Althorp Papers. Vols. mcccxcii, mcccxciii. Letters to Frederick Spencer from his son John Poyntz Spencer (afterwards 5th Earl Spencer); 1845-1857, n.d. Content includes discussion of school affairs, family health and news and his travels in America between July and November 1857. Two volumes.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcccxcvii-mcccxcix. Drafts and retained copies of correspondence by Frederick Spencer; 1811-1857. Including memoranda, notebooks, and legal documents such as passport, details of marriage settlement and codicil. A register of letters, circa 1825, can be found at Northamptonshire Record Office, SOX293. Three volumes.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcdii, mcdiii. Letters and correspondence relating to local politics; 1831-1857. Specifically, the Worcester election in 1831, the Midhurst elections in 1832 and 1837 and the south Northamptonshire elections in 1847 and 1857. See also Northamptonshire Record Office, SOX265; 1831 and SOX330. Two volumes.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcdiv-mcdviii. Estate correspondence relating to Glenlochay, Great Brington, North Creake, St Albans and Wiseton, co. Nott.; 1844-57. Content includes state of affairs, the Harris Trust (for which see also Northamptonshire Record Office, SOX200), tenancies, and the Marlborough Buildings at St Albans. Key correspondents include Richard Harrison, Rev. Christopher Nevile (Wiseton) and J. Wyllie (Glenlochay). Most of the Althorp estate papers are held by the Northamptonshir...
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcdxi-mcdxxxviii. Miscellaneous letters sent to Frederick Spencer; 1818-1857. Many are requests and petitions for charity or patronage. In the majority of cases they are endorsed with a note of response, e.g. 'neg' or 'no answer'. Where possible, undated material has been arranged at the end of the year’s sequence in which it was originally found; all other undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically at the end of this series. The correspondence indicates that Spe...
Correspondence with 3rd and 4th Earls Spencer Althorp Papers. Vols. mcdxli-mcdxliii. Letters from John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845); 1836-1845, n.d. Partly printed. The letters are chiefly of a house-keeping nature relating to the Spencer library, the running of Spencer House, payment of bills and accounts, staffing matters, and instructions for the forwarding Spencer's mail when away from London. Three volumes.
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John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp; 3rd Earl Spencer: Letters to George Appleyard: 1836-1845, n.d.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcdxliv-mcdliii. Letters from Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, previously the Hon. Capt. Frederick Spencer (1798-1857) and Elizabeth Georgina Spencer (née Poyntz), Lady Spencer (1799-1851); 1835-1853, n.d. Partly copies, partly drafts, partly printed. They chiefly relate to the Spencer library, the running of Spencer House, payment of accounts, and instructions for the forwarding of the Earl’s mail when away from London. A few of Appleyard's draft replies are includ...
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Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer: Letters to George Appleyard: 1835-1854, n.d.