Abstract of the will and several codicils of the late right honorable Horatio earl of Orford deceased, 1793 May 15-1796 Dec 27.

1 v. (23 p.) ; 34 cm.

English

Purchased from Quaritch, June 1950.

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of an abstract of Walpole's will. The document includes information on the division of his estates, his household goods including his "collections of curiosities," and the pecuniary legacies and annuities bequeathed to his relatives and friends, as well as to his servants. The manuscript also contains summaries of memoranda and codicils dated 1796 in which Walpole gave instructions for his burial, his family papers and library, his own literary works, and his pictures.

August 12, 2008

Horace Walpole, Abstract of the Will. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Horace Walpole, Abstract of the Will. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Wills.