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Reference Number705:73 BA14450/291/5 (1-15)
Hierarchy Browser Number350/7/9/1/48
TitleLetters from Roger Gresley [Sir Roger Gresley, 8th Baronet (1799-1837) politician, husband of Lady Sophia Catherine Coventry]
DescriptionLetters sent largely concerning his desire to marry Lady Sophia Catherine Coventry, daughter of George William, 7th Earl of Coventry. Although happy with the match the 7th Earl advises that Sir Roger and Lady Sophia are too young and ask them to wait until Roger reaches his majority. Letters include details forwarded relating to the value of Sir Roger's estate. Also concerns Lady Gresley's [Roger's mother] actions against the Coventry family, in which she claimed that the Coventry family tried to force Roger into marriage, with a view to his fortune as a Ward of Chancery.
DateSep 1819-19 Feb 1821
CategoryCorrespondence
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