1. Add MS 45889
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 45889
- Title:
- KNIGHT PAPERS. Family correspondence and papers of Robert Knight, M.P., b. 1702, d. 1772, of Barrells, co. Warw., created Baron Luxborough 1745 and Earl of Catherlough 1763; 1734-1771, n.d. Knight, who was a son of Robert Knight, the absconding cashier of the South Sea Company, married in 1727 Henrietta St John, d. 1756, half-sister of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, from whom he became separated in 1736. The first part of the present correspondence deals, among other matters, with ...
- Scope & Content:
- includes: f. 1 Robert Knight, formerly Cashier to the South Sea Co.; father of Robert Knight: Letter to his daughter-inlaw, Lady Luxborough: 1734.f. 3 Robert Knight, formerly Cashier to the South Sea Co.; father of Robert Knight: Letter to Lord Bolingbroke: 1736.f. 5 Robert Knight, former...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Italian
- Date Range:
- 1734-1771
- Extent:
- 1 item