Miscellaneous letters to and from Lord le Despencer and his wife
MS. D.D. Dashwood (Bucks.) B.11/13
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous letters to and from Lord le Despencer and his wife
Shelfmark
MS. D.D. Dashwood (Bucks.) B.11/13
Summary
Correspondents include Isaac Jaminean from Naples concerning purchase of works of art (three), 1767, 1768; Sir Edward (later Lord) Hawke concerning the employment of Captain Bowyer, and a letter from Bowyer, 1767; Francis Duffield from Moutreal giving details of Montreal and regimental life in Canada, 1771; Henry, 2nd Earl Bathurst, 1773; Thomas Harris from Fort William, India, concerning life in India, 1776; John, 4th Earl Sandwich, 1776; Francis Dashwood from New York, 1778; Hannah Pasley, from Fort St.George, India, giving details of the revolt of Hyder Aly, 1780; the office for Sick and Wounded Seaman, regarding using some of Lord le Despencer's property for a prison, 1781.
Date
1765-81
Language
English
Physical extent
32 items
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Collection contents
Archive of the Dashwood Family of West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Papers of Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Bart., (from 1763 Lord Le Despencer)
Personal papers
Personal correspondence
Miscellaneous letters to and from Lord le Despencer and his wife
