COLL P 01 05 020
Reference code
COLL P 01 05 020
Title
Provost Goodall: Letter to William Goodall
Level
Item
Date
December 1809
Extent & medium
1 item
Content description
Last illness of Provost Davies; writer and Dr Roberts executors; details of legacies including epergne to the College; buried on 11 December in Ante-Chapel; copy of Spencer Percival's letter informing Goodall that he was nominated Provost and expecting that like his predecessor he would resign his canonry at Windsor; letter to College nearly not sent before statutable time of election expired; Lord Wellesley, Lord Grenville and Mr Puller leave their portraits, Mr Canning exchanges his; The Lodge is a good house but much must be done to it; a most beautiful portrait by Lawrence arrived yesterday. Must now retrench superfluous expense. Keate to be Head Master, and Thackeray or Carter Lower Master. Dated 3 December at end, but postmark 20 or 30 December. PLACE: Hungerford Coffee House, Strand, London
Physical characteristics
ALS. 1 bifolium
Associated material
Etoniana p. 519
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