Samuel Howlett d.1671?
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Samuel HOWLETT d.1671?
Biographical Note
Son of Richard Howlett, of Baddow, Essex, clerk. BA St John's College, Cambridge 1664, fellow 1664, MA 1667.
Books
Howlett bequeathed ca.80 volumes to St John’s, mostly in European languages. Around 30 survive in the College Library today, largely in French or Italian. The full extent of his library is not known. Examples: St John's F.13.22, Dd.19.16, and others there.
Characteristic Markings
The books given to St John's were marked with a manuscript donation inscription.
Sources
- Samuel Howlett in St John's College Library.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.