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1803 Taylor Combe, Esq. M. A v. R. Penneck, deceasecf. 
1805 Henry Ellis, Esq. LL. B viS. Ayscough, deceased. 
Horace Walpole Bedford, Esq v. Taylor Combe, promoted. 
1807 Rev. Henry Harvey Baber, M. A. . . v. Henry Ellis, promoted. 
Charles Konig, Esq v. Dr. Shaw, promoted. 
1808 William Alexander, Esq v. H. W. Bedford, deceased. 
1812 Rev. James Bean, M. A v. Rev. H. H. Baber, promoted. 
1813 William Elford Leach, M. D v. Charles Konig, promoted. 
Keepers of the Reading Room. 
1758 Peter Templeman, M.D. 
1761 Rev. Richard Penneck, D. B. v. Dr. Templeman, resigned. 
1803 The duties of this Office were made over to the Assistant Librarians - t and 
in 1805 to the Under and Assistant Librarians. 
Secretaries. 
1787 Edward Wtrtaker Gray, M. I>. .... 
1806 Edward Bray, Esq f>. E. W. Gray, resigned. 
1814 Henry Ellis, Esq. .. v. E. Bray, Esq. deceased. 
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PERSONS IN OFFICE IN THE YEAR 1814. 
Years when 
appointed. 
Principal Librarian. Joseph Planta, Esq 1799 
Who is likewise Expenditor. 
Under Librarians. 
Department of Manuscripts, — Henry Ellis, Esq. LL. B 1812 
of Printed Books,— Rev. Hen. H. Baber, M. A 1812 
■ of Natural History,— Charles Konig, Esq.. 1813 
- — of Antiquities,— Taylor Combe, Esq. M. A 1807 
Assistant Librarians. 
Department of Manuscripts, — Rev. Thomas Maurice, M. A 1799 
— of Printed Books, — Rev. James Bean, M A 1812 
of Natural History,— Wm. Elford Leach, M. D 1813 
— — of Antiquities,— William Alexander, Esq 1808 
