Stowe papers addenda: John Land material

Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson.

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Stowe papers addenda: John Land material

Dates: 1871-1929

Collection Number: mssHM 82950-82986

Creator OR Collector: Land, John, 1852-1928

Extent: 53 items in three boxes

Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2191

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

Abstract: Correspondence, documents, gamekeeper’s notebook, photographs and ephemera relating to the Stowe estate, John Land and Louis-Philippe-Albert d’ Orléans, comte de Paris.

Language of Material: The records are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Stowe papers addenda: John Land material, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Marlborough Rare Books Ltd., Catalogue 203, item 22, February 24, 2005.

Biographical Note

The estate of Stowe in Buckinghamshire was purchased in 1590 by Peter Temple, and remained in possession of the Temple family and, subsequently, the Grenville family until 1921 when the estate, house and its contents were sold by Lady Mary Morgan Grenville, Baroness Kinloss of Stowe. In 1886 the house and estate were rented to Louis-Philippe-Albert d’ Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-1894), who wasa claimant to the French throne from 1848 until his death at Stowe House in 1894. John Land (1852-1928) was employed by the comte as the gamekeeper on the Stowe estate. Land was born in Rushford (Norfolk), the son and grandson of gamekeepers; he and his wife Hannah had at least three sons, one of whom was Harry Frederick Land. John Land worked on various great estates including Stowe and Wrest Park, Bedfordshire; he died at Silsoe, Bedfordshire in 1928.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content

Box 1: Correspondence, documents, gamekeeper’s notebook, and ephemera; arranged chronologically (1871-1929), HM 82950-82968.

Box 2: Photographs of John Land, various estates and workers; arranged by subject and then chronologically (1890-1928), HM 82969-82978.

Box 3: Oversize photographs of the comte de Paris, various family members, and Stowe House; arranged chronologically (1890-1900), HM 82979-82986.

Indexing Terms

Personal Names

Cockram, Thomas, -1897

Cowper, Francis Thomas De Grey Cowper, Earl of, 1834-1905

Haslam, Joel

Land, Harry Frederick

Land, John, 1852-1928

Lawrence, John Hamilton Lawrence, Baron, 1846-1913

Lucas, Auberon Thomas Herbert, Baron, 1876-1916

Mappin, Frederick Thorpe, Sir, 1821-1910

Morgan, Thomas C. C.

Orléans, Hèléne d’, Princess of France, 1871-1951

Orléans, Philippe, duc d’, 1869-1926

Paris, Louis-Philippe-Albert d’ Orléans, comte de, 1838-1894

Paris, Marie Isabelle d’ Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Corporate Names

Stowe House (Buckinghamshire, England)

Wrest Park and House (Silsoe, England)

Subjects

Administration of estates –- Great Britain –- History –- 19th century

Administration of estates –- Great Britain –- History –- 20th century

Country life –- Great Britain –- History –- 19th century

Country life –- Great Britain –- History –- 20th century

Gamekeepers

Household employees –- Great Britain –- History –- 19th century

Household employees –- Great Britain –- History –- 20th century

Hunting –- England –- History –- 19th century

Manors –- England –- Buckingham

Genre

Documents -– Great Britain -– 19th century

Documents –- Great Britain –- 20th century

Ephemera –- Great Britain –- 19th century

Ephemera –- Great Britain -– 20th century

Letters (correspondence) -– Great Britain –- 19th century

Letters (correspondence) –- Great Britain -– 20th century

Notebooks –- Great Britain –- 19th century

Photographs –- Great Britain –- 19th century

Photographs –- Great Britain -– 20th century

Box 1

Correspondence, documents, gamekeeper's notebook, and ephemera (1871-1929)

HM 82950 Mappin, Frederick Thorpe, Sir, 1821-1910. Letter to Mr. ----- Phuler (1871, Mar. 10)

Sheffield, Eng. (2 p.). Subject: Land, John, 1852-1928.

HM 82951 Mappin, Frederick Thorpe, Sir, 1821-1910. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1871, Mar. 15)

Sheffield, Eng. (3 p.)

HM 82952 Land, John, 1852-1928. Gamekeeper's Notebook: includes receipts/recipes for dog ailments, horse problems, accounts of nests, curing buckskins, waterproofing recipes for boots and cloth, etc. (1872-1881)

(1 vol., 54 p.). Also laid in: 7 loose pages of notes; with additional blank pages. Please note: volume begins in 1872 then is reversed and started again in 1873.

HM 82953 St John's Royal Latin School, Buckingham and Queen Elizabeth's School, Mansfield: school reports for Harry Frederick Land (1891-1929)

Printed forms, filled in (3 p.). Cataloger's Note: Harry Frederick Land was the son of John Land.

HM 82954 Paris, Louis-Philippe-Albert d' Orléans, comte de, 1838-1894. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1892, Feb. 7)

Seville, Spain. (2 p.)

HM 82955 Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1892, Apr. 23)

Seville, Spain. (2 p.)

HM 82956 Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1892, Aug. 11)

Marienbad. (2 p.)

HM 82957 Haslam, Joel. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1893, June 2)

Newcastle Estate Office, Worksop, Notts., Eng. (2 p.)

HM 82958 Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 (1895, Apr. 1)

Stowe House, Bucks., Eng. (1 p.). Also enclosed: agreement to maintain a horse, cart and five dogs for £6.0.0 per month, signed by John Land and the comtesse (1 p.).

HM 82959 Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. "I certify that John Land…:" [letter of reference] (1896, Sep.)

