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Record Id:
040-000584483
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-000583799
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000938.0x00034b
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ISAD(G)
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Add MS 88906/8/1
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Royal correspondence and related papers of Lord Lansdowne and others.

1. ff. 1-32v. Letters to Lord Lansdowne from Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, with (ff. 27-32v) copy of letter from Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent, to the bishops of London and Lincoln, concerning the education of her daughter Victoria (afterwards Queen Victoria); 1806-1830. Autograph. Signed.

2. ff. 33-34v. Letter to Lord Lansdowne from Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; 1838. Autograph. Signed.

3. ff. 35-36v. Letter from Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; w.m. 1835. Autograph. Signed.

4. ff. 37-44v. Letters to Lord Lansdowne from William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester; 1828-1830. Autograph. Signed.

5. ff. 45-60v. Correspondence of Lord Lansdowne with George IV, with (f. 59) a letter from Vassall Holland; 1806-1828. Autograph. Signed. Partly seal.

6. ff. 61-69. Letters to Lord Lansdowne from William IV, with (f. 65) a letter from Sir Herbert Taylor, the King's private secretary; 1831-1834. Signed.

7. ff. 70-126v. Correspondence of Lord Lansdowne [and Lady Lansdowne] with Queen Victoria; 1828-1866. Autograph. Signed. Partly seal, copy, draft.

8. ff. 127-132. Memorandum on the character of Queen Victoria by [Louisa, Lady Lansdowne, Principal Lady of the Bedchamber, 1837-1838], with (f. 130) typewritten transcript.

9. ff. 133-159v. Correspondence of Lord Lansdowne with H.R.H. Prince Albert; 1848-1852. Partly French. Partly draft. ff. 154, 154v reproduced in C. J. Wright, 'Consort and cupola: Prince Albert, Panizzi and the Reading Room of the British Museum' B.L.J., vol. xxiii (1997), pp. 176-193.

10. ff. 160-161v. Letter to Lord Lansdowne from Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, afterward Edward VII; 1857.

11. ff. 162-219. Correspondence of Lord Lansdowne with King Leopold of Belgium; 1832-1857.

12. ff. 220-221v. Letter to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne from G.H. Murray, relating to a letter from Queen Charlotte to Lady George Murray; 1924.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000583799
033-000584471
036-000584478
040-000584483
Is part of:
Add MS 88906 : The Bowood Papers
Add MS 88906/8-11 : Papers of Sir Henry Petty (Petty-FitzMaurice after 1818), 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863); statesman.
Add MS 88906/8 : Royal correspondence

 

Add MS 88906/8/1 : Royal correspondence and related papers of Lord Lansdowne and others. 1. ff. 1-32v. Letters to Lord Lansdowne from Edward…
Hierarchy:
032-000583799[0002]/033-000584471[0001]/036-000584478[0001]/040-000584483
Container:
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Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 folder
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1806
End Date:
1866
Date Range:
1806-1866
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:
ff. 221
Former External References:
Lansdowne 3/46
Lansdowne 3/56
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)