Miscellaneous letters to and from Sir Francis Dashwood/Lord le Despencer and his wife, 1737-64
Correspondents include Col.T.Paget, 1737; extract from a letter from Surat containing an account of the massacre at Delhi, 1739; Admiral E.Vernon, expressing misgivings at the the rise of French sea-power, 1749; William, 1st Earl Talbot, 1752, 1754; G.Pitt (two), 1747; John Tinney, concerning engravings of Dashwood's property, 1754; Lefroy and Charron (five and an account) concerning import of statuary etc., 1754-6; Thomas Hyam and son (three and three accounts) concerning the same, 1754; Le Comte de Buchebourg, 1758; Sir Thomas Stapleton (two), 1759; Monsieur P.P.Roussel, 1762; notice of a meeting of the Committee of Dilettanti, 1764.
Dates
- Creation: 1737-64
Extent
45 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. D.D. Dashwood (Bucks.) B.11/12
Repository Details
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