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1. Lord Compton's account book, 1716-34
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 122
- Collection Title:
- Compton family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- The papers consist of approximately 85 manuscript poems written by, to or for Lady Elizabeth Compton and other family members and a personal account book kept by James Compton from 1716 to 1734. The poems include birthday and wedding poems; elegies on...
- Alternative Title:
- Account book
- Description:
- James Compton, Earl of Northampton (1687-1754) married the heiress Elizabeth Shirley in 1716; she became Baroness Ferrers of Chartley in her own right in the following year. The couple moved into Compton Wynates, and extensively restored and altered t...
- Subject (Name):
- Compton family, Rushout, Anne Compton,--Lady,--1693-1766, and Townshend, Charlotte Compton,--Viscountess,--d. 1770
- Subject (Topic):
- Amusements--England, Cost and standard of living--England--18th century, and Family--England--Domestic relations
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lord Compton's account book, 1716-34
2. Original letters, 1793-1857.
- Creator:
- Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Published / Created:
- 1793-1857
- Call Number:
- Osborn d148
- Image Count:
- 252
- Abstract:
- Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; th...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, 1793-1857.
3. Original letters, 1793-1857.
- Creator:
- Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Published / Created:
- 1793-1857
- Call Number:
- Osborn d148
- Image Count:
- 194
- Abstract:
- Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; th...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, 1793-1857.
4. Original letters, 1793-1857.
- Creator:
- Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Published / Created:
- 1793-1857
- Call Number:
- Osborn d148
- Image Count:
- 188
- Abstract:
- Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; th...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, 1793-1857.