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- 1802 (Creation)
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1 vol.
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Archival history
Owned by Sir George Lee. Acquired by John Lee, 1828.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Source of acquisition unknown. Two other volumes from Lee's library were the bequest of William Aldis Wright, 1914.
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Scope and content
Bound manuscript by an unidentified author. Full title: "Pensées diverses, dont plusieurs dénotent un Royaliste entête, qui s'obstine à croire qu'un Roi vaut mieux qu'un Consul, et qu'un Souverain légitime eclairé par le malheur doit être préfére à un Usurpateur aveuglé par la fortune. 1802"
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Language of material
- French
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Related units of description
One of 19 bound MSS formerly owned by John Lee: Add.MS.a.630, Add.MS.b.158-166, Add.MS.c.173-181.
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Note
With Rev. Sir George Lee's bookplate and note inside front cover in John Lee's hand "Hartwell Library, this manuscript was discovered at Hartwell on 12 April 1828 and bound June 1828 London". With John Lee's bookplate on facing page.
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Title from spine.