Correspondence of Capt. George Burges, father of Sir James, c.1750-1784
File
Dep. Bland Burges 1
Held at the Weston Library
Includes
- (fol. 1) letters from Gen. Humphrey Bland, 1751-1754, with (fol. 53) one draft reply, 1752
- (fol. 73) letters from members of the Somerville family, 1759-1776, (fol. 73) four from James, 12th Lord Somerville, 1760-1762, (fol. 81) five from James, 13th Lord Somerville, 1759-1770, and (fol. 91) ten from Col. George Somerville, 1763-1773, two (fols. 100, 108) addressed to Anne Burges, 1766, 1776
- (fol. 110) family correspondence, 1750-1784, letters from George Burges to (fol. 110) his brother John, 1750, 1753, 1764, (fol. 116) his wife, Anne, n.d., and (fol. 118) his daughter, Mary Anne, 1773-1784, with (fol. 177) letters from Frances Anne Burges to her parents, George and Anne, 1774, 1784
- (fol. 185) miscellaneous letters to George and Anne Burges, 1762-1778, arranged alphabetically by correspondent
- (fol. 200) draft letters of George Burges to (fol. 200) the Duke of Grafton, 1768, and (fol. 202) John Rolt, 1767
Dates
- Creation: c.1750-1784
Extent
203 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
Dep. Bland Burges 1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk