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Notes concerning the Howe estate
Title
Notes concerning the Howe estate circa 1815.
Physical Description
1 v. (16 leaves) ; 13 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Laid in: dealer's description of manuscript.
Binding: contemporary red morocco, gilt decoration; wiith foldover flap and metal clasp; stylus attached. Inside each cover is a pocket lined with gilt and floral-patterned Dutch paper, with silk gussets.
In English.
Biographical / Historical Note
Baroness Sophia Charlotte Mary von Kielmansegg was the eldest daughter of the Baron and Baroness von Kielmansegg (later Countess of Leinster and Darlington). In 1719, she married Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe, and traveled to Barbados with him when he was appointed governor in 1732. She became increasingly active politically following his death in 1735.
Summary
Manuscript, in a single hand, of notes regarding the Howe family property and finances. The volume contains such entries as "Stock Account," which records the amount held "in trust for Marianne after Charlotte's death"; "Marianne's Fortune"; "Pearce's Account of Property of Lord Howe"; and "Property sold since Lord Howe's Death 1815." Dos-a-dos are recorded notes apparently by Lady Sophia Howe, who mentions purchasing both "the Houses at Cross Deep Twickenham...1802" and Alexander Pope's house in July 1807.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2008
References
Sophia Charlotte Howe, Notes Concerning the Howe Estate. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Sophia Charlotte Howe, Notes Concerning the Howe Estate. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Account books.
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