Jacobite and other documents

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS Dep. 1984/2
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1642-ca.1776
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English French
  • Physical Description
    • 6 items (vellum and paper) in 1 box

Scope and Content

(1) warrant by Charles I for raising a regiment of foot soldiers, 1642; (2) letters of denization by Charles II to Mary of Modena, 1679; (3) grant of a marriage portion by James II to Princess Louise Mary, 1698; (4) copy of the will of James II, 1703; (5) inventory post mortem of the goods of James II, 1703; (6) memoranda on the claim by Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of Richmond and Lennox, to the duch-pairie d'Aubigny, ca.1776

Administrative / Biographical History

The compiler of this collection of documents is unknown

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Deposited by Lord Bathurst, September 1984

Note

In English and French

Other Finding Aids

Contents listed in Handlist 65

Custodial History

The documents were previously on temporary deposit at the Department of Manuscripts of the British Library