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032-002018819
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Add MS 45911
Title:

LAMB (MELBOURNE) PAPERS. Vol. XII. Correspondence and papers of the family of Lamb, Viscounts Melbourne; circ. 1780-1840. Supplementary to Add. MSS. 45546-45556, described pp. 200-202 above.

(1) Letters to Elizabeth Lamb, wife of Peniston, 1st Viscount Melbourne, from various individuals, including:-(a) Georgiana Cavendish, 1st wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire; circ. 1780-circ. 1802. ff. 1-53 passim;-(b) Henrietta Frances Ponsonby, wife of Frederick, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, sister of the preceding, 1791-circ. 1812. ff. 15, 28-35b, 58;-(c) Lady Elizabeth Foster afterwards Cavendish, 2nd wife (1809) of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 1789-circ. 1812. ff. 11, 13, 22, 46, 60-65. The preceding are supplementary to Add. MS. 45548. Also included are letters from Lady Melbourne's eldest son, Peniston, 5 Mar. 1781 (f. 3), Robert Adair (G.C.B. 1831), 10 Nov. 1807 (f. 54), and her daughter-in-law, Lady Caroline Lamb, 20 Oct. 1812 (f. 56). ff. 1-65.

(2) Letters to Lady Melbourne's daughter, Emily Mary, wife of Peter, 5th Earl Cowper, and afterwards (1839) wife of Henry, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, from her brother, Frederick James Lamb, Baron Beauvale (3rd Viscount Melbourne 1848), 1822-1840, ff. 66-70b, 73-76b (supplementary to Add. MSS. 45550-45552),together with one letter, 9 Jan. 1832 (f. 71) from Lord Palmerston. Paper; ff. 76. Quarto. Presented by Mabell, Dowager Countess of Airlie, G.C.V.O., G.B.E., as representative of the family, and reserved from public use until 1980.

Scope & Content:

Lamb family; Viscounts Melbourne: Correspondence and papers: circ. 1780-1864, n.d.

includes:

  • ff. 1-53 passim Georgiana Cavendish, 1st wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire: Letters to Lady Melbourne: circ. 1780-circ. 1805.
  • ff. 1-65 Elizabeth Lamb, wife of Peniston, 1st Viscount Melbourne: Correspondence: circ. 1780-1818.
  • f. 3 Peniston Lamb, son of Peniston, 1st Viscount Lamb: Letter to his mother, Elizabeth: 1781.
  • ff. 11, 13, 22, 46, 60-65 Lady Elizabeth Foster, afterwards Cavendish; wife of J T Foster (d. 1796); afterwards 2nd wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire: Letters to Lady Melbourne: 1789-1816.
  • ff. 15, 28-35b, 58 Henrietta Ponsonby, wife of Frederick, 3rd Earl of Bessborough: Letters to Lady Melbourne: 1791-1814.
  • f. 54 Sir Robert Adair, GCB: Letter to [Lady Melbourne?]: 1807.
  • f. 56 Caroline Lamb, wife of William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne: Correspondence with her mother-in-law, Lady Melbourne: 1810-circ. 1817.
  • ff. 66-70b, 73-76b Sir Frederick James Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne; Baron Beauvale: Correspondence with his sister, Emily: circ. 1802-circ. 1851.
  • f. 71 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Correspondence with his wife, Emily, partly as Lady Cowper: 1832-1864.
  • f. 71 Emily Mary Temple, formerly Cowper née Lamb; wife of Henry, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; widow of Peter, 5th Earl Cowper: Correspondence with her husband, Henry,: 1840-1864.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1775
End Date:
1840
Date Range:
c 1780-1840
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Mabell Frances Elizabeth Ogilvy, widow of David, 8th Earl of Airlie: Presented on behalf of the Lamb family.

Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn, d 1880 widow of Robert, Viscount Jocelyn: Owned 45546-45556.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Adair, Robert, Knight, politician and diplomat, 1763-1855
Cavendish, Georgiana, 1st wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire
Foster, Elizabeth, afterwards Cavendish; wife of J T Foster (d. 1796); afterwards 2nd wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire
Jocelyn, Frances Elizabeth, widow of Robert, Viscount Jocelyn, d 1880
Lamb, Caroline, wife of William 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1785-1828
Lamb, Elizabeth, wife of Peniston, 1st Viscount Melbourne
Lamb, Family
Lamb, Frederick James, 3rd Viscount Melbourne, Baron Beauvale
Lamb, Peniston, son of Peniston 1st Viscount Lamb
Ogilvy, Mabell Frances Elizabeth, widow of David, 8th Earl of Airlie
Ponsonby, Henrietta, wife of Frederick 3rd Earl of Bessborough, 1761-1821
Temple, Emily Mary, Viscountess Palmerston, political hostess, 1787-1869
Temple, Henry John, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister, 1784-1865