Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 2206/24/1
Alt Ref No	32 (39)
Title	Gregory family: papers of the Percy family, Dukes of Northumberland: Report book of Algernon Percy (1779 - 1833)
Date	1793
Extent	1 volume
Administrative History	Algernon Percy (1779 - 1833), diplomat, was the second son of Algernon Percy (1750 - 1830), 1st Earl of Beverley, and the younger brother of George Percy, Lord Lovaine, later the 5th Duke of Northumberland.
Description	Report book of Mr Percy by his tutor at Eton covering 21 April to 19 December 1793. The report book details his daily life at Eton including information on when he rises, when he eats, when he goes to bed, illnesses he has, subjects he studies and how he spends his time. The 1st of July 1793 was a typical day: "Homer's Odyssey construed and parsed pretty well for 11. Corn. (Cornelius) Nepos for 3. Odes for 5. Learns Virgil's Eclogues in the evening instead of Theme (40 lines) the whole said pretty well."
Access Status	Open
Access Conditions	The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions.

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