Guard-book of letters

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MS. Eng. lett. c. 291

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Guard-book of letters, including:

Fols. 1-36. letters of Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford, mainly to Adam Cardonnel, 1705
Fol. 95. letter of Sir John Fastolf to John Lyward 'styward of my courtes' concerning a holding in Sisland [Norfolk], dated Caister, 5 March, n.y.
Fols. 136-69. letters from R. Ellis, wine-merchant, to Richard Martin, 1788-91
Fols. 170-3. letters to Walter Bagot, 1599
Fols. 180-217. letters to W. M. Hooper mainly concerning C. S. Lewis, 1970-4.

Dates

Creation: 16th-20th century

Extent

342 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 291, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. c. 291

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 17061

Additional Description

Abstract

Guard-book of letters

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Wentworth (1593-1641), first earl of Strafford, was an English nobleman. Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459) was an English soldier and landowner. C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was an Irish writer.