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Add MS 78907 S
- Record Id:
- 040-002038004
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002037985
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000337.0x000172
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 78907 S
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S. Skottowe Papers. Six letters from Louis XVIII of France, to ‘Baron’ Thomas Skottowe, banker, discussing the successor to King Gustavus III of Sweden and Bonaparte’s proposal that Louis reject his claim to the crown of France and other matters; 1803-1816. Probably copy, although the state of the Louis’ health may have affected his handwriting, see Add. MS. 26669 for comparison. Partly fragment. Followed (f. 129) by a letter from [a descendent] of Britiffe Constable Skottowe; 20th cent. Papers of Skottowe’s father are Eg. MS. 2717, ff. 12, 18, 26, 31, 47, 76, 77; Add. MS. 36132, f. 99. See Philip Frederick Skottowe, The Leaf and the Tree. The story of an English family, London, 1963. A letter signed Louis Stanislas Xavier is at 112.e.3. Sotheby’s sale, London, 18 June 2003, lot 151. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd., June/July 2003.
Paper; ff. 117-129. Various sizes.
Louis XVIII of France: Thomas Skottowe, banker: Letters to Thomas Skottowe from Louis XVIII: 1803-1816: Copies(?). Partly fragm.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002037985
040-002038004 - Is part of:
- Add MS 78907 A-Z : Miscellaneous Letters and Papers
Add MS 78907 S : S. Skottowe Papers. Six letters from Louis XVIII of France, to ‘Baron’ Thomas Skottowe, banker, discussing the successor… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002037985[0019]/040-002038004
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1803
- End Date:
- 1816
- Date Range:
- 1803-1816
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Louis XVIII, of France
Skottowe, Thomas, banker