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7 MS. Copy of the original life of the first Earl of Shaftesbury written by Mr B....
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/24/10
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7 MS. Copy of the original life of the first Earl of Shaftesbury written by Mr B. Martyn, written about 1736. About 1785 it was placed by the fourth Earl into the hands of his friend, Dr. Gregory Sharpe, Master of the Temple, and then came into the hands of Dr. Kippis. (?A fair copy of the proceeding (PRO 30/24/9)
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PRO 30/24
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers
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