Letters from William Mason to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt
MS. Eng. d. 3842
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Letters from William Mason to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 3842
Summary
Includes:
(fols. 1-21) essay by Mason, transcribed by Harcourt, on the arrangement of flowers in pleasure grounds, n.d.
(fols. 23-4) poem by Mason on visiting Nuneham Park, n.d.
(fols. 87-8) letter concerning the design of Mason's flower garden at Nuneham Park, Sept. 1772
(fols. 124-5) letter accepting an invitation to be present when Lancelot"Capability" Brown visits to plan the landscaping of Nuneham Park, July 1778
Date
Dec. 1755-Mar. 1773; July 1776-Dec. 1783; n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
194 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence and papers of the Earls Harcourt
Correspondence and papers of George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, and his wife Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt
Letters from William Mason to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt
