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Series I: Letters to Lady Sheffield 159655

Box 1, folder 1

Gibbon, Edward. TLS to Lady Sheffield, (?) 159659 13 April 1770

Container Summary: 2pp.
Box 1, folder 2

Gibbon, Edward. TLS to Lady Sheffield 159657 1775

Container Summary: 2 items.
 

Series II: Letters to Lord Sheffield 159639

Box 1, folder 3

Barrett, John. TLS to Lord Sheffield 159653 29 Jan, 1816

Container Summary: 1p.
Box 1, folder 4

Charrière de Sévery, W. TLSs to Lord Sheffield 159651 1794-1820

Container Summary: 4 items.
Box 1, folder 5

Gibbon, Hester. TLSs to Lord Sheffield 159649 1886

Container Summary: 2 items.
Box 1, folder 6

Levade, Jean David. TLS to Lord Sheffield 159647 20 Jan, 1796

Container Summary: 1p.
Box 1, folder 7

Murray, John. TLS to Lord Sheffield and Memorandum of Agreement 159645 1813-1815

Container Summary: 2 items.
Box 1, folder 8

North, Francis. TLS to Anne North 159643 29 Jan, 1791

Container Summary: 2pp.
Box 1, folder 9

de Seigneux, G.H. TLS to Lord Sheffield 159641 6 Jun 1820

Container Summary: 2pp.
 

Series III. The Gibbon Family's Household Documents 159619

Box 1, folder 10

Miscellaneous Correspondence 159637 1742

Container Summary: 2 items.
Box 1, folder 11

Miscellaneous Correspondence 159635 1760-1769

Container Summary: 23 items.
Box 1, folder 12

Miscellaneous Correspondence 159633 1773-1814

Container Summary: 3 items.
Box 1, folder 13

Edward Gibbon's Account Book 159631 1765

Box 1, folder 14

Fragments of Edward Gibbon's Account Book 159629 1767

Container Summary: 11 items
Box 1, folder 15

Bills and Receipts 159627 1690-1765 and undated

Container Summary: 39 items.
Box 1, folder 16

Bills and Receipts 159625 1760-1796

Box 1, folder 17

Household Accounts 159623 1753-1767

Container Summary: 13 items.
Box 1, folder 18

Miscellaneous 159621

Container Summary: 5 items.
 

Series IV. Documents Concerning the Estate of Dorothea Gibbon 159611

Box 2, folder 1

Gibbon, Dorothea. Last Will and Testament 159617 2 February 1794

Container Summary: 1p.
Box 2, folder 2

Documents Concerning the Estate of Dorothea Gibbon 159615 1790-1797

Container Summary: 14 items.
Box 2, folder 3

Letters Concerning the Estate of Dorothea Gibbon 159613 1790-1797

Container Summary: 16 items.
 

Series V. Papers Concerning the Gibbon Property at Mapledurham 159605

Box 2, folder 4

Photocopies of sequestered papers concerning the Gibbon property at Mapledurham 159609 1694-1744

Container Summary: 45 items.
Box 2, folder 5

Photocopies of sequestered papers concerning the Gibbon property at Mapledurham 159607 1694-1744

Container Summary: 23 items.
 

Series VI. Oversize Documents

Box 3A, Item 1

Agreement concerning succession to the title to a manor in Denethorpe 8 December 1519

Physical Description: 1 item : vellum : 42 x 43 cm

Scope and Contents

Agreement stipulates that Thomas Ashton will pay a sum for use of manor in Denethorpe to Cristina Colet (mother of John Colet), during her life. Agreement written in Latin.
Box 3A, Item 2

Adjudication of dispute between Edward Gibbon (father of historian) and David Montelien 25 July 1743

Physical Description: 1 item : vellum : 55 x 43 cm

Scope and Contents

Signed by four adjudicators: Michael Wickham, John Platt, Thomas Hammond, and George Gutteridge. With map drawn as inset and a tax stamp. Document is written in English
Box 3B

Legal document 28 October 1586

Physical Description: 1 item : vellum : 22 x 26 cm. (Seal, 9.5 cm diameter)

Scope and Contents

Legal document in Latin created in the name of Queen Elizabeth I of England with attached seal.
Box 3C

Licence of alienation between William Pryor and Thomas Hanbury 20 November 1607

Physical Description: 1 item : vellum : 19 x 35 cm. (Seal, 15 cm diameter)

Scope and Contents

Document in Latin created in the name of King James I of England