Leigh family papers
Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Leigh family papers
Dates: 1686/87-1866
Collection Number: mssHM 81608-81660
Creator:
Leigh (Family : Adlestrop, England)
Extent:
53 items, plus the album
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Abstract: The Leigh family papers is a collection of letters, poems and manuscripts of six generations of the Leigh family of Adlestrop
mainly concerning family matters and the society in which they lived.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Leigh family papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by the Library Collectors' Council from Karen Thomson, Rare Books, Catalogue No. 102, January 10, 2015.
Biographical Note
The Leigh family, descended from Sir Thomas Leigh, Lord Mayor of London for Queen Elizabeth I, were a long-established family
in Adlestrop in Gloucestershire. They were connected by marriage to many other wealthy families in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire,
including the Dukes of Chandos and the Austens. The Leighs of Adlestrop were Jane Austen’s maternal relatives.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically. It is housed in two boxes.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of the following:
Box 1: Correspondence and Manuscripts are arranged chronologically. The collection consists of letters, poems and other manuscripts
written by various members of the Leigh family and other people in their circle. The letters are mainly concerned with the
intimate, mundane, playful and tragic aspects of family life from the early modern period until the middle of the 19th century.
There is also a small number of poems, written by or copied out by family members, a Hymn, a speech, and a travel account.
Please note: there is no material in this collection by Jane Austen nor is she a subject of any of this material. But, the
Leigh Family Papers will allow researchers to develop enhanced understanding of her family and kin networks, gendered relationships,
literature, and English sociability.
Box 2: Album. The 19th century volume is titled in gild on the spine, "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS." Letters and
other material purchased by the Library Collectors’ Council have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation
Department. An unknown number of letters were removed from the volume prior to the Huntington Library purchase.
Related material in the Huntington Library includes:
- Stowe papers, 1175-1919: Brydges family papers
Note
Cataloger's Notes
1. The decision was made to remove and conserve all material in the album. This work was done before the material was cataloged;
but some evidence of original mountings (old glue, stubs, etc.) remain on the letters and manuscripts.
2. A large number of the letters and manuscripts retain the autograph ink notes written by Frederick Leigh Colvile, 1819-1886
(FLC); these notes were not noted on the folder or in the Finding Aid.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Family -- Sources
Austen-Leigh, James Edward, 1798-1874
Barton, Henry, 1717 or 1718-1790
Brydges, Henry, 1676?-1728
Chandos, James Brydges, Baron, 1642-1714
Colvile, Frederick Leigh, 1819-1886
Cooper, Edward, 1770-1835
D'Oyly, Diana Rochfort, Lady, -1803
D’Oyly, John Hadley, Sir, 1754-1818
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Hoskyns, Mary Leigh, Lady, 1699-1735
Leigh, Caroline Brydges, Lady, 1730-1804
Leigh, Charles, 1700-1766
Leigh, Edward, 1708-1737
Leigh, Elizabeth Craven, approximately 1651-1687
Leigh, Elizabeth, 1735-1816
Leigh (Family : Adlestrop, England) -- Archives
Leigh, James Henry, 1765-1823
Leigh, James, 1724-1774
Leigh, Joanna Pury, 1625?-1689
Leigh, Julia Twisleton, 1771-1843
Leigh, Mary Lord, approximately1695-1756
Leigh, Mary Leigh, 1731-1797
Leigh, Mary, 1728-1768
Leigh, Theophilus, approximately 1643-1725
Leigh, Theophilus, 1693-1785
Leigh, Thomas, 1734-1813
Leigh, Tryphena, 1678-1744
Leigh, William, 1691-1757
Leigh of Stoneleigh, Edward Leigh, Baron, 1742-1786
Leigh of Stoneleigh, Thomas Leigh, Baron, 1713-1749
Parr, Samuel, 1744-1825
Rowe, Elizabeth Singer, 1674-1737
Trapp, Joseph, 1679-1747
Turner, Edward, Sir, 1719-1766
Warburton, William, 1698-1779
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761
Wentworth, Thomas, 1693?-1747
Wight, Cassandra Leigh, 1695-1778
Subjects
Childbirth -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Childbirth -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Earthquakes -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Families -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Families -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Families -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Smallpox -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Geographic Areas
Bath (England) -- History -- 17th century
Bath (England) -- History -- 18th century
England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Genre
Drawings -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 17th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Manuscripts -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Manuscripts -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Poems -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Poems -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Box 1
Correspondence, Manuscripts & Poems (HM 81608-81660)
1686/87-1866
HM 81608
Leigh, Elizabeth Craven, approximately 1651-1687. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, approximately 1643-1725
(1686/87, Mar. 12)
HM 81609
Leigh, Elizabeth Craven, approximately 1651-1687. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, approximately 1643-1725
(1687, June 11)
Black wax seal; cover sheet, (1 p.)
