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Re: transcribing British Museum records
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moss wrote:
Haha............ three iron bound chests of our nineteenth century vicar, who was a most prolific recorder of the prehistory round my part of Somerset then.

http://chert.org.uk/CHERT-Skinner%20Index%20to%20drawings.pdf

Part of his will....

"I bequeath all the books connected with this Index No 1 and No 2 to the British Museum for my countrymens benefit. May they know how to value such a territory as this as it ought to be valued and unite in maintaining its ancient institutions inviolate till the last. England I love thee still.
John Skinner"

Good words to end on, no 'intellectual property' rights mentioned ;)


Wonderful. It would be like walking in his footsteps. Rather like Aubrey's Monumenta Brittanica which is my pride and joy. Might loan it to you one day and you won't even have to look at my chest to qualify :-)


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Posted by Sanctuary
19th August 2014ce
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