Miscellaneous letters and other material, mainly concerning the Lincolnshire estates, 1787-93
Correspondents include John Field, Ben.Handley, The Witham Drainage Commissioners, Thomas Sandon, Peregrine Willis, Charles Chaplin and John Keysall. Documents other than letters comprise: a printed report by W.Jessop, engineer, on the practicability of widening and deepening the communication between the River Witham and the Fossdike Canal, 1792; summary valuation of the estate of the Dunston Impropriator, 1792; calculations on the benefit to Sir John of Dunston Enclosure, 1792; document endorsed `Brief for Mr.Dashwood's Act of Parliament' concerning the estates descending from the marriage of Charles Vere Dashwood and Diana, daughter of Samuel Dashwood of Well Vale, Lincs, n.d. With some enclosures.
Dates
- Creation: 1787-93
Extent
17 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. D.D. Dashwood (Bucks.) E.2
Repository Details
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