Eversham, Worcs., Eng. (1 p.). With envelope.

HM 82960 Morgan, Thomas C. C. Letter to Dear Sir: [letter of reference] (1897, Feb. 6)

Stowe House, Bucks., Eng. (3 p.). In pencil.

HM 82961 Lawrence, John Hamilton Lawrence, Baron, 1846-1913. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 ([1897]?, Feb. 10)

Chetwode Manor, Bucks., Eng. (1 p.)

HM 82962 Cockram, Thomas, -1897. "This is to certify that Harry Frederick Land…:" [letter of reference] (1897, Mar. 26)

Adstock, Bucks., Eng. (2 p.)

HM 82963 Bedfordshire. Earl Cowper to John Land: Appointment as Gamekeeper for Manors in Bedfordshire (1897, July 1)

(2 p.). Signed by: Francis Thomas DeGrey Cowper, Earl of Cowper, 1834-1905. Document with red wax seal and envelope.

HM 82964 Bedfordshire. Lord Lucas to John Land: Appointment as Gamekeeper for Manors in Bedfordshire (1906, Feb. 17)

(2 p.). Signed by: Auberon Thomas Herbert, Baron Lucas, 1876-1916. Document with red wax seal and envelope.

HM 82965 Paris, Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de, 1848-1919. Telegram to John Land, 1852-1928 (1907, Nov. 12)

Silsoe, Beds., Eng. (1 p.). With envelope. Cataloger's Note: the telegram and envelope are incorrectly addressed to "John Sand."

HM 82966 Land, John, 1852-1928. Letter to Hon. William Walsh (1912, Dec. 17)

Wrest Park, Ampthill, Beds., Eng. (1 p.). Subject: Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912.

HM 82967 Lucas, Auberon Thomas Herbert, Baron, 1876-1916. Letter to John Land, 1852-1928 ([1915, Aug. 21])

Royal Flying Corps, Rencomb, Cirencester, Eng. (1 p.). With envelope.

HM 82968 Barclays Bank Limited, Ampthill Branch. Receipt of commission for the account of Hannah Land, addressed to Harry Frederick Land (1929, Oct. 15)

Ampthill, Beds., Eng. (1 p.)

Folder 20 Ephemera. Printed Material: card and envelope addressed to John Land, obituary for comte de Paris, clippings and envelopes (1892-1926)

(9 pieces)

Box 2

Photographs of John Land, various estates and workers (1890-1928)

HM 82969 [John Land posing with gun and dog]? ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; originally framed. Glued to verso: another mounted photograph of an unidentified girl and man posing with a pony and dog.

HM 82970 (a-c) [John Land posing in front of Gamekeeper's House, Wrest Park]? ([approximately 1897]?)

3 mounted photographs.

HM 82971 (a-e) John Land ([before 1928])

4 photographs and 1 studio portrait.

HM 82972 Harvey Studio, Fredericton, NB, Canada. [Hèléne d' Orléans, Princess of France, 1871-1951]? ([approximately 1890]?)

1 studio portrait; glued and mounted in a paper folder.

HM 82973 Van der Weyde, London. Hèléne d' Orléans, Princess of France, 1871-1951 (1895, June 25)

Orléans House. 1 photogravure; signed and dated.

HM 82974 (a-b) L. Varney and Son, Buckingham. [Game birds and keepers on the Stowe Estate]? ([approximately 1900]?)

2 mounted photographs.

HM 82975 (a-b) [J.H. Copperwheat, Ampthill, Beds.] [Chickens and estate staff at wrest Park]? ([approximately 1900]?)

2 mounted photographs.

HM 82976 (a-e) J.H. Copperwheat, Ampthill, Beds. [Gamekeeper's House at Wrest Park]? ([approximately 1900]?)

4 mounted photographs and 1 printed postcard.

HM 82977 J.H. Copperwheat, Ampthill, Beds. [Trees on the Wrest Park estate]? ([approximately 1900]?)

1 mounted photograph.

HM 82978 (a-b) "Children in Queen Alexandria Wood - Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Home and College" ; Unidentified estate workers in front of a hut ([approximately 1890]?)

2 printed picture postcards.

Box 3

Oversize photographs of the comte de Paris, various family members and Stowe House (1890-1900)

HM 82979 (a-b) Walery, London. Philippe, duc d' Orléans, 1869-1926 (1890, Jan. 11)

1 photogravure. Also enclosed: 2 printed photographs from the same studio sitting, with printed signature and date.

HM 82980 Walery, London. Louis-Philippe-Albert d' Orléans, comte de Paris, 1838-1894 ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted studio portrait; with printed signature.

HM 82981 Walery, London. Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de Paris, 1848-1919 ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted studio portrait; with printed signature.

HM 82982 L. Varney and Son, Buckingham. Marie Isabelle d' Orléans, comtesse de Paris, 1848-1919, posing at a hunt meet at Stowe House, central portico of the North Front ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; signed.

HM 82983 L. Varney, Buckingham. [A hunt meet, Stowe House]? ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; water stained and damaged.

HM 82984 Russell and Sons, London. [Unidentified group of domestic staff for a large house] ([approximately 1890]?)

1 mounted photograph; damaged.

HM 82985 Russell and Sons, London. [Unidentified male church choir]? ([approximately 1900]?)

1 mounted photograph; damaged.

HM 82986 Russell and Sons, London. [Unidentified English House] ([approximately 1900]?)

1 mounted photograph.