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Collapse D5238 - John Joseph Briggs of Kings Newton, Melbourne (1819-1876), notable antiquarian, poet and naturalist - 1790-1904

D5238 - John Joseph Briggs of Kings Newton, Melbourne (1819-1876), notable antiquarian, poet and naturalist - 1790-1904

Expand 1 - Accounts - 1838-1873

1 - Accounts - 1838-1873

Collapse 2 - Correspondence - 1844-1904

2 - Correspondence - 1844-1904

1 - Letters from Dr Leon Coke to J J Briggs - 1846-1851

2 - Miscellaneous letters to J J Briggs - 1844-1876

3 - Letters to Mrs Briggs concerning the loss of her husband - 1876

4 - Letters from J Prestman Atkinson (illustrator) to Sir Henry Bemrose - 1867-1868

5 - Letters from Alfred Wallis to Sir Henry Bemrose - 1892-1904

6 - Letters from Joseph Tilley to Sir Henry Bemrose - 1893-1895

7 - Letters from the Revd Charles Kerry, editor of the Derbyshire Archaeological Journal (1833-1908) to Sir Henry Bemrose - 1894-1907

8 - Miscellaneous letters between various correspondents including James Holworthy, water-colour painter (d. 1841), Thomas Bateman, archaeologist (1821-1861), John Smedley (1803-1874) and Charles Clarke, author and musician (1787-1877) - 1813-1903

Expand 3 - Briggs family papers - 1790-1864

3 - Briggs family papers - 1790-1864

Expand 4 - Local History and Genealogy - 19th century

4 - Local History and Genealogy - 19th century

Expand 5 - Natural History - 19th century

5 - Natural History - 19th century

Expand 6 - Poetry - 19th century

6 - Poetry - 19th century

7 - Bundle of miscellaneous notes and articles on subjects such as a Leicestershire hermit, 'a surprising feat in ploughing', graylings, churchwardens, rabbits and gamekeepers, a speech to the Mechanics' Institute, and drawings by J H Boots - 19th century

8 - Memorandum book, which includes 'to make a cow cleanse after calving', 'on the growth of carrots', and a list of subscribers to the History of Melbourne, begun in 1847 - c. 1847

9 - A letter to the protestant inhabitants of Wednesbury, by the Revd M Crewe, catholic priest - 1849

10 - Rules and catalogue of the agricultural book society for Greasley, Selston and the neighbourhood - 1850

11 - 'Volunteer Jottings in Belgium', by Sergeant (from the Derby Mercury, 31 Oct 1866) - 1866

12 - Notice to the ratepayers of Melbourne, King's Newton and Derby Hill advocating the re-election of Messrs Robson and Salsbury as guardians of the parish - 4 Apr 1874

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