Excerpt from The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Portland, Preserved at Welbeck Abbey, Vol. 1 There is a circumstance that throws some doubt on the above relation. After the death of Dr. Williams, of Barrow, his widow married the Rev. John Gordon, and had by him a son, the Rev. George Gordon, Dean of Lincoln from 1810 to his death in August 1845. From his library, four volumes, being XXIV. To XXVI. And XXVIII. Of this Collection, were purchased in January 1846 by the British Museum. Hence, it is fairly arguable that the account in Nichols is incorrect, and that the Collection, or some part of it, continued in the possession of the Williams family. I have endeavoured, but without success, to ascertain whether Dean Gordon's library contained any other volumes of the Collection. The first eight volumes consist of letters, except that occasionally some other document, such as a deposition, occurs as an enclosure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.