Bentham, James, (1709-1794), Canon of Ely Historian

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Surname:	Bentham
Forenames:	James
Gender:	Male
Date:	1709-1794
Biography:	ODNB link for Bentham, James (1708-1794) Canon of Ely Historian
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P136599 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P2242 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1756-85: collections rel to Ely Cathedral, letterbook	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 2944-959, 2961-62	See Summary Guide 1966
2	papers rel to the see of Ely	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 33491	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
3	1757-80: corresp	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 5804-60 passim
4	1775-77: letters etc rel to drainage of Cambridgeshire fens and navigation of the Cam	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Mm VI 39	See Catalogue of MSS 1867
5	1758: nineteenth century copy of corresp between Bentham and Charles Lyttleton rel to Gothic architecture and misc corresp	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS top Camb d 6; MS Don d 87-90
6	letters to William Stukeley	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Eng misc c 113-14	NRA 18986 Stukeley