Letter book of the Lyttelton family
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CMV32993
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b705:104 BA15492/117
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Letter book of the Lyttelton family
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A volume containing a collection of letters written to members of the Lyttelton family, including letters by leading literary figures and members of the political elite.
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Correspondents include: Francis Godolphin, Lord Egremont, Lord Rodney, Voltaire, Thomas Pitt, Lucy Lyttelton, Thomas Lyttelton; Thomas Whately, Chatham, Rockingham, and Apphia Peach.
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Some letters have come loose from their mounts. Some repairs have been undertaken using sellotape. The volume has been placed in a custom-made case.
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Part of the family and estate archives of the Viscounts Cobham of Hagley Hall.
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