Legal papers of the Madan and Gresley families of Leicestershire. They include the marriage settlement of Spencer Madan (1729-1813) and Henrietta Inge; probate copies of wills of members of the Madan family such as Spencer Madan (1758-1836), with related documents, 1788-1871; and the family and marriage settlements of the Gresley family, with related correspondence and papers, 1811-95.
Legal papers of the Madan and Gresley families of Leicestershire
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Top. gen. c. 80-2
- Dates of Creation
- 18th-19th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 3 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Madan and Gresley families of Leicestershire.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Given to the Library, with MSS. Ch. Staffs. 92-103, Gloucs. 193 and Devon 57, in 1960.
Note
Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 54158-60.