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Francis North Papers

Description

This collection contains 99 pieces housed in 2 boxes. The collection is arranged chronologically. It covers letters and documents reflecting family and household matters o Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (mainly personal concerns dealing with the upbringing of his children) and his father Dudley North, 4th Baron North. Correspondents include Lady Anne Montagu North and Beata Pope, Countess of Down. Materials also pertain to the estate affairs of Sir Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl Downe, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, from 1631 to 1633 as seen in letters from his bailiff Anthony Litchfield.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1595-approximately 1793
Call number
mssHM 52322-52420
Creator
Guilford, Francis North (1637-1685)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description
Correspondents include Lady Anne Montagu North and Beata Pope, Countess of Downe.
Provenance
Purchased from Sotheby's, through the agency of Homann & Freeman, Mar. 14, 1967. Formerly property of the Hon. Dudley North.
Associated people
Litchfield, Anthony, (active 1631-1633.)
Downe, Beata Poole Pope Downe, (-1678.)
Montagu, Anne, (1613-1681.)
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