Sir William Petty (1623-87) was a political economist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Microfilms of William Petty papers, consisting of:

• Literary manuscripts
• Papers relating to Ireland, including volumes of Irish population returns, c.1659
• Correspondence
• Papers relating to shipbuilding and navigation
• Letters and papers of the 6th Marquis of Lansdowne and other 19th and 20th century scholars who have used the papers for their research
• Miscellaneous deeds, mainly relating to London property
• Schedules and maps of Petty's 'Down Survey'

The microfilms were deposited in the Library in 1976 and given in 1993.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

The originals are held by the British Library.

A description is available in the Library.

A calendar of some of the collection is available on the open shelves in Duke Humphrey's Library, Bodleian Library (R. Cat. 106^w).

Economics | History | 17th century

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Petty | William | 1623-1687 | Sir | Knight and Political Economist

Petty-Fitzmaurice | Henry William Edmund | 1872-1936 | 6th Marquess of Lansdowne

Ireland | History | 17th century

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