COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
EGR3_7_3_2.pdf
Reference Number:
EGR3/7/3/2
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Papers of Mary Countess of Stamford (1704-72)
Parent Work Title:
Letter form Sir George Booth [to his daughter Mary Booth
Creator:
Booth, George, Earl of Warrington
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Grey, Mary, 1704-1722
Creator Role:
Scribe
Date Created:
1744-12-28
Description:
Copy letter form Sir George Booth [to his daughter Mary Booth], reflecting on her choice of the name George, traditional within the Booth family, for her son George Harry Grey (1737-1819), later 5th Earl of Stamford. G.B. himself takes no pride in being named after his profligate grandfather. Written in the hand of Mary Countess of Stamford, probably copied from the original.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Cheshire: Dunham Massey
People Covered:
Grey, George Henry, 1737-1819
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
National Trust
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust Collections, Dunham Massey, Stamford Estate Papers
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-02-21
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands