RepositoryCheshire Record Office
LevelItem
ReferenceDLT/B39
TitleLetter Book
Date1670s-1720s
Description?for the maintenance of Ralph Leycester his son and heir and of Elinour his wife daughter of Sir Peter Leycester of Tabley total value £99 10s
Latin oration of 1633 by Samuel Shipton of Brasen Nose College, Oxford, copies form the original by Peter Leycester [1633]
Letter from Ffrancis Pigott to Sir Peter Leycester, proposing to buy a rent charge of £20 towards the maintenance of his new chapel. On paper. English [20 Jul 1672]
Letter from her daughter to Lady leicester at Moberley.
A second letter to her.
Letter of Robert to his father , Sir Peter Leicester, after the death of his son.
Letter written by Robert Leicester (Peter's grandson), at the age of five (died 14 Jan 1675) to Madam Byrom Leicester at Mobberley [27 Jan 1674]
Letter from Robert Leicester about his son's sickness [16 Jan 1678]
A letter to the same effect from Robert to his sister, Lady Leicester of Mobberley
Copy of a letter from Leycester of Mobberley to his brother in law, sympathising over the child's illness (copy) [11 Jan 1675]
Ffrancis Pigott's letter to Sir Peter , dsecribing the child's death.
Letter to Sir Francis Leicester from Samuel Danvers [13 Jul 1718]
A second letter from Samuel, requesting that he may visit his uncle at Highgate. The dorse gives the reply of Sir Francis refusing permission.
A long letter from Samuel to his uncle, Sir Francis, describing the hardness of his father and asking advice in his career.
A short note of thanks from Samuel to his uncle, Sir Francis [8 Mar]
A further letter of thanks from Samuel to his uncle [22 Apr 1720]
Dan. Danvers - letter to Sir Francis denying that he was the cause of the breach between Sir John and his nephew Samuel.
Letter of thanks from Samuel to Sir Francis for receiving him.
Oxford. A further letter from Samuel to Sir Francis asking assistance [12 Aug 1720]
A further letter again telling Francis of his poverty [15 Oct 1720]
A letter of thanks from Samuel to Sir Francis [2 Dec 1720]
A similar letter of thanks [1 Jan 1721]
A further letter from Samuel at Wadham telling his uncle that his father intended to remove him from Oxford within half the year [21 Aug 1721]
A letter from Samuel saying that his father had stopped his allowance for three quarters, and would not maintain him except at home [17 Oct 1721]
Letter of Samuel, asking is his letter of 17 Oct had reached Sir Francis [5 Dec 1722]
Letter from Samuel to thank Sir Francis for 10 guineas [5 jan 1723]
Letter to Sir Francis to tell him that Samuel had died on Tuesday 5 Oct [6 Feb 1723]
Extent1 volume
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