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- 040-001991356
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- 032-001990953
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DROPMORE PAPERS (SERIES II). Vol. CCCXXXIV.
1. Will of James Grenville, Baron Glastonbury; 21 Jan. 1824, with codicils, 25 Jan.-4 March 1825.
2. Will of Lord Grenville; 7 Jan. 1830. Republished 14 Nov. 1832. Copy by Fortescue, together with related memoranda and correspondence. Includes Grenville's correspondence with Anne, widow of the Chevalier de Tinseau, 1822, and a letter from the latter to Lady Grenville, 1839.
3. Funeral sermon, probably preached for Lord Grenville at Dropmore, found with art. 4 below. Copy (?); [1834?].
4. Prayers and extracts from Scripture and devotional works by Lady Grenville, preceded by one earlier prayer, possibly by George Fortescue; mostly n.d., probably mid to later 1830s. One is dated 28 Dec. 1836 and one set of notes seems to date from after 1846, after the death of Thomas Grenville. Copies.
5. Tribute to the late Susan, Lady Harrowby; endorsed ‘C. C. Gre[v]ille June 1838' but possibly in the hand of her husband Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby.
6. Correspondence of Fortescue concerning the bequest of Thomas Grenville's library to the British Museum; 1846-1848. Includes two letters (1, 4 Feb. 1847) from A. Panizzi.
7. Letters to Fortescue mainly concerning Lady Grenville's death, with correspondence with the Duke of Buckingham and others relating to the projected sale of the papers of Thomas Grenville and of Lord Grenville; 1861-1865.
8. Correspondence of George Fortescue with John Bruce, S. R. Gardiner and others concerning the publication of the Buckingham Papers or the Fortescue State Papers by the Camden Society; 1869-1971. See Bodleian Add. D. 109-112. See H.M C. 2nd Report, pp. 49-63 and S. R. Gardiner (ed.) Fortescue Papers (Camden Society 1871, 1869-1871).
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- art. 1 James Grenville, Baron Glastonbury: Wills: Will of Lord Glastonbury: 1824, with codicil 1825: Copy.
- art. 2 Wills: Will of Lord Grenville: 1830; republished 1832: Copy.
- in art. 2 Anne de Tinseau, widow of Chevalier de Tinseau: Correspondence with Lord and Lady Grenville: 1822, 1839.
- art. 4 Prayers and Devotions: Prayers, etc., of Lady Grenville: [1830?-aft. 1846]: Copies.
- art. 5 C. C. Greville: Obituaries: Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby: Tribute to Susan, Lady Harrowby by C. C. Greville, in the hand of Lord Harrowby (?): 1838: Copy.
- art. 6 Thomas Grenville, bibliophile and statesman: British Museum: Correspondence of G. M. Fortescue rel. to Thomas Grenville's library: 1846-1848.
- in art. 6 Sir Anthony Panizzi, KCB; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters to G. M. Fortescue: 1847.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001990953
036-001991355
040-001991356 - Is part of:
- Add MS 69038-69411 : DROPMORE PAPERS (SERIES II). Further correspondence and papers of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville (b.1759,…
Add MS 69371-69372 : I. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS RELATING TO WILLS, FUNERALS, ETC., OF THE PITT, GRENVILLE AND FORTESCUE FAMILIES
Add MS 69371 : DROPMORE PAPERS (SERIES II). Vol. CCCXXXIV. 1. Will of James Grenville, Baron Glastonbury; 21 Jan. 1824, with codicils, 25 Jan.-4… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001990953[0009]/036-001991355[0001]/040-001991356
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1824
- End Date:
- 1971
- Date Range:
- 1824-1971
- Era:
- CE
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- British Museum, 1753-
Grenville, James, 1st Baron Glastonbury, politician, 1742-1825
Grenville, Thomas, politician and book collector, 1755-1846
Greville, C C, author of a tribute to Susan, Lady Harrowby, fl 1838
Panizzi, Anthony, Knight, librarian at the British Museum, 1797-1879,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080764385
Ryder, Dudley, 1st Earl of Harrowby
Tinseau, Anne de, widow of Chevalier de Tinseau