Manuscripts
Petty, Sophia (Carteret), Countess of Shelburne. Letter to Elizabeth (Robinson) Montagu
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Petty, Sophia (Carteret), Countess of Shelburne. Letter to Elizabeth (Robinson) Montagu
Manuscripts
Papers of Elizabeth Montagu, chiefly letters, with some manuscripts. The papers deal with literary affairs, personalities, and gossip, including references to current books and plays; social and everyday life of Elizabeth Montagu at her homes at Sandleford Priory, London, Bath, and Turnbridge Wells; her travels to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sandleford, Spa (1763), Paris (1776), and Scotland (1766 and 1770); current political events, including the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the Seven Years War, the coronation of George III, the John Wilkes affair, and the trial of Warren Hastings; coal mines and mining in Northumberland.
MO 4084
