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Cotton, William, (1786-1866), philanthropist

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Surname: Cotton
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1786-1866
Biography: ODNB link for Cotton, William (1786-1866) Philanthropist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P140274 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P6668 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1841-1845: letters to G W Hope
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
GD364
NRA 10172 Hope

See NRAS 1021
2
1825-57: corresp with his son William and, 1846: letters from Hw Acland
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Acland
NRA 22893
3
1841-48: corresp with Sir Robert Peel
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 40469-600 passim