Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [c 1808] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 vol.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Yeates was born in London on 9 October 1768, son of John Yeates, woodturner. Proving more adept at Latin and Hebrew than woodturning, he was allowed to pursue his studies after a short apprenticeship to his father. Having professed a desire to… read more
Repository
Archival history
Previously owned by Thomas Phillipps. It is thought that this volume, together with other Yeates material, was purchased by William Aldis Wright.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of William Aldis Wright.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
One of thirty-five volumes of Thomas Yeates's MS writings on a variety of subjects, including biblical and church history, translations of books of the Old and New Testaments, astronomy, and aids to navigation at sea. The papers comprise a series within… read more
Allied materials area
Related units of description
See also other Yeates papers, Add.Ms.b.123-126, 128-157, all of which are linked from the Add.Ms.b.123 record (linked below).