GEORGE STANLEY FABER (Fellow 1793-1804)

Scope and Content

A letter on notepaper labelled as 'From The Chaplain [of Lincoln College] Rev. V. H. H. Green', but which appears to be signed by someone else to Joyce Coombs dated 1 December 1965 accepting her donation of the letters of George Stanley Faber and inviting her to drop them off (LC/MS/OMP/FA/1)

A letter from Joyce Coombs to the Librarian of Lincoln College dated 20 November 1965 discussing the two letters of George Stanley Faber and asking if she can donate them to Lincoln College (LC/MS/OMP/FA/2)

A letter from George Stanley Faber to Mrs H. Bowdler (possibly Henrietta Maria Bowdler [1750-1830]) dated 23 August 1908, in which Faber praises the Biblical translations of 'Miss Smith' and discusses his theory that all pagan nations worshipped the same gods, which began with the Tower of Babel (LC/MS/OMP/FA/3)

A letter from George Stanley Faber from Sedbury Park dated 30 October 1833 in which Faber encloses a letter from Mr. [?] Sharp and refers to his current location and future plans. This letter is attached to a piece of card featuring a handwritten note describing Faber as 'Master of Sherburn Hospital. Author of many valuable works & brother of F W Faber Hymnist [?]' (LC/MS/OMP/FA/4)

The items in this file are enclosed in a sheet of paper featuring a typed description of Faber listing positions held by him, a handwritten note reading '£1.1.0 10.6' and a crossed-out handwritten note reading '& F. Faber 25/-'.