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DCC - Crewe (Cowper) Collection - 1509-1908
- 2 - Works evidently collected by William Cowper, or which formed part of the Condover (Cholmondeley) Collection listed by the Historical Manuscripts Commission

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	DCC/22-23
Title	Notitiae quedam antiquit. Comitat. et Civ. Cestrie...ex Domini Holms Mss. etc: per Ed. Williamson M.D. collectae et J(ohn) S(Tones) in ordine redactae.
Date	18th century
Description	These 2 volumes are evidently a transcript of Stones' originalPasted into Vol. I is a letter from J. Stones to Rev. Gower concerning the work and referring to Holmes' collectionsChester, 6. April, 1771In Vol. II are the following loose items:-Table of Contents of Mr. Stones MSS, with the original paginationPart of (A Sketch of the Materials for a new History of Cheshire... by Dr. Gower) pp. 91 - 94 only. PrintedThe Volumes are entitled "Cestr.", and in another hand, "Gower's Cheshire"Phillipps Mss. 12232Quarto. 2 Vols. 372 ppParchment Cover

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