Manuscripts

Instructions for our right trusty and well beloved Horatio Lord Townshend, Our Lieutenant for our county at Norfolk, and the county of our citty of Norwich: signed document

Description: Signed by Charles II, with seal, written by a secretary and also signed by Edward Nicholas; the instructions are for Horatio Townshend, Viscount Townshend. The document originally encased in glass and removed by Huntington Library staff.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1662 July 17
Call number: mssDickinson
Creator: Dickinson, Mary W. T (approximately 1872-1952)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mary W. T. Dickinson, 1953.
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Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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