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William Warburton letter, Gloucester, to Joseph Sanford
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William Warburton letter, Gloucester, to Theophilus Leigh
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Signed: W. Gloucester, as Bishop of Gloucester.
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Theophilus Leigh letter, Balliol College, to John Wiltshire
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Followed by: a second letter from Leigh to Wiltshire to be shown to Tryphena Leigh (Theophilus' sister).
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Correspondence and manuscripts
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This series includes letters, documents, manuscripts, and poems related to the Leigh family of Adlestrop and their extended family, friends, and business and political associates. There is a large group of letters from William Leigh (1691-1757) to his younger brother Theophilus Leigh (1693-1785), Master of Balliol College, Oxford; and a second large group of letters from Theophilus Leigh to his daughter Mary "Molly" Leigh Leigh (1731-1797). The material is written by multiple generations of the Leigh, Chandos/Brydges, Hastings, and Cooke families, and also includes letters written by women and children. The letters discuss domestic, religious, business, and political issues in England during the 17th and 18th centuries. Subjects include health, illness, and death; marriage and childbirth; education and university life; patronage; and politics and government. The material in this series contains page numbering, annotations, and notes made by Mary Leigh Leigh and others in her time, as well as other owners over the centuries.
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Letters and Papers of the Leighs of Adlestrop
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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
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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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