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mssHM 52322-52420
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Francis North Papers
Creator:
Guilford, Francis North, Baron, 1637-1685.
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 52322-52420
Physical Description:
2.3 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1595-approximately 1793
Date (bulk): 1630-1680
Abstract: The Francis North papers contains letters and documents reflecting the family and household matters of Francis North, 1st
Baron Guilford (1637-1685) and his father Dudley North, 4th Baron North (1602-1677). Also contains materials pertaining to
the estate affairs of Sir Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Down from 1631 to 1633. The material in this collection dates from 1595
to 1763, with the bulk from 1630 to 1680.
Language of Material: English.
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[Identification of item]. Francis North Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Purchased at Sotheby's sale 14 March 1967, lots 206 and 208-210.
Formerly the property of the Hon. Dudley North; through the agency of Hofmann & Freeman Ltd.
Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford, British lawyer and statesman. Solicitor-General (1671), Attorney General (1673), Chief
Justice (1675), Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (1682); knighted in 1671 and created Baron Guilford (1683). In 1668 North had
helped with the settlement of the estate of Sir Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl Downe
This collection contains 99 pieces housed in 2 boxes. The collection is arranged chronologically. It covers letters and documents
reflecting family and household matters o Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (mainly personal concerns dealing with the upbringing
of his children) and his father Dudley North, 4th Baron North. Correspondents include Lady Anne Montagu North and Beata Pope,
Countess of Down. Materials also pertain to the estate affairs of Sir Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl Downe, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire,
from 1631 to 1633 as seen in letters from his bailiff Anthony Litchfield.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Child rearing -- Great Britain -- 17th century.
Administration of estates -- England -- Oxfordshire -- 17th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Sources.
Wroxton (Oxfordshire, England)
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain
Family papers -- Great Britain
Downe, Beata Poole Pope Downe, Countess, -1678
Litchfield, Anthony, active 1631-1633
Montagu, Anne, 1613-1681
North family.
North, Dudley North, Baron, 1602-1677