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Philip V decree to Juan de Acuña
Manuscripts
This manuscript is a decree by King Philip V regarding the creation of two new bishopries in the territory of New Spain. The verso of the final page contains instructions regarding the decree, dated 1726, July 20, written and signed by Juan de Acuña. In Spanish. Signed Yo el Rey.
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Philip Thicknesse letters
Manuscripts
The collection consists almost entirely of letters from Philip Thicknesse to his friend John Cooke of Monmouthshire. Subject matter includes Thicknesse's family life and relations with his wives and children; business and estate affairs, including his lawsuits, management of his Monmouthshire farm at Quoitca, and his houses at Bath; life and society in Bath; travel on the Continent, particularly in France and Spain from 1775 to 1777, and in Belgium in 1782. There are a few references to his own writings and to Thomas Gainsborough.
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