Ellacombe - Greville
MS. Beckford c. 30
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Description
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Title
Ellacombe - Greville
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford c. 30
Summary
Includes:
(fols. 9-47) E.F. English and Edmund English, mainly about paintings, 1839-42
(fols. 88-167, 195-205) Fownes & White, solicitors, mainly concerning Beckford's finances, his Jamaican estates, and the sale of Fonthill, 1796-1840, with (fols. 124-5) notes on the contract for the sale of Fonthill [1822]
(fols. 168-78) Edward Foxhall, 1786-1814, including (fol. 169) a small pen-and-ink drawing of a stool (one of a set being made for Beckford), 1795 and (fol. 175) an agreement by Foxhall to purchase Fonthill Mansion and contents, 1807
Date
1796-1840
Language
English
Physical extent
208 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence
Letters to Beckford
Ellacombe - Greville
