Records relating to Melbourne House, Whitehall 83038-83040. Lamb Papers (Series II). Vols. lxxvi-lxxviii. Records of Melbourne House; 1801-1830. Melbourne House, the London family residence of the Lambs, was situated in Piccadilly until 1791, when the property was exchanged for the Duke of York and Albany’s residence in Whitehall, known as York House. The Lambs took possession of the Whitehall premises on 25 December 1791 but the property was not legally known as Melbourne House until 31 Oc...
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Charles Cookney, of Holborn; solicitor to the Lamb family: Melbourne House, Whitehall: Papers concerning the sale and mortgage of Melbourne House: 1801-1830: Copy.
Lamb Papers (Series II). Vols. cx-cxi. Two hunting journals in the hand of Peniston Lamb (?), son of Viscount Melbourne; 1796-1801. 83073 is entitled ‘Horses’ and contains the names, ages and parentage of horses on f.1 but from f.2 continues with hunting from 1799. (241/5-6). 150 x 100mm.
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Peniston Lamb, son of Peniston, 1st Viscount Lamb: Hunting journals of Peniston Lamb: 1796-1801.