Thomas Sergeant d.1727
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Thomas SERGEANT d.1727
Biographical Note
Sergeant's will described him as "of the Tower of London, Esq".
Books
Sergeant's will makes no mention of his books, which were sold by auction in London from 2 March 1727. The sale was advertised in the Daily Journal and the Evening Post, the advertisements describing the "excellent books, in most faculties and languages; particularly in Classicks and History; and especially the History and Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland".
Sources
- Will of Thomas Sergeant of Tower of London, Middlesex, The National Archives PROB 11/613/15.
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- Catalogus librorum præstantissimorum quos sibi comparavit Tho. Sergeant, ... or, a catalogue. of excellent books in most faculties and languages, [London, 1726] ESTC T16306.