Heathcote & Shirley families, of Hursley Park, Hampshire and Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.- Album of letters and documents, including: Heathcote (Sir William, fifth Bt., politician, friend of John Keble, of Hursley Park, near Winchester, Hampshire, 1801-1881) Autobiographical essay, mentioning his friendship with Edward Austen [Rev James Edward Austen (1798-1874), Jane Austen's favourite nephew] and John Keble, manuscript, 12pp., [1829]; and c. 60 other pieces, including: an ALs from Wellington to Heathcote rejecting a request to take his baby on a visit to Stratfield Saye to meet Queen Victoria; 2 ALs.s by John Johnson (1732-1814), architect, for work done at Staunton Harold; document signed by William Murray first earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), judge and politician; ALs from George Stanhope (1660-1728), Dean of Canterbury; ALs from Richard Hurd (1720-1808), Bishop of Worcester; pen and ink and watercolour wash map of the Mizmaze on St. Catherine's Hill, Winchester, watermarked 1824; letter by Henry Houseman re the sale of Hursley Park; cyclostyled letter from H J jervis to Mr Awdry detailing his son's death during the retreat of the battle of Mons etc., some items removed and some ff. excised, a few small tears or chips to edges, folds, browned, all loosely inserted into an 19th century album, half morocco, gilt, rubbed, folio, 1717-1923.
Heathcote & Shirley families, of Hursley Park, Hampshire and Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.- Album of letters and documents, including: Heathcote (Sir William, fifth Bt., politician, friend of John Keble, of Hursley Park, near Winchester, Hampshire, 1801-1881) Autobiographical essay, mentioning his friendship with Edward Austen [Rev James Edward Austen (1798-1874), Jane Austen's favourite nephew] and John Keble, manuscript, 12pp., [1829]; and c. 60 other pieces, including: an ALs from Wellington to Heathcote rejecting a request to take his baby on a visit to Stratfield Saye to meet Queen Victoria; 2 ALs.s by John Johnson (1732-1814), architect, for work done at Staunton Harold; document signed by William Murray first earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), judge and politician; ALs from George Stanhope (1660-1728), Dean of Canterbury; ALs from Richard Hurd (1720-1808), Bishop of Worcester; pen and ink and watercolour wash map of the Mizmaze on St. Catherine's Hill, Winchester, watermarked 1824; letter by Henry Houseman re the sale of Hursley Park; cyclostyled letter from H J jervis to Mr Awdry detailing his son's death during the retreat of the battle of Mons etc., some items removed and some ff. excised, a few small tears or chips to edges, folds, browned, all loosely inserted into an 19th century album, half morocco, gilt, rubbed, folio, 1717-1923.
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