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- 1717-1737 / (Creation)
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ii, 182 ff. (paginated 1-221, pp. 5-8 missing; pp. 143-53, 270-362 blank; p. 363 torn out) ; 155 x 100 mm. Vellum over boards with remains of brass clasp.
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Archival history
'Erasmus Philipps' inside front cover.
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Journal, 1717-1737, of Sir Erasmus Philipps, some entries relating to as early as 1705, containing a description of a tour in 1717 through counties Carmarthen and Brecon and the south-west of England to London; an account of his residence at Pembroke College, Oxford, 1720-1722; and entries relating to his family, his participation in his father's religious and philanthropic work and, following his election in 1726, his activities as Member of Parliament for the borough of Haverfordwest.
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English.
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Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 22853-23691 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).
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Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/5723903 (August 2021)
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Publication note
For an incomplete transcript of pages 85-142 of the journal, see Notes and Queries, second series, 10 (1860), pp. 365-6 and 443-5.
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Title based on contents.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23273A
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Access points
Subject access points
- Carmarthenshire (Wales) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- Breconshire (Wales) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- London (England) -- Description and travel
- Haverfordwest (Wales) -- Politics and government.
- Haverfordwest (Wales: Borough) -- Politics and government.
Place access points
Name access points
- Pembroke College (University of Oxford) (Subject)
- Philipps, Erasmus, Sir, 1699-1743 -- Diaries. (Subject)
- Philipps, John, Sir, 1666?-1737. (Subject)
- Philipps, Erasmus, Sir, 1699-1743 -- Career in politics. (Subject)