Miscellaneous papers
MS. Eng. misc. c. 742
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous papers
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. c. 742
Summary
Comprising:
(fols. 1-37) Lord Amherst's antiquarian interests, 1881-1903, including (fols. 18-32) correspondence with the Dean of Westminster, G.G. Bradley, about a proposed Chaucer memorial in the Abbey, 1900
(fols. 38-55) public affairs, 1885-1903
(fols. 56-85) family matters, 1864-1904 and n.d., including (fols. 63-68) letters from Lord Amherst's eldest daughter Mary Rothes Margaret and her husband Lord William Cecil, c.1892 (the latter writes from Balmoral on taking up his duties as Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria) and (fols. 73-81) letters from John Collier, 1894-1899, about family portraits by him
(fols. 86-111) local affairs, mainly concerning Norfolk in 1893, with a lease of 1893 for Hesleyside in Northumberland
(fols. 112-123) letters concerning shooting, 1891(?)-1899 and n.d.
(fols. 124-139) miscellaneous letters and papers, 1892-1900 and n.d.
Date
1864-1904
Language
English
Physical extent
140 Leaves
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