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John Anstis Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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John Anstis (1639-1714) was Registrar of the Archdeaconry Court of Cornwall in Lunna in the parish of St Neot in Cornwall. His son John Anstis (1669-1744) was Garter King-of-Arms from 1719 to 1744 and a heraldic writer.
The collection consists chiefly of documents of John Anstis (1639-1714) and his family. Most of the documents concern property, clothing, and jewelry belonging to and left by Anstis's daughter, Mrs. Mary Hooper, at the time of her death, as well as to expenses incurred while Mary was living will her father during her terminal illness.
Arranged by accession number.
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Various AM from 1460 Pyne-Henry to 1529 Pyne-Henry.
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Finding aid written by James Flannery on January 25, 2006. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '2015 in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2006
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The collection is open for research.
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