Civil War correspondence

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MS. Eng. lett. b. 27, fols. 3-5

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Comprises:

letter of Sir Robert Long, 1644 (fols. 3-4);
contemporary copies of correspondence concerning the surrender of Chester to Sir William Brereton, 1646 (fol. 5).

Dates

Creation: 1644, 1646

Extent

3 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. b. 27 , fols. 3-4]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. b. 27, fols. 3-5

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21662

Additional Description

Abstract

Letter of Sir Robert Long, 1644, with contemporary copies of correspondence concerning the surrender of Chester to Sir William Brereton, 1646.

Biographical / Historical

Sir Robert Long (c.1602-1673), first baronet, was a politician.

Sir William Brereton (1604-1661), first baronet, was a parliamentarian army officer.

Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.