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Reference Number705:73 BA14450/294/7 (1-4)
Hierarchy Browser Number350/7/24/1/24
TitleLetters from Ralph Burch
DescriptionLetters sent from 29 Spring Gardens, London, which talk of Lady Holland [Lady Mary Beauclerk, Countess of Coventry, 2nd wife of George William, 8th Earl of Coventry] leaving in her will an "article of china" for the 9th Earl to select. The 9th Earl then disputes whether Lady Holland had the power to dispose of a plate bearing the Coventry family crest and coat-of-arms, as they should belong to the Coventry family. Item 705:73 BA14450/294/7 (1) is a copy of an extract from Lady Mary's will detailing her disposal of china and other items.
Date28 Sep 