Manuscripts
Leigh family papers
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Album. Titled in gild on the spine, "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS"
Manuscripts
All letters and other material have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation Department.
mssHM 81608-81660
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19th century Album [material removed]
Manuscripts
The collections consists of letters, poems and other manuscripts written by various members of the Leigh family and other people in their circle. The letters are mainly concerned with the intimate, mundane, playful and tragic aspects of family life from the early modern period until the middle of the 19th century. There is also a small number of poems, written by or copied out by family members, a Hymn, a speech, and a travel account. The collection also contains the 19th century volume, titled in gild on spine "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS." Letters and other material purchased by the Huntington Library Collectors' Council have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation Department. An unknown number of letters were removed from the volume prior to the Huntington Library purchase.
mssHM 81608-81660
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Correspondence, Manuscripts & Poems
Manuscripts
The collections consists of letters, poems and other manuscripts written by various members of the Leigh family and other people in their circle. The letters are mainly concerned with the intimate, mundane, playful and tragic aspects of family life from the early modern period until the middle of the 19th century. There is also a small number of poems, written by or copied out by family members, a Hymn, a speech, and a travel account. The collection also contains the 19th century volume, titled in gild on spine "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS." Letters and other material purchased by the Huntington Library Collectors' Council have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation Department. An unknown number of letters were removed from the volume prior to the Huntington Library purchase.
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Letters and Papers of the Leighs of Adlestrop
Manuscripts
Contents: Index; Newspaper clipping and printed material; List of Chief Dates of the Leighs of Adlestrop; Transcriptions of letters and manuscripts copied out and annotated by Gwen Beachcroft, with corrections in another hand. Transcriptions include letters and manuscripts located in other repositories and collections, including the Bodleian Library and Huntington Library, Stowe papers.
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Letters and Papers of the Leighs of Adlestrop
Manuscripts
Contents: Balliol College MSS 403 - Index of 69 letters from Dr. Theophilus Leigh, Master of Balliol, to the Dowager Duchess of Chandos; Transcriptions of letters and manuscripts copied out and annotated by Gwen Beachcroft, with corrections in another hand. Transcriptions include letters and manuscripts located in other repositories and collections, including the Bodleian Library. Transcriptions only include letters up to January 1756; one page laid into volume.
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The Leighs of Adlestrop
Manuscripts
Contents: List of Documents concerning Dr. Theophilus Leigh in the Bodleian Library, Oxford; Transcriptions of letters and manuscripts copied out and annotated by Gwen Beachcroft, with corrections in another hand. Transcriptions include letters and manuscripts located in private collections, Jesus College, and the British Museum. Transcriptions only include letters up to 1784; two pages laid into volume. Transcriptions followed by: An Account of Dr. Leigh's Last Days and Death by his Daughter, Molly, Mrs. Thomas Leigh.
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