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Panton, Paul, 1758-1822
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Paul Panton: Miscellanea,

A volume of Paul Panton [the younger] (1758-1822) of Plasgwyn, Anglesey, comprising six notebooks or commonplace books, of which the first five are labelled 'Miscellaneous' and the sixth 'Cicero', together with a few additional leaves. The contents are largely in the form of extracts from printed sources (e.g. from Edward Gibbon, David Hume, Sir John Hawkins, James Boswell, Thomas Pennant, etc.) and annotated extracts from the works of Cicero. The volume is lettered 'Paul Panton's MSS'.