BIB_ID
129910
Accession number
MA 1030.2 (in MA 940)
Creator
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.
Display Date
1687 Dec.
Credit line
Purchased, 1925.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 30.4 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Part of a large collection of letters and documents issued from the Naval Office and signed by Samuel Pepys, Sir William Penn, Sir William Batten, and others. Items have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Sir William Petty died at his London residence on 16 December 1687.
Sir William Petty's children were John (bap. 1669, d. 1670), Charles (c.1653-1696), Henry (1675-1751), and Anne (d. 1737).
Part of a large collection of letters and documents issued from the Naval Office and signed by Samuel Pepys, Sir William Penn, Sir William Batten, and others. Items have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Sir William Petty died at his London residence on 16 December 1687.
Sir William Petty's children were John (bap. 1669, d. 1670), Charles (c.1653-1696), Henry (1675-1751), and Anne (d. 1737).
Provenance
Purchased in London, 1925.
Summary
Concerning the scriptures. He cites "32 points of a Christian's compasse", and perhaps intended that it should be read after his death.
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