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Add MS 41286
- Record Id:
- 040-002093320
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002093299
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001486.0x000226
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- Add MS 41286
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BLIGH PAPERS. Vol. XIX (ff. 273). Private letters, mainly addressed to J. D. Bligh; 16 July 1817-9 Sept. 1854, a few undated letters at the end. The majority are from his father, [John Bligh, 4th Earl of] D[arnle]y, and his mother, E[lizabeth, Countess of] D[arnley]. Among other correspondents are his brother, [Edward, Lord] Clifton [5th Earl of Darnley 1831]; his sisters- Lady Mary and Lady Elizabeth Bligh, and his daughter, "Lilla" [Elizabeth Mary Bligh]. Two letters addressed to Bligh's first wife, Elizabeth Mary Bligh, née Gisborne, from her brothers, T[homas] G[uy] Gisborne and J[ohn] B[owdler] Gisborne, are at ff. 263, 272. Folio.
includes:
- ff. 1-261 b passim John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley: Letters to his son Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1817-1830.
- f. 18 b John Stokes, Vicar of Cobham, county Kent: Letter to Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1820.
- ff. 18, 48, 193, 201, 231 Hon Edward Bligh, 5th earl of Darnley 1831; Lord Clifton: Letters to his brother Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1820-1825.
- ff. 18-271 passim Elizabeth Bligh, wife of John, 4th Earl of Darnley: Letters to her son Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1820-1828.
- ff. 19, 34 b, 60 Lady Mary Bligh, 2nd daughter of John, 4th Earl of Darnley: Letters to her brother Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1820-[1822?].
- ff. 19,247,255 Lady Elizabeth Bligh, 3rd daughter of John, 4th Earl of Darnley: Letters to her brother Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1820-[1828?].
- f. 33 William Frederick Fownes Tighe, of Woodstock, county Kilkenny: Verses: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 33 John Stokes, Vicar of Cobham, county Kent: Diaboliad on, by Lord Darnley: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 33 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses by W. F. F. Tighe: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 33 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses by John, Lord Darnley: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 33 John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley: Verses by: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 34 Poetry ENGLISH: Lord Clifton, Charade in verse: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 34 Hon Edward Bligh, 5th earl of Darnley 1831; Lord Clifton: Charade in verse by: 1820.: Copy.
- f. 34 Hon Emily Wingfield, daughter of Richard, 4th Viscount Powerscourt: Letter to her cousin Hon. J. D. Bligh: 1820.
- f. 159 Hon Edward Bligh, 5th earl of Darnley 1831; Lord Clifton: Letter to his parents: 1824.
- f. 263 Gibraltar: Description of: 1834.
- f. 263 Lieutenant Thomas Guy Gisborne, 60th Rifles: Letter to his sister E. M. Gisborne: 1834.
- ff. 265, 266,268 Elizabeth Mary Bligh, daughter of Hon. J D Bligh: Letters to her father: 1853, 1854.
- f. 272 John Bowdler Gisborne, son of T Gisborne, of Horwick: Letter to his sister E. M. Gisborne: n.d.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002093299
040-002093320 - Is part of:
- Add MS 41268-41287 : BLIGH PAPERS: correspondence and papers, official and private, of the Hon. Sir John Duncan Bligh (1798-1872), K.C.B.…
Add MS 41286 : BLIGH PAPERS. Vol. XIX (ff. 273). Private letters, mainly addressed to J. D. Bligh; 16 July 1817-9 Sept. 1854, a few undated letters… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002093299[0003]/040-002093320
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 41268-41287
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1817
- End Date:
- 1854
- Date Range:
- 16 Jul 1817-9 Sep 1854
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bligh, Edward, 5th earl of Darnley 1831, Lord Clifton (Subject)
Bligh, Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Hon. J D Bligh (Subject)
Bligh, Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of John, 4th Earl of Darnley (Subject)
Bligh, Elizabeth, wife of John, 4th Earl of Darnley (Subject)
Bligh, John, 4th Earl of Darnley, landowner and cricketer, 1767-1831 (Subject)
Bligh, Mary, 2nd daughter of John, 4th Earl of Darnley (Subject)
Gisborne, John Bowdler, brother and correspondent of Elizabeth Mary Bligh, fl Early 19th century (Subject)
Gisborne, Thomas Guy, army officer and brother of Elizabeth Mary Bligh, fl 1834 (Subject)
Stokes, John, Vicar of Cobham, county Kent (Subject)
Tighe, William Frederick Fownes, of Woodstock, county Kilkenny (Subject)
Wingfield, Emily, daughter of Richard, 4th Viscount Powerscourt (Subject) - Places:
- Gibraltar, Spain