British Letters Patent, 1837
Scope and Contents
A 19th-century manuscript document on a single piece of folded paper, containing letters patent for creating members of the Baronetage of England. This appears to be a draft or boilerplate text with no names, only blanks where those of honorees would be inserted. A watermark on the paper reads “1837” providing a terminus post quem for the document’s creation, and indeed the repeated references to “our King” suggests that it must have been written between January and June of that very year: William IV died on June 20th, 1837, at which point the crown of England passed to Queen Victoria.
Dates
- 1837
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu