all persons and corporations having private collections of manuscripts, no less than 180 persons and heads of institutions ex- pressed their willingness either to co-operate with the Commissioners, or to lend their aid in making known