'Anecdotes relating to the years 1792-5' compiled from the letters of Mary Harcourt by her sister-in-law Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt
MS. Eng. d. 3861
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
'Anecdotes relating to the years 1792-5' compiled from the letters of Mary Harcourt by her sister-in-law Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 3861
Summary
The ancedotes were compiled from extracts of Mary Harcourt's letters and relate to her travels, with her husband William Harcourt, in Europe during the French Revolutionary Wars. The ancedotes concern William Harcourt's visit to the Austrian and Prussian army commanded by the Duke of Brunswick, Aug.-Oct. 1792; his service in the British army commanded by Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, in Flanders, 1793-5; and Mary Harcourt's accompaniment of Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel to England for her marriage to George, Prince of Wales, Apr. 1795. Includes (fols. 37, 43-4) letters, in French, from Count Amédée Harcourt to Mary Harcourt, June 1794.
Date
1792-5
Language
English
Physical extent
91 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence and papers of the Earls Harcourt
Correspondence of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, and his wife Mary Harcourt, Countess Harcourt
'Anecdotes relating to the years 1792-5' compiled from the letters of Mary Harcourt by her sister-in-law Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt
