So I’ve traveling from archive to archive. Right now I’m in Hull. There’s the Morrill conference, and I’ve spent the last two days at the Hull City Archives. It was a nice little archive with friendly people. I also got to see a really well preserved seal of Mabbott’s. It has three fleur-de-lis with a [...]
This will be short because my battery is almost dead. I’m in the UK and I’ve been finding a lot of useful things. The parliamentary archives are a lot of fun and everyone has been very helpful. I’ve also been spending some time in the BL and even found a letter to William Clarke that [...]
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been busy preparing for my trip to England. I’ve been doing a bit of writing, but haven’t had too much to report. However, my girlfriend found a book called Englishmen With Swords: A Narrative of the years 1647, 1648 and 1649 taken from the Journal of Gilbert Mabbott. [...]
If anyone actually gets that reference I will be amazed.
I apologize for my absence. I was in New York for a friend’s wedding and just got back. The wedding was great, both tasteful and comfortable (a very difficult comination). I think everyone had a good time. Of course, what would be a trip to New [...]
I thank you for your responses. I have since learned that £46 (not £49; I should always doublecheck) was actually a little low to pay this Mr. Paxton for paper, ink, and parchment. To put it in perspective, there is a case where Robert White was paid 18s to print three reams worth of a [...]
