COLL P 11
Reference code
COLL P 11
Title
Papers of Provost Roberts, 1781 - 1791
Level
Series
Administrative / Biographical history
A King's Scholar, Roberts went on to King's College Cambridge, of which he was a Fellow 1756 - 1761. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1752. From 1760 - 1771 he was an assistant master at Eton, and was elected a Fellow in 1771. Rector of Whiston, Northants, from 1762 - 1782, he also held the living of Everdon from 1778 - 1779, when he became rector of another Eton living, Farnham Royal. He was one of the King's Chaplains from 1772 until his death. He published several works of blank verse and was also a biblical critic.
Date
1760 - 1787
Extent & medium
16 items
Content description
The papers include an account book for his three livings, for an estate in Monmouthshire and for his Eton positions. There is also a letter on the statue of Henry VI paid for by Edward Betham.
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- Provost Roberts: Account Book for Livings, COLL P 11 01, (1760 - 1790)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning statue of Henry VI, COLL P 11 02, (3 October 1783)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning Goldcliff, Monmouthshire, COLL P 11 03, (24 November 1783)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning property, COLL P 11 04, (29 February 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning lease of Thurlby, Lincolnshire, COLL P 11 05, (2 March 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letters concerning renewal of lease of Poughley's Farm, Cippenham, COLL P 11 06, (March 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning lease of Docking, Norfolk, COLL P 11 07, (13 March 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letters concerning Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, COLL P 11 08, (March - April 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning lease of Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, COLL P 11 09, (25 March 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letters concerning lease of the Vintry tenements, London, COLL P 11 10, (1785)
- Provost Roberts: Letters concerning lease of Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, COLL P 11 11, (1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning statue of Henry VI, COLL P 11 12, (12 August 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letters concerning lease of Thurlby, Lincolnshire, COLL P 11 13, (1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letter requesting augmentation to curate's salary, COLL P 11 14, (27 October 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letter concerning Piddlehinton, Dorset, COLL P 11 15, (18 November 1784)
- Provost Roberts: Letters concerning property at Snow Hill, London, COLL P 11 16, (27 November 1787)