Manuscripts
Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, letters
- Description
- A series of letters written by Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, to Mr. Waller of Lincoln's Inn Fields. The letters concern legal, financial, and estate matters. Some of the letters are written by Christopher Lofft, private secretary to Her Grace, the Duchess, on her behalf. A majority of the letters are damaged, with loss of text, but are repaired. The letters are written from Wimbledon, Marlborough House, and London, England.
- Date
- 1737-1740
- Call number
- mssHM 16600-16635
- Provenance
- purchased from Mary Benjamin, February 1949.
- gift of Mary W. T. Dickinson, March 1949.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
