Box 1

  • Reference
    • GB 427 DBA/1
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1739-1939
  • Physical Description
    • 1.25 linear feet

Scope and Content

Papers relating to the Duke's will and estate, correspondence of the 2nd Duke, Grand Tour of the 3rd Duke, family portraits and other pictures, family history and London houses. Also the purchase of land for the canal, and for the extensions to Runcorn in the 1780s and to Leigh in the 1790s, and annuities and rent paid.