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| − | A bookplate of "Martin Bedwell, Westminster" (Franks 2035) is assumed to be that of the man of that name "of St Margaret's Westminster" whose brief will was proved in 1730, leaving all his belongings to his wife [[family::Ann Bedwell | + | A bookplate of "Martin Bedwell, Westminster" (Franks 2035) is assumed to be that of the man of that name "of St Margaret's Westminster" whose brief will was proved in 1730, leaving all his belongings to his wife [[family::Ann Bedwell]. His library was auctioned in London, beginning 1 April 1731, along with the books of "an eminent physician lately deceas'd"; no catalogue survives, but the sale was advertised in the ''Daily Post''. |
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*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D593421 Will of Martin Bedwell, The National Archives PROB 11/638/76]. | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D593421 Will of Martin Bedwell, The National Archives PROB 11/638/76]. | ||
| + | *Alston, R. C., ''Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800'', St Philip, 2010. | ||
*Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903. | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903. | ||
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[[Category:Bookplates and Labels]] | [[Category:Bookplates and Labels]] | ||
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[[Category:All Owners]] | [[Category:All Owners]] | ||
Revision as of 03:30, 16 May 2024
Martin BEDWELL d.1730
Books
A bookplate of "Martin Bedwell, Westminster" (Franks 2035) is assumed to be that of the man of that name "of St Margaret's Westminster" whose brief will was proved in 1730, leaving all his belongings to his wife [[family::Ann Bedwell]. His library was auctioned in London, beginning 1 April 1731, along with the books of "an eminent physician lately deceas'd"; no catalogue survives, but the sale was advertised in the Daily Post.
Sources
- Will of Martin Bedwell, The National Archives PROB 11/638/76.
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.