Correspondence
MS. Eng. d. 3869
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 3869
Summary
Comprises
letters to Edward Venables-Vernon, Bishop of Carlisle, from:
(fol. 2) his son George Granville Venables-Vernon, n.d.
(fols. 14-15, 20-6, 29-30, 32, 40-5, 49-51) his son Edward Venables-Vernon, 1801, mainly n.d.
(fols. 76-7) his son Octavius Venables-Vernon (later Vernon Harcourt), May 1813
letters to Lady Anne Venables-Vernon from:
(fols. 9-11, 16-19, 27-8, 31, 33, 38-9, 46-8, 52-5) her son Edward Venables-Vernon, 1801, mainly n.d.
(fols. 60-1) her son Leveson Venables-Vernon, n.d.
(fols. 7-8) letter from George Granville Harcourt to unidentified, n.d.
papers of Edward Venables-Vernon:
(fols. 12-13) paper titled 'A supposed address of Tyrrhus to his soldiers, after a victory obtained by him, over the Romans, and which proving nearly fatal to his own army, made them desirous to return home' and verse entitled 'On the marriage of Lady G L Gower', n.d.
(fols. 34-6) short diary of his school days, n.d.
(fol. 37) short philosophical writing on the character of men, n.d.
letters to [ Edward Venables-Vernon?] from:
(fols. 68-70) unidenitifed, n.d.
letter to Octavius Vernon Harcourt from:
(fols. 99-101) his sister Caroline Venables-Vernon, n.d.
letters to Anne Venables-Vernon from:
(fols. 93-8) her sister Caroline Venables-Vernon, n.d.
letters to William Vernon Harcourt from:
(fols. 56-9) his brother Edward Venables-Vernon, July 1805
(fols. 3-6) his brother George Granville Venables-Vernon, n.d.
(fols. 62-7) [his brother Leveson Venables-Vernon], n.d.
(fols. 72-3, 85-6) his brother Octavius Vernon Harcourt, Sept.-Dec. 1812, July 1836
(fols. 130-1, 135, 147-8, 151-2, 163-4, 169-70, 173-6, 186-92, 197-8, 203-6, 209-10) his son Edward William Harcourt, Feb. 1838-May 1839, Mar. 1841-May 1843, Aug. 1846, Feb.-Sept. 1850, Feb. 1852, n.d.
(fol. 148v) his son William Harcourt, Aug. 1838
(fols. 209-10) his daughter-in-law Lady Susan Harcourt, Feb. 1852
letters to Matilda Vernon Harcourt from:
(fols. 78-84, 87-91) her brother-in-law Octavius Vernon Harcourt, Apr. 182[5?], April 1835, Dec. 1837, n.d.
(fol. 122, 125, 126v) her husband William Vernon Harcourt, May-June 1836
(fols. 124, 126, 134, 136-7, 145-6, 149-51, 153-62, 165-8, 171-2, 177-8, 181-2, 184-5, 189, 193-6, 207-8) her son Edward William Harcourt, May 1836, Feb. 1838-Sept. 1839, Feb. 1841, May 1842, Oct. 1843, Aug. 1846, Oct. 1851, n.d.
(fols. 124v, 126v) her son William Harcourt, May 1836
letters to Edward William Harcourt from:
(fol. 92) his uncle Francis Vernon Harcourt, Aug. 1878
(fols. 211-19) his brother Sir William Harcourt, 1878, July 1884
(fols. 221-2) his sister Matilda Maria Louisa Vernon Harcourt, Aug. 1836
(fols. 227-8) [Alicia] Morshead, n.d.
(fols. 229-33) unidentified
(fols. 234-9) his nephew Lewis Harcourt, Dec. 1883, Feb. 1884
(fols. 240-1) his mother-in-law Harriet Holroyd, Countess of Sheffield, Nov. 1878
(fols. 242-7) his son-in-law Murray Finch Hatton, Jan.-Mar. 1884
(fols. 248-9) unidentified, n.d.
(fol. 251) Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon, Mar. 1884
(fol. 252) a child of the 6th Earl of Abingdon, Aug. 1878
letters to William Harcourt from:
(fols. 199-202) his brother Edward William Harcourt, Aug. 1846
letter from Matilda Maria Louisa Vernon Harcourt to:
(fol. 225) her cousin Car?, n.d.
letters to Matilda Maria Louisa Vernon Harcourt from:
(fols. 103-4) her grandfather William Gooch, n.d.
(fols. 105-14) her mother Matilda Vernon Harcourt, n.d.
(fols. 115-19) her aunt Maria Jane Gooch, n.d.
(fols. 120-1, 128-9, 132-3, 136v, 138-44) her brother Edward William Harcourt, Feb.-Apr. 1838, n.d.
(fols. 122) her brother William Harcourt, June 1836
(fols. 127) her father William Vernon Harcourt, May 1836
letter to Emily Vernon Harcourt from:
(fol. 123) an unidentified brother, June 1836
and
(fol. 1) note by Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, requiring an unidentified sister to gather items upon her death for her executors, n.d.
(fol. 183) poem by [Edward William Harcourt] for [ Cecilia Caroline Vernon Harcourt?] on her birthday, n.d.
(fols. 223-4) short story and poem commencing 'We hail that holy sacred morn' by Matilda Maria Louisa Vernon Harcourt, n.d.
Date
1801-84, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
255 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence and papers of the Vernon Harcourt family
Correspondence
