A, Section II. MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS LEEDS PAPERS. Vols. XXXVII-LX. Miscellaneous tracts, etc., chiefly parliamentary, constitutional and political. Most were owned by the 1st Duke of Leeds and are listed in his library catalogue (Eg. MS. 3394, ff. 8, 13, 15, 18, 22, 25). Some also appear in the library catalogue of George William Frederick, 6th Duke of Leeds (Eg. MS. 3396, ff. 44, 45), whose armorial bookplate is inserted in Vols. XXXIX-XLI, XLIII-XLV, XLVII, XLVIII, LV, LVI, LVIII. Twenty-...
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Accompts: Osborne family, Dukes of Leeds; official and private accompts: 1671-1835, n.d.
Bookplates and Book-stamps: Osborne (George William Frederick), 6th Duke of Leeds; d. 1838. Accompts: Osborne family, Dukes of Leeds; official and private accompts: 1671-1835, n.d.
Vols. V, VI (ff. 303, 344). Suit of Lady Elizabeth Pierrepont against the relatives of John White concerning his lands in co. Pembroke; 1686-1688, 1688-1697.
Vols. IX, X (ff. 201, 163). Correspondence of Elizabeth, widow of Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston, and also of her executors, including (Eg. 3524, ff. 76-85, 116) a copy of her will (1788) 1774-1793.
Vols. XIV, XV (ff. i + 85, i + 93). Minute-books of the trustees of Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston, during his minority; Mar. 1726-Dec. 1729.
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Evelyn Pierrepont, Marquess of Dorchester; 2nd Duke of Kingston 1726: Estate accompt book, and accompts, minute-books, etc., of his guardians and agents: 1722-1784. Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston: Executors' and trustees' accompts and minute-books: 1726-1735.