HM 81610
Leigh, Joanna Pury, 1625?-1689. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, approximately 1643-1725
(1688, June 23)
Oxford, England. Red wax seal, (1 p.)
HM 81611
[Chandos, James Brydges, Baron, 1642-1714]. Watercolor drawing of [Embroidered Portefeuille envelope]
[approximately 1700?]
On verso: description of William Colvile Esq. of Newton's signature, previously removed; with watercolor crown illustration,
(2 p.)
HM 81612
Leigh, Theophilus, approximately 1643-1725. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1716, June 21)
HM 81613
Leigh, Tryphena, 1678-1744. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
([1720/21]?, Feb. 28)
Barnsley, England, (4 p.). Subject: illness, smallpox
HM 81614
Wight, Cassandra Leigh, 1695-1778. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
[approximately 1721?]
HM 81615
Hoskyns, Mary Leigh, Lady, 1699-1735. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1725, May 12)
Harwood, Herefordshire, England. Black wax seal, (3 p.)
HM 81616
Brydges, Henry, 1676?-1728. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1725, Sep. 16)
St. James's Street, London, England. Red wax seal, (1 p.)
HM 81617
Wight, Cassandra Leigh, 1695-1778. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
([1725/26]?, Mar. 19)
Villars Street, London, England. Red wax seal; misdated "1712" in another hand, (2 p.)
HM 81618
Leigh, Mary Lord, approximately 1695. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
([1732]?, May 11)
Red wax seal; cover sheet, (1 p.)
HM 81619
Wentworth, Thomas, 1693?-1747. Letter to [Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785]
(1732, Dec. 28)
London, England. Red wax seal; cover sheet repaired, (1 p.)
HM 81620
Leigh, Edward, 1708-1737. Letter to [Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785]
(1736, June 12)
Brussels, Belgium. Heavily repaired, (4 p.)
HM 81621
Leigh, Theophilus, 1693-1785. Letter to Mary Leigh Leigh, 1731-1797
(1737, June 12)
Balliol College, Oxford, England. Red wax seal; addressed to "Molly," (2 p.)
HM 81622
Turner, Edward, Sir, 1719-1766. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1739, May 5)
HM 81623
Trapp, Joseph, 1679-1747. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1739, Aug. 22)
Harlington, England. Red wax seal; letter repaired, (2 p.)
HM 81624
Turner, Edward, Sir, 1719-1766. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1740, May 3)
London, England. Red wax seal, (2 p.). Cataloger's Note: autograph note on verso "Upon the death of Doct. Leigh first little
Cassandra"
HM 81625
Leigh, Theophilus, 1693-1785. Letter to [Charles Leigh, 1700-1766]
(1740, May 7)
Balliol College, Oxford, England, (3 p.). Includes the note: "Copy of Part of my letter to my Br. Charles in Answer to one
from Him to my Br. At Adlestrop"
HM 81626
Leigh, Charles, 1700-1766. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1740, May 12)
Ross. Red wax seal; final page repaired, (3 p.)
HM 81627
Warburton, William, 1698-1779. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1741, May 12)
Newark upon Trent, England, (1 p.)
HM 81628
Leigh, William, 1691-1757. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1743/44, Jan. 15)
Adlestrop, Glos., England, (1 p.)
HM 81629
Leigh, William, 1691-1757. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1743/44, Jan. 28)
Adlestrop, Glos., England, (3 p.)
HM 81630
Leigh of Stoneleigh, Thomas Leigh, Baron, 1713-1749. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1744, Apr. 10)
Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwicks., England. Red wax seal; cover sheet, (2 p.)
HM 81631
Leigh, William, 1691-1757. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1745, Oct. 26)
Adlestrop, Glos., England, (1 p.). Subject: smallpox
HM 81632
Leigh, William, 1691-1757. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1745, Nov. 20)
Adlestrop, Glos., England, (1 p.)
HM 81633
Leigh, William, 1691-1757. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1747, June 8)
Adlestrop, Glos., England. Black wax seal; cover sheet repaired, (2 p.)
HM 81634
Leigh, Thomas, 1734-1813. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1748, Sep. 3)
Evesham, England. Final page repaired, (2 p.)
HM 81635
Leigh, James, 1724-1774. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1749/50, Mar. 12)
Cavendish Square, London, England, (3 p.). Subject: Earthquakes -- England -- 18th century
HM 81636
Turner, Edward, Sir, 1719-1766. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1752, Mar. 31)
HM 81637
Banbury, William, Sir. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1755, Mar. 26)
Upper Grosvenor Street, London, England. Red wax seal; with partial cover sheet, (2 p.)
HM 81638
Leigh, Thomas, 1734-1813. Epithalamium / Sung by the Muses / on the Marriage of James Leigh…to…Lady Caroline Brydges...:
[poem]
(1755)
HM 81639
Leigh, Mary, 1728-1768. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1760, Mar. 6)
Cavendish Square, London, England, (5 p.)
