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Egerton MS 2620
- Record Id:
- 040-001983594
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001983591
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000116.0x0002de
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 2620
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ORIGINAL letters of Oliver Cromwell, 1648-1654, viz.:-
1. To Lord Fairfax, urging the reinforcement of Bristol, and recommending Lieut.-Col. Rolfe for the command there, and Lieut.-Col. Blackmore as adjutant-general to the army; 9 May, 1648. Hol. f. i.
2. To the same, on the "Declaration" of the army, the movement of troops, etc.; [Nov. 1648], (endorsed). Hologr. f. 3.
3. To John Rushworth, bidding him order Col. Tomlinson's men to remove from Hampshire westward, and "not to exact monies before they goe," 28 Apr. 1649. Hologr. f. 5.
4. To Lord Fairfax, on the taking of Wexford, etc.; Wexford, 15 Oct. 1649. Hologr. f. 7.
5. To his wife; 12 Apr. 1651. Hologr. (Pr., from a copy, in Carlyle's O. Cromwell's Letters, etc., ed. 1866, ii. p. 265.) f. 9.
6. To Col. [Robert] Lilburne, commanding in Scotland, desiring him to send for John Livingston, Patrick Gillespie, and John Menzies, as "godly ministers and Christians," to come to London; Cockpit, 7 Mar. 1653[4]. Signed. f. 11. Paper; ff. 12. Small Folio.
Oliver Cromwell of England: Letters to his wife, Lord Fairfax, J. Rushworth, and Col. R. Lilburne: 1648-1654.
includes:
- f. 1 Rolfe, (Lieutenant -Colonel -): Letter of O. Cromwell recommending him: 1648.
- f. 1 Lieutenant-Colonel Blackmore, ( - ): Letter of 0. Cromwell recommending him as Adjutant - General: 1648.
- ff. 1, 3, 7 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Letters to, from O. Cromwell: 1648, 1649.
- f. 5 John Rushworth, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed: Letter to, from O. Cromwell: 1649.
- f. 11 John Menzies, Professor, of Aberdeen: Order for, to come to London: 1654.
- f. 11 John Livingston, Minister of Ancrum: Order for, to come to London: 1654.
- f. 11 Colonel Robert Lilburne, Commanding in Scotland: Order to, from O. Cromwell: 1654.
- f. 11 Patrick Gillespie, Principal of Glasgow College: Order for, to come to London: 1654.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001983591
040-001983594 - Is part of:
- Egerton MS 2618-2621 : Items that were in the possession of the family of Leyborne-Popham, of Littlecote, co. Wilts, descended from Sir John…
Egerton MS 2620 : ORIGINAL letters of Oliver Cromwell, 1648-1654, viz.:- 1. To Lord Fairfax, urging the reinforcement of Bristol, and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001983591[0003]/040-001983594
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Egerton MS 2618-2621
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1648
- End Date:
- 1654
- Date Range:
- 1648-1654
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Blackmore, Lieutenant-Colonel; ( - )
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121005431
Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, Parliamentarian military officer, 1612-1671
Gillespie, Patrick, clergyman and Principal of the University of Glasgow, 1617-1675
Lilburne, Robert, Colonel; Commanding in Scotland
Livingston, John, Minister of Ancrum
Menzies, John, Professor, of Aberdeen
Rolfe, (Lieutenant -Colonel -)
Rushworth, John, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed