Althorp Papers. Vols. mxxxvii-mxlv. Notebooks, marked 'S.B.' on cover, recording details of criminal cases and other matters brought before the Northamptonshire Quarter Sessions; 1787-1821. Autograph. Nine volumes. 154 x 90 mm.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mlxix, mlxx. Letters from Lord Althorp to Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux; 1823-1844. Several letters are followed by copies, some with annotations by Brougham. One copy (10 July 1834) by Thomas Drummond. All the autograph letters appear to be originals, and many are marked 'Lord Althorp' or 'Lord Spencer', with the date of the letter, on the recto of the first folio or the verso of the last folio of the letter, probably in Brougham's hand. Two volumes.
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Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux: Correspondence with 3rd Lord Spencer: 1823-1837, n.d.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mlxxvii-mxcii. General correspondence chronologically arranged; 1806-1845, n.d. Partly copies. Partly drafts. Most of the copies of Lord Althorp's letters are by his private secretaries, Henry Wickham (1830-1833) and Thomas Drummond (1833-1834). A few copies of Althorp's letters are autograph and a few other letters in Lord Althorp's hand appear to be originals, presumably returned by the recipients or their families. Many letters have annotations made by a more recent ...
Althorp Papers. Vols. mxciii-mcxli. Administrative papers; 1816-1835, n.d. Partly printed. The papers in this series include memoranda, financial documents, correspondence and petitions, and concern general government administration as well as the business of the Treasury and the Exchequer. Very few papers are earlier in date than 1830 and some of these may be copies made between 1830 and 1834. Some of the material originated in other government offices, such as the Office of Customs, the Wa...
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Treasury: Papers of 3rd Lord Spencer rel. to the Treasury and Exchequer: 1830-1834.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcxliv-mclxv. Notebooks containing details, in Lord Althorp's hand, of criminal cases heard at Northamptonshire Quarter Sessions, including the names of the justices present at each sessions; 1827-1844, n.d. Twenty-two volumes. Average size: 189 x 105mm. Bound in leather, with metal fasteners.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mclxviii-mccx. Ledgers and cash books for the farms of Wiseton, Nottinghamshire, Chapel Brampton and Althorp, Northamptonshire, kept by Lord Althorp; 1826-1845. Autograph except where stated. Most books also contain tables of livestock kept and crops grown in previous years. Forty-three volumes. Average size: 284 x 199mm. Bound or half bound in leather, except one with a paper cover.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mccxi-mccxxiv. Livestock books of Lord Althorp; circa 1808-1845. Autograph. These contain information about individual animals, such as details of acquisition and date of calving, covering a number of years. Fourteen volumes. Average size: 149 x 100mm. Bound in leather, most with metal fasteners.