Notes on boroughs I

Scope and Content

Loose papers in a Manchester University envelope, titled in pencil, 'Miscellaneous Notes on Boroughs (including notes for Encyclopedia Britannica, and scraps from Mayer, Luchaire etc) I'. They include notes referring to Bateson's entries in Encyclopedia Britannica, and various notes on borough customs. Luchaire is a possible reference to Achille Luchaire (1846-1908), a French historian specialising in medieval history at the University of Paris.