Papers of the Bacon-Townshend family of Stiffkey, Norfolk [manuscript], 1550-1640.
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Title
Papers of the Bacon-Townshend family of Stiffkey, Norfolk [manuscript], 1550-1640.
Variant title
Former title: Bacon-Townshend collection, 1550-1640.
Description
1,036 items (17 boxes)
Associated name
Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622.
Bacon, Nicholas, Sir, 1509-1579.
Townshend, Roger, approximately 1544-1590.
Townshend, Roger, approximately 1596-1637.
Townshend, John, 1567 or 1568-1603.
Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622. Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey.
Bacon family.
Townshend family.
Bacon, Nicholas, Sir, 1509-1579.
Townshend, Roger, approximately 1544-1590.
Townshend, Roger, approximately 1596-1637.
Townshend, John, 1567 or 1568-1603.
Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622. Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey.
Bacon family.
Townshend family.
Scope and content
Letters and documents concerned with family, business, estate, financial, legal, and governmental affairs of Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1547-1622), Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), and members of the Townshend family, all of Norfolk. A few items are earlier than 1550 or later than 1640.
Note
Transcribed in: The papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey. Norfolk Record Society, 46- (1979- ) In progress.
Finding aid
For a fuller description, see online finding aid.
Typescript finding aid also available (Calendar of the Bacon-Townshend collection, 1550-1640. compiled ca. 1958. Z6621.F61 B3 R.R.).
Typescript finding aid also available (Calendar of the Bacon-Townshend collection, 1550-1640. compiled ca. 1958. Z6621.F61 B3 R.R.).
Finding aid identifier
B33869
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Frank Marcham, October 1925.
Exhibited
L.d. 420 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008-2009. Breaking News (catalog entry 18)
L.d.20. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
L.d.477, L.d. 858, L.d. 636 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Age of Lawyers. Opening: displayed at an angle
L.d. 639, 739, 839, 856, 868 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Age of Lawyers. Opening: displayed flat
L.d.20. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
L.d.477, L.d. 858, L.d. 636 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Age of Lawyers. Opening: displayed at an angle
L.d. 639, 739, 839, 856, 868 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Age of Lawyers. Opening: displayed flat
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 1472.2-1023
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.1-99
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.100
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.101-775
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.776
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.777-1036
Folgerpedia article about Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.18 (with transcription)
Folgerpedia article about Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.101-775 (with partial transcription)
Papers of the Bacon-Townshend family of Stiffkey, Norfolk
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.100
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.101-775
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.776
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.777-1036
Folgerpedia article about Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.18 (with transcription)
Folgerpedia article about Folger Shakespeare Library L.d.101-775 (with partial transcription)
Papers of the Bacon-Townshend family of Stiffkey, Norfolk
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
L.d.1-1036
Folger accession
cs1472