Manuscripts

Brydges, William (1681-1764), letter to Francis Brydges

Description: The collection consists of personal, family, legal and business correspondence of a Herefordshire gentry family with strong ties to the London legal community and with some slight connection to their more important relative James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos (1673-1744). Of particular interest to the correspondents are: (1) the social activities and illnesses of their friends, family, and servants; (2) a long-running dispute over the repair of the chancel of Tibberton's church, involving a dispute with the Dean and Chapter of the diocese over tithes to be used for the repairs, and involving William Brydges' legal research in London's government archives to substantiate his position; and (3) very substantial buying and selling of various estates and other lands, chiefly as an investment. Brydges engaged the noted Bath architect John Wood (1705?-1754) to work on a newly acquired property in Bristol. There are relatively few references to the Duke of Chandos or to national affairs.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: May 2, 1719.
Call number: HM 75706.
Creator: Brydges, William (1681-1764)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Mrs. Inez Dakers November 1958.
Associated people: Brydges, Francis, (-1727,); Brydges, William, (1663-1736,); Hardwick, Joseph, (active 1719-1720,); Reeves, Stephan, (active 1719-1720,); Wood, John, (1704-1754,)
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Brydges, William (1681-1764), letter to Francis Brydges
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Brydges, William (1681-1764), letter to Francis Brydges
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The collection consists of personal, family, legal and business correspondence of a Herefordshire gentry family with strong ties to the London legal community and with some slight connection to their more important relative James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos (1673-1744). Of particular interest to the correspondents are: (1) the social activities and illnesses of their friends, family, and servants; (2) a long-running dispute over the repair of the chancel of Tibberton's church, involving a dispute with the Dean and Chapter of the diocese over tithes to be used for the repairs, and involving William Brydges' legal research in London's government archives to substantiate his position; and (3) very substantial buying and selling of various estates and other lands, chiefly as an investment. Brydges engaged the noted Bath architect John Wood (1705?-1754) to work on a newly acquired property in Bristol. There are relatively few references to the Duke of Chandos or to national affairs.
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