Letters from Elizabeth Jones, Countess of Ranelagh (née Willoughby) to Rachel, Lady Russell (formerly Vaughan, née Wriothesley)

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/37
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1 February 1684-7 November 1685
  • Physical Description
    • 2 items

Scope and Content

These two letters from Lady Russell's sister concern: the death of Lady [Inchequin]; smallpox of Lady Betty Montagu; severe weather causing famine; God's mercy; Lady Russell's continued sorrow and the effect on her children; the cries of the distressed poor; and the persecution of the French protestants in France described in some detail.