Correspondence
MS. Eng. d. 3830
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 3830
Summary
Comprises:
(fols. ii-xiii) an index of contents
letters to Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, from:
(fols. 1-3) Marquess de Lambertye, Sept.-Oct. 1752
letters to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt from:
(fols. 176-7) Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St Helens, July 1803
(fols. 184-6) Richard Gough, 1783
letters from Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, to:
(fols. 4-15, 18-26, 38-59) her mother Martha Venables-Vernon, Lady Vernon, 1766, Oct. 1773, Sept. 1788, n.d.
(fols. 16-17) her father George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon, Sept. 1766
(fols. 60-7) her husband George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, Oct. 1789, Aug. 1790, Apr. 1809
(fols. 36-7) her sister Martha Venables-Vernon, n.d
(fols. 27-35) her sister Katherine Venables-Vernon, n.d.
(fols. 68-76) her sister Anne Venables-Vernon, n.d.
letters to Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt from:
(fols. 94-7) her brother Edward Venables-Vernon [later Harcourt], Archbishop of York, [1809?]
(fols. 109-10) her half-brother George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon, May 1810
(fols. 110-11) her half-brother Henry Venables-Vernon, Aug. 1809
(fols. 112-15) her brother-in-law William Harcourt, Oct. 1805, Mar. 1806
(fols. 118-21) her sister-in-law Mary Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, n.d.
(fol. 93) J[ohn?] Calvert, June 1809
(fol. 141) Francis Haggitt, Oct. 1820
(fol. 142) Georgiana Spencer, Countess Spencer, June 1809
(fols. 145-64) Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Oct. 1776, July 1784-Aug. 1802, with (fols. 165-6) a copy of a paper by the Duchess on being a Christian, n.d.
(fol. 169) Prince William, Duke of Clarence, July 1813
(fols. 178-83) Jane Pope, July 1798-May 1809
letter from William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, to:
(fols. 116-17) [ George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon?] concerning Edward Venables-Vernon, Archbishop of York's leasing of Harcourt House, May 1809
letters to Willliam, 3rd Earl Harcourt, from:
(fols. 77-9) his sister-in-law Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, [1809?], n.d.
(fols. 98-9) Edward Venables-Vernon, Archbishop of York, [1809?]
letter from Edward Venables-Vernon, Archbishop of York, to:
(fols. 100-1) Colonel Gooch concerning the marriage of his son William to Gooch's daughter Matilda, May 1824
letters to Edward Venables-Vernon, Archbishop of York, from:
(fols. 107-8) Thomas Grenville, June 1810
(fols. 122-8, 130-1) his son Edward Venables-Vernon, [Oct. 1802?], n.d.
(fol. 132) Cyril Jackson, n.d.
(fols. 137-40) Francis Haggitt, Sept. 1809
(fols. 143-4) Queen Charlotte, Dec. 1814, Jan. 1816
(fols. 174-5) William Pitt, Nov. 1791
(fol. 129) letter to Lady Anne Venables-Vernon [later Harcourt] from her son Edward Venables-Vernon.
letters to William Vernon Harcourt (formerly Venables-Vernon) from:
(fols. 102-4) his father Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, July 1824, Feb. 1843
(fols. 133-6) Thomas Gaisford, Sept. 1819, Jan. 1842
(fols. 105-6) letter to Matilda Venables-Vernon [later Harcourt] from her mother-in-law Lady Anne Venables-Vernon, July 1824
and further papers comprising:
(fols. 80-5) paper by Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, on the management of her husband, George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt's finances, 1794
(fols. 86-7) rental of the Harcourt estates prepared for Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, [c. 1809]
(fols. 88-92) paper on the estate of Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, by Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, with regard to the inheritance of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, and her maintenance from George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, [c. 1809]
(fols. 170-3) letter from Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, to Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Aug. 1869
(fols. 167-8) copy of a letter from George III to William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, concerning the Catholic question, n.d.
(fol. 187) note by 'Mr Hopban', an Irish painter, on being asked to paint the playhouse by Mr Fleetwood, n.d.
(fols. 188-9) copies of letters to [ Elizabeth I] from S.L., 1600
(fols. 190-1) memorandum addressed to Colonel Hay of the Sussex Militia concerning the escape of American prisoners at Winchester, Nov. 1779
Date
1600-1869, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
195 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence and papers of the Earls Harcourt
Mixed volumes of correspondence and papers of the Earls Harcourt
Correspondence
