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The manuscripts of the Earl Cowper, K. G., preserved at Melbourne hall, Derbyshire (Volume I)

The manuscripts of the Earl Cowper, K. G., preserved at Melbourne hall, Derbyshire (Volume I)

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Dictionaries & EncyclopediasGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9353707137
ISBN13: 9789353707132
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 502
Weight: 1.61
Height: 1.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Behind the dignified facade of Melbourne Hall sits a working archive: the Cowper family archives that helped shape early eighteenth century England. Letters. Lists. Laws. Lives. Power. Volume I of The manuscripts of the Earl Cowper, K. G., preserved at Melbourne hall, Derbyshire is an edited manuscript collection and historical manuscript catalogue, presented as an archival papers calendar for readers who want to know what survives, where it sits, and why it matters. The entries map English political letters alongside estate and legal records, household business, and family correspondence, showing how power travelled through post, property deeds, and patronage. Each document is noted with names, places, and dates, turning scattered papers into a usable trail for study or browsing. Created in the spirit of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, this volume remains a touchstone for British archival studies and an academic history reference for historians of Parliament, local administration, and country house life. It is also strong on genealogy research sources, linking people to offices, marriages, leases, and disputes that rarely surface elsewhere. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure for shelves devoted to Derbyshire country house archives and the documentary texture of Britain. Collectors of classic reference works will appreciate its calm authority, while casual history readers can dip in at any name or date and emerge with a sharper sense of how archives keep the past alive.

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