Add MS 70963

MORGAN-GRENVILLE PAPERS. SERIES I. Vol. VIII (ff. ). Miscellaneous papers relating to the Grenville family, together with some earlier material; BRO Ref. D55/19, 22, 33 and unnumbered material. Includes: -

1. Letters to [James Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon?] from M. Nicholl; [18th cent.].

2. Printed play card, with cast lists for [an army camp?] production of: The Poor Gentleman and The Wags of Windsor; 4 Dec. 1810; found in Add. 70979.

3. Remove Examination papers of Earl Temple, later 3rd Duke; Christmas 1837. Printed.

4. Letters and devotional writings of the Rev. Thomas Martyn, addressed to his wife and family; [circa 1853-1868?].

5. Letter from Lord Bristol to : [Louis?] on hunting, shooting and farm matters; 17 July 1879.

6. Stowe Home Farm accounts for the month ending 4 Feb. 1888.

7. A silhouette of a woman, a dog and a child; [early 19th cent.?]

8. Miscellaneous receipts, etc., of James Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon and later Duke of Chandos, and his wife , and of their daughter Anna Eliza, Lady Temple, later (1822) Duchess of Buckingham; 1752-1823.

includes:

• ff. 1-11r M. Nicholl, of Southgate: Letters to the 1st Marquis of Chandos: n.d. [aft.1718-1744].
• f. 12 Edmund Bell, late steward to the 2nd Lord Lansdowne: Letter to the Duchess of Buckingham (?): 1817.
• f. 14 Poetry ENGLISH: General W. Hervey: Letter from Gen. W. Hervey to Countess Temple, enclosing a riddle in verse: 1807.
• ff. 17-54v [Rev.?] Martyn, Thomas): Letters to his wife and children, with spiritual writings: n.d.
• f. 55 A Pope, of Reading: Letter to — Howes: n.d.
• f. 56 G[eorge] J[ohn] Dupuis, Vice-Provost of Eton: Granville Penn, of Stoke Park, county Buckinghamshire: Letter to G. Penn from G.J. Dupuis: [bef. 1845].
• f. 58 John Mclean, and Son, of Upper Marylebone St: Letter to Earl Temple: 1806.
• f. 68 Wotton House, Buckinghamshire: Note of fish caught Aug.-Sept. 1837: 1837.
• ff. 69-77v Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Marquess of Chandos; 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos: Eton Remove Examinations papers, Christmas 1837: 1837: Printed, with MS annotations.
• f. 78 Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Account of labour employed at Stowe Home Farm, Feb. 1888: 1888.
• ff. 80-81 Hair: Miss E Thistlethwayte: Lock of hair of Miss E. Thistlethwayte, with note, dated 1775, found in pouch of diary of 1816: 1775.
• ff. 82-83 Anna Eliza Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, wife of the 1st Duke of Buckingham: Wallpaper: Two strips of wallpaper, found in the 1798 diary of Anne Eliza, later 2nd Duchess of Buckingham: [1798?]: Fragm.
• f. 84 Drama: Army; England: Two cast lists for `The Poor Gentleman' and `The Wags of Windsor', performed at camp (?): 1810: Printed.
• f. 85 Art. Miscellaneous: Silhouette of a woman, dog and child: early 19th cent.
• f. 86 Art. Miscellaneous: Painted sketch of a dog: early 19th cent.?.
• f. 87 Luis Chandos Francis Temple Morgan-Grenville, Master of Kinloss: Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol: Letter to Luis Morgan-Grenville from Lord Bristol: 1879.
• ff. 92-114r Anna Eliza Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, wife of the 1st Duke of Buckingham: Hoare, Messrs; bankers: Receipts of Messrs Hoare and Co., addressed to Anne Eliza, then Duchess of Chandos: 1781-1787.
• f. 115 W. Black, [builder?]: Avington, Hampshire: Receipt of W. Black, for work to be undertaken at Avington for the Duchess of Chandos: 1787.
• ff. 118-145r Anna Eliza Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, wife of the 1st Duke of Buckingham: Receipts and bills, etc., sent to the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham: [1805-1823?]: Partly printed.