HM 81640
Turner, Edward, Sir, 1719-1766. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1762, June 17)
HM 81641
Turner, Edward, Sir, 1719-1766. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1763, July 28)
Adlestrop, Glos., England, (4 p.). With: annotations in another hand, including a long note on the verso of the final page
concerning Sir Edward.
HM 81642
Leigh of Stoneleigh, Edward Leigh, Baron, 1742-1786. Letter to Theophilus Leigh, 1693-1785
(1764, Apr. 18)
Grosvenor Street, London, England. Red wax seal; cover sheet repaired, (1 p.)
HM 81643
[Leigh, Mary, 1728-1768]. A Hymn Taken from the 148th Psalm
[before 1768]
HM 81644
Leigh, Theophilus, 1693-1785. Letter to Thomas Leigh, 1734-1813
(1774, June 17)
Balliol College, Oxford, England. Black wax seal, (3 p.)
HM 81645
Leigh, Theophilus, 1693-1785. Letter to Lady Caroline Brydges Leigh, 1730-1804
(1779, Feb. 1)
Balliol College, Oxford, England. Some repair, with portion of final page torn away, (1 p.)
HM 81646
[Barton, Henry, 1717 or 1718-1790]. Letter to Thomas Leigh, 1734-1813
(1785, Sep. 24)
Merton College, Oxford, England, (1 p.). Signed: "A. Nonymus."
HM 81647
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761. On Lady Saye & Sele & Lady Hawke going to Court / Lady S: & S: in Blue & Gold Lady H: in Mourning.
by the same: [poem]
[approximately 1785?]
(1 p.). Copied out by Julia Twisleton Leigh, 1771-1843.
HM 81648
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761. On Miss Turner (now Lady Saye & Sele), by John Willes Esq ---: [poem]
[approximately 1785?]
(1 p.). Copied out by Julia Twisleton Leigh, 1771-1843.
HM 81649
[Leigh, Elizabeth, 1735-1816]. [Account of a Tour to Malvern, & up the Wye, Herefordshire]
(1797, Aug. 7-21)
HM 81650
[Leigh, Elizabeth, 1735-1816]. "My Dear little Neice, dont wish to be eighy..." [poem]
([1797-1798]?)
(1 p.). With autograph note on verso, written by Julia Leigh. This poem written for Julia Leigh Colvile (d. 1871), daughter
of James Henry Leigh and Julia Twisleton Leigh.
HM 81651
[Rowe, Elizabeth Singer, 1674-1737]. Soliloquy: [poem]
[approximately 1800?]
(2 p.). Copied out by Elizabeth Leigh, 1735-1816.
HM 81652
Leigh, Thomas, 1734-1813 and Leigh, Elizabeth, 1735-1816. Letter to James Henry Leigh, 1765-1823 and Julia Twisleton Leigh,
1771-1843
(1802, July 13)
HM 81653
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818. Letter to Thomas Leigh, 1734-1813
[1806, July 31]
Red wax seal; cover sheet repaired, (4 p.). Also enclosed: Hastings' draft of an epitaph for Lady D'Oyly (4 p.). Subject:
Lady Diana Rochfort D'Oyly, d. 1803, Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 1754-1818.
HM 81654
Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825. Letter to James Henry Leigh, 1765-1823
(1816, Mar. 21)
HM 81655
Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825. Letter to James Henry Leigh, 1765-1823
(1819, Jan. 23)
Hatton, England. Red wax seal, (3 p.). Letter is in another hand and only signed by Parr.
HM 81656
[Leigh, James Henry, 1765-1823]. Prologue [to Chrononhotonthologos]
[1821]
HM 81657
Leigh, James Henry, 1765-1823. "It has been generally the opinion of many of the ablest supporters of Christianity that Sunday
was designed by the Creator as a day of relaxation...:" [speech?]
[approximately 1821]
HM 81658
Cooper, Edward, 1770-1835. Letter to Julia Twisleton Leigh, 1771-1843
(1823, Nov. 20)
Hamstall Ridware, Staffs., England. Black wax seal; with autograph note in an unknown hand, (5 p.). Subject: Leigh, James
Henry, 1765-1823.
HM 81659
Austen-Leigh, James Edward, 1798-1874. Letter to [Frederick Leigh Colvile, 1819-1886]
(1866, Nov. 10)
Bray Vicarage, Maidenhead, England, (4 p.)
HM 81660
Austen-Leigh, James Edward, 1798-1874. Letter to [Frederick Leigh Colvile, 1819-1886]
(1866, Nov. 24)
Bray Vicarage, Maidenhead, England, (2 p.)
Box 2
19th century Album [material removed]
Album. Titled in gild on the spine, "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS"
[19th century]
All letters and other material have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation Department.