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Stowe MS 804

Record Id:

040-001953645

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001952775

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000534.0x000154

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Stowe MS 804

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1. LETTERS to Rev. Thomas Langley on matters connected with his History of the Hundred of Desborough (see above); 1788-1799, with a few undated. The names of the writers are given in the Index. Among them are George Canning (f. 53); Richard Gough (f. 38-42); George Temple Nugent-Grenville, lst Marquis of Buckingham (ff. 34, 58); George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (f. 62); George Pretyman Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln (f. 24); Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester (ff. 26, 27, 51). f 1.

2. "Copy of a letter said to be written from a young lady near Windsor," containing an account of Marlow Races; Oct. 15, 1752. f. 70.

3. Miscellaneous additions to the History of Desborough, including (f. 97) a printed sermon on Ps. ix. 16, entitled David and Saul (London, 1696), preached by T[homas] B[eesley], Vicar of Little Marlow, an ancestor of Langley's (see f. 97 b), on the occasion of the plot to assassinate William III.; also (f. 112) the printed Report on the affairs of the Charitable Corporation, 1732. f. 79. Paper; ff. 119. Folio.

includes:

f. 1 John Caley, FSA; keeper of records: Letter to T. Langley: 1788.
ff. 1-69 Reverend Thomas Langley: Letters to: 1788-1799.
f. 2 George Harrison, Norroy King at Arms, and Registrar of the Heralds' College: Letter to T. Langley: 1790.
f. 3 Matthew Knapp: Letter to T. Langley: 1791.
f. 4 John Hicks, of Bradenham, county Buckinghamshire: Letter to T. Langley: 1793.
f. 7 Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet: Letter to T. Langley: 1793.
ff. 8, 21 John Osborn, of Turville, county Buckinghamshire: Letters to T. Langley: 1793, 1795.
f. 10 William Clayton, 4th Baronet (1799): Letter to T. Langley: 1793.
ff. 11-14, 22, 49, 54, 57 Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston: Letters to T. Langley: 1793-7.
f. 15 F- Rowden: Letter to T. Langley: 1794.
f. 16 Reverend Scrope Berdmore, DD, Warden of Merton College, Oxford: Letter to T. Langley: 1794.
f. 17 Charles William Tonyn, Rector of Radnage, county Buckinghamshire: Letter to T. Langley: 1795.
f. 18 William Lee Antonie, MP for Gt. Marlow: Letter to T. Langley: 1795.
f. 19 Matthew Kenrick: Letter to T. Langley: 1795.
f. 23 Thomas Williams, of Temple House, MP for Great Marlow: Letter to T. Langley: 1795.
f. 24 Sir George Pretyman Tomline, Baronet; Bishop of Lincoln: Letter to T. Langley: 1795.
f. 25 William Henry Irby: Letter to T. Langley: 1795.
ff. 26, 27, 51 Hon Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester: Letters to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 29 J- Bridgman: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 31 G- W- Brooks: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 32 William Henry Cavendish Scott Bentinck, Marquis of Titchfield; 4th Duke of Portland (1809): Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 33 William Foster, DD, Fellow of Eton: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
ff. 34, 58 George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham; formerly Grenville: Letters to T. Langley: 1796, 1797.
f. 35 Issac King, Mayor of High Wycombe (1795): Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 36 Thomas Ravenhill, engraver: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
ff. 37, 44, 46 John Stanhope Dormer, son of Charles, 8th Baron Dormer: Letters to T. Langley: 1796.
ff. 38-41 Richard Gough, antiquary: Letters to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 43 William Bray, antiquary: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 48 John Fane, MP for Oxfordshire: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 52 Philip Wenman, 7th Viscount Wenman: Letter to T. Langley: 1796.
f. 53 George Canning, Prime Minister: Letter, as Under-Secretary of State, to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 55 Richard Ovey: Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
ff. 56, 61 George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield: Letters to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 59 William Fawkener, Clerk of the council, Secretary to the Committee of Trade, Ambassador to Russia 1790: Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 60 Henry Augustus Dillon, Viscount Dillon (1813): Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 62 George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer: Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 63 John Davies, Librarian of Cambridge University: Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 64 Humphrey Sumner, DD, Provost of King's College, Cambridge: Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 65 John D'Oyly, of Parmoor: Letter to T. Langley: 1799.
f. 66 Mrs Rebecca Du Prè: Letter to T. Langley: 1793.
f. 67 William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville; Prime Minister: Letter to T. Langley: ante 1797.
f. 68 David Maurice Lloyd, of Hertford College, Oxford: Letter to T. Langley: 1797.
f. 69 Craven Ord: Letter to T. Langley: [1797].
f. 70 Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire: Description of Marlow Races: 1752.
f. 79 Paul Whitehead: Extract from the Life of: late 18th cent.
ff. 79-111 County of Buckingham: Collections for the history of: late 18th cent.
f. 83 Thomas Williams, of Temple House, MP for Great Marlow: Memoir of the life of: 1800.: Printed.
f. 84 Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire: Parliamentary debates on the election at: 1640-1.
f. 87 St Albans Abbey: Note on the jurisdiction of, in co. Bucks: 18th cent.
f. 89 Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire: Arms of the lords of: 12th-18th centt.
ff. 89-95 County of Buckingham: Heraldic and genealogical notes: late 18th cent.
f. 97 Sermons: "David and Saul," by T. Beesley: 1696.: Printed.
f. 97 Thomas Beesley, Vicar of Little Marlow: Sermon: 1696.: Printed.
f. 111 Mrs Rebecca Du Prè: Schedule of estates of, in Woburn: late 18th cent.
f. 111 Woburn, Buckinghamshire: Schedule of estates in: late 18th cent.
f. 112 Charitable Corporation: Report of inquiry into affairs of: 1732.: Printed.
f. 118 Desborough Hundred, Buckinghamshire: Map: 1796.: Engr.
f. 118 Maps and Plans: Desborough Hundred, co. Bucks: 1796.: Engr.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Stowe Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001952775
036-001953627
040-001953645

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Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 787-923 : CLASS XIX.GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND LOCAL HISTORY.

Stowe MS 804 : 1. LETTERS to Rev. Thomas Langley on matters connected with his History of the Hundred of Desborough (see above); 1788-1799, with a…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1788

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

1788-1799

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Names:

Antonie, William Lee, MP for Gt. Marlow
Beesley, Thomas, Vicar of Little Marlow
Benedictine Abbey of St Albans, 0793-1539
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish Scott, Marquis of Titchfield, 4th Duke of Portland (1809)
Berdmore, Scrope, Reverend; DD, Warden of Merton College, Oxford
Bray, William, antiquary
Bridgman, J-
Brooks, G- W-
Caley, John, FSA, keeper of records
Canning, George, Prime Minister, 1770-1827
Charitable Corporation
Clayton, William, 4th Baronet (1799)
Davies, John, clergyman and librarian to Cambridge University, 1743-1817
Dormer, John Stanhope, army officer and son of Charles, 8th Baron Dormer, d 1811
Fane, John, MP for Oxfordshire, 1751-1824
Fawkener, William Augustus Henry, civil servant and diplomat, c 1750-1811
Foster, William, DD, Fellow of Eton
Gough, Richard, antiquary, 1735-1809
Grenville, William Wyndham, 1st Baron Grenville, politician and Prime Minister, 1759-1834
Harrison, George, Norroy King at Arms, and Registrar of the Heralds' College
Hicks, John, of Bradenham, county Buckinghamshire
Irby, Frederick, 2nd Baron Boston
Irby, William Henry
Kenrick, Matthew, of Stowe MS 804
King, Issac, Mayor of High Wycombe (1795)
King, John, 3rd Baronet, landowner, of West Wycombe, 1716-1793
Knapp, Matthew
Langley, Thomas, Reverend
Lee, Henry Augustus, 13th Viscount Dillon, army officer, writer and politician, 1777-1832
Lloyd, David Maurice, of Hertford College, Oxford
North, Brownlow, Bishop of Winchester, 1741-1820
Nugent-Temple-Grenville, George, formerly Grenville 1st Marquess of Buckingham
Ord, Craven, antiquary and brass-rubber, 1755-1832
Osborn, John, of Turville, county Buckinghamshire
Ovey, Richard
Parker, George, 4th Earl of Macclesfield
Prè, Rebecca, correspondent of Thomas Langley, fl 1793
Ravenhill, Thomas, engraver
Rowden, F-
Spencer, George John, 2nd Earl Spencer
Sumner, Humphrey, DD, Provost of King's College, Cambridge
Tomline, George Pretyman, Baronet , Bishop of Lincoln
Tonyn, Charles William, Rector of Radnage, county Buckinghamshire
Wenman, Philip, 7th Viscount Wenman
Whitehead, Paul, of Stowe MS 804
Williams, Thomas, of Temple House, MP for Great Marlow
d'Oyly, John, of Parmoor, d 1800

Places:

Buckinghamshire, England
Desborough Hundred, Buckinghamshire
Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Woburn, Buckinghamshire