Fisher, John (Bishop of Salisbury): letter (1816)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 AL192 |
Held at | : Senate House Library, University of London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections › |
Full title | : Fisher, John (Bishop of Salisbury): letter (1816) |
Date(s) | : 1816 |
Level of description | : fonds |
Extent | : 2 leaves (1 blank) |
Name of creator(s) | : Fisher | John | 1748-1825 | Bishop of Salisbury |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Fisher was born at Hampton, Middlesex, in 1748. He was educated in Peterborough and London before entering Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was ordained Deacon in the Church of England in 1771 and ordained Priest in 1773. He also became a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge in 1773. From 1781-1785 Fisher became Chaplain to King George III and took charge of educating some of the royal children for several years. He became a Canon at Windsor in 1786, Bishop of Exeter in 1803, and Bishop of Salisbury in 1807. In 1819 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. After his death in 1825, Fisher was buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Letter from John Fisher of Weymouth to Patrick Colquhoun, LLD, 18 Sep 1816. Regarding plans for the provision of a female penitentiary and lock hospital [i.e. hospital for treating sexually-transmitted infections] in Bath; accompanying a copy of the institution's prospectus. Autograph, with signature.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
See hard copy catalogue.
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
See archivist
Immediate source of acquisition:
Found inserted in the Goldsmith's Library copy of Bath Penitentiary and Lock Hospital - classmark: [G.L.] B.816.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
July 2008
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