The Bull of Shapwick papers cover a wide variety of subjects, from family illness and business to the English Civil War and laws passed by Parliament.
Bull of Shapwick Papers
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- ReferenceGB 3 DM 155
- Dates of Creation1623-1690
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description238 items.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
These papers are the correspondence of the Bull family of Shapwick, Somerset, covering much of the mid-late 17th Century.
Arrangement
The letters are arranged by sender (for example, those of Colonel Martin Pyndar are grouped together) and chronologically as far as possible within those groupings.
Access Information
Accessible to all bona fide readers.
Acquisition Information
The Bull papers were purchased by Special Collections in 1950.
Note
Compiled by Martin Hall, Assistant Archivist, University of Bristol Information Services - Special Collections.
Other Finding Aids
Typescript calendar available in Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission must be obtained from University of Bristol Information Services - Special Collections.