Peter Leheup: “an odious character”
Alan Day
(Editor/Compiler, Walford′s Guide, Manchester, UK)
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Abstract
Describes the conduct of a lottery in 1753 to raise funds to purchase the Sloane and Harleian collections for the British Museum. In particular, discusses the activities of one Peter Leheup who managed to divert a considerable amount of the funds to himself. Reproduces the resolutions of a Parliamentary Inquiry into his conduct.
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Citation
Day, A. (1995), "Peter Leheup: “an odious character”", Library Review, Vol. 44 No. 6, pp. 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539510093700
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1995, MCB UP Limited