Item 76 - Copy of schedule of property left in the will of Edward Gibbon

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Reference code

Add. MS a/40/76

Title

Copy of schedule of property left in the will of Edward Gibbon

Date(s)

  • 2 Sept 1890 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 sheet

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Scope and content

In Aldis Wright's hand. Note at the bottom reads: 'Copied from a paper in the possession of the Rev. T. Burningham, Heathfield, Midhurst, 2 Sept 1890. Lady Sheffield's legacy is omitted and two sets of books given to the Library of the Academy atread more

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Items Add.MS.a/40/71-77 all found together in an envelope addressed to W. Aldis Wright at Beccles, Suffolk, postmarked Oct. 6 [18]90 and labelled 'Gibbon' in blue pencil. Seal in red wax on back of envelope, showing a garlanded head, in profile.

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