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Record Id:

032-002002579

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032-002002579

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Add MS 52925

Title:

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RADFORD FAMILY, of Manchester and Bury, co. Lanc.; 1770-circa 1855. Thirty-one of the letters are written by Captain Thomas John Harvey, 66th Foot, mostly to his mother, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Harvey, from the Peninsula, 1811-1813, and as a prisoner in France, 1813-1814, and to his mother and sister, Elizabeth Caroline, wife of Joseph Radford, from Wales, 1815-1823, and India, 1824, where he was serving in the 1st Regt. He died at Patanagoh in Burma, 11 Feb. 1826. Twenty-seven of the letters are addressed to Mrs Rad-ford, eighteen by her brother, and thirty-two are from her to her son, Richard. Also included (ff. 55-60b) is a letter of Joseph Radford to his wife, 17 Aug. 1819, giving an account of the Peterloo Massacre on the previous day, and (ff. 105-120b) letters of their son, James, on a visit to Paris, 1838. The correspondence is followed (ff. 183-187) by notes for and a draft of a petition by Mrs Radford for the War Medal which would have been awarded to her brother, aft. 1849.

Paper and (ff. 5-6) vellum; ff. 189. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Radford family; of Manchester and Bury, Lancashire: Correspondence and papers,: circa 1770-1855.

includes:

f. 1 James Pell, in London: Letter to John Radford,: 1770.
f. 1 John Radford, the elder; of Manchester: Letter to,: 1770.
f. 3 James Radford, son of the elder Richard Radford: Letter to his parents, Mr and Mrs Richard Radford,: 1781.
f. 5 James Radford, son of the elder Joseph Radford: Appointment of the elder R. Radford as Collector of Stamp Duties,: 1781.
f. 5 Taxes: Appointment of the elder R. Radford as Collector of Stamp Duties,: 1781.
f. 5 Richard Radford, the elder; of Manchester: Appointment as Collector of Stamp Duties,: 1781.
f. 7 Thomas Harvey, father of Mrs Elizabeth Radford: Letter to his son-in-law, Joseph Radford,: circa 1810.
ff. 9-90 passim Elizabeth Harvey, wife of Thomas Harvey: Letter to,: 1811-1824.
ff. 9-90 passim Captain Thomas John Harvey, of the 66th and (1824) 1st Foot; brother of Elizabeth C Radford: Letters to his mother, Elizabeth,: 1811-1824.
f. 19 Joseph Radford, the elder; of Manchester; d. circa 1822: Letter to Joshua Radford,: 1813.
ff. 19, 45 Joshua Radford, of Manchester: Letters,: 1813-1818.
f. 21 John Radford, the younger; nephew of Mrs Elizabeth Radford: Letter to his uncle, the elder Joseph Radford,: 1813.
ff. 31-103 passim Elizabeth Caroline Radford, née Harvey; widow of Joseph Radford: Letters to,: 1814-1832.
ff. 31-94 passim Captain Thomas John Harvey, of the 66th and (1824) 1st Foot; brother of Elizabeth C Radford: Letters to his sister, Elizabeth: 1814-1824.
f. 39 Elizabeth Harvey, wife of Thomas Harvey: Letter to her daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Radford,: 1816.
f. 41 Joseph Radford, the elder; of Manchester; d. circa 1822: Letter to,: circa 1810-1817.
f. 41 Captain Thomas John Harvey, of the 66th and (1824) 1st Foot; brother of Elizabeth C Radford: Letter to his brother-in-law, the elder Joseph Radford,: 1817.
f. 45 Captain Thomas John Harvey, of the 66th and (1824) 1st Foot; brother of Elizabeth C Radford: Letter to Joshua Radford,: 1818.
ff. 49, 101, 103 James Radford, son of the elder Joseph Radford: Letters to his aunt, Mrs Elizabeth Radford,: circa 1818-1832.
ff. 55, 67 Joseph Radford, the elder; of Manchester; d. circa 1822: Letters to his wife, Elizabeth,: 1819-1820.
f. 68 J. Radford, son of the elder Joseph Radford: Letter to his mother, Elizabeth,: 1820.
f. 77 Manchester; Collegiate Church of St Peter: Receipt for pew rent in Trafford Chapel to Joseph Radford,: 1821.
f. 84 Manchester; Collegiate Church of St Peter: Receipt for pew rent in Trafford Chapel to Mrs Elizabeth Radford,: 1823.
ff. 95, 99 William Harvey, of Sowerby, county Yorkshire: Letters to his niece, Mrs Elizabeth Radford,: 1827-1831.
f. 97 Willis, Watson, Bower and Willis; solicitors, London: Letter to R. M. Whitlow,: 1831.
ff. 105, 111, 115-120b James Radford, son of the elder Joseph Radford: Letters to his brother, Joseph,: 1838.
ff. 105, 111, 115-120b Joseph Radford, the younger: Letters to,: 1838.
ff. 107, 113 James Radford, son of the elder Joseph Radford: Letters to his brother, Richard,: 1838.
ff. 107, 113, 122-182 Richard Radford, the younger: Letter to,: circa 1838-1855.
f. 109 Charlotte Radford, daughter of the elder Joseph Radford: Letter to,: 1838.
f. 109 James Radford, son of the elder Joseph Radford: Letter to his sister, Charlotte,: 1838.
f. 121 Robert Shaw, of Belfast: Bill to Mrs Sandiford,: 1841.
ff. 122-182 Elizabeth Caroline Radford, née Harvey; widow of Joseph Radford: Letters to her son, Richard,: circa 1846-1855.
f. 143 Elizabeth Caroline Radford, née Harvey; widow of Joseph Radford: Letter to her daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Radford,: [1852?].
f. 143 Mary-Ann Radford, wife of the younger Richard Radford: Letter to,: [1852?].
ff. 183-187 Elizabeth Caroline Radford, née Harvey; widow of Joseph Radford: Notes and draft of memorial by,: circa 1849: Partly printed.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1770

End Date:

1860

Date Range:

1770-c 1855

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Names:

Collegiate Church of St Peter, Manchester
Harvey, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Harvey
Harvey, Thomas John, Captain 1824 of the 66th and 1st Foot, brother of Elizabeth C Radford
Harvey, Thomas, father of Mrs Elizabeth Radford
Harvey, William, of Sowerby Yorkshire
Pell, James, in London
Radford, Charlotte, daughter of the elder Joseph Radford
Radford, Elizabeth Caroline, née Harvey widow of Joseph Radford
Radford, Family
Radford, J, son of the elder Joseph Radford
Radford, James, son of the elder Joseph Radford
Radford, James, son of the elder Richard Radford
Radford, John, the elder, of Manchester, fl 1770
Radford, John, the younger, nephew of Mrs Elizabeth Radford, fl 1813
Radford, Joseph, the elder, of Manchester, d circa 1822
Radford, Joseph, the younger
Radford, Joshua, of Manchester
Radford, Mary-Ann, wife of the younger Richard Radford
Radford, Richard, the elder, of Manchester
Radford, Richard, the younger
Shaw, Robert, of Belfast
Willis, Watson, Bower and Willis, solicitors, of London