Letters from Henri de Massue, 1st Marquis de Ruvigny and Henri du Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny and Earl of Galway to Rachel, Lady Russell (née Wriothesley, formerly Vaughan)

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/22
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1676- 22 May 1705
  • Physical Description
    • 3 items

Scope and Content

This group of letters was sent from Rachel, Lady Russell's uncle Henri de Massue, 1st Marquis de Ruvigny, and her cousin the 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny and Earl of Galway.

They include general news as well as information about papers relating to legal family papers probably to do with claiming her uncle's estate in France (CS1/22.1) and an account from the 2nd Marquis whilst in a military camp in Abuquerque, Spain the month before Siege of Badajoz took place in 1705 (CS1/22.2).

Related Material

See CS1/171, CS1/189.0 and CS1/189.1.