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DLT - Leicester-Warren family of Tabley estate - 12th century-20th century
- 11 - Family and Personal Papers
  - 8 - Sir John Fleming Leicester [1762-1827]
    - 2 - Art Collections
      - 2 - Artists Letters, mainly by Sir John W Carey. - 1796-1911

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	DLT/C38/11
Title	Letter of William Carey congratulating Sir John on the acquisition of Mr Barnet’s picture.
Date	22 Aug 1818
Description	“I commit my claim to any small degree of judgement upon it that it will be received by all true judges as one of the finest landscapes ion existence”. In this letter Carey describes himself as “a member of your privy council”.
Extent	1 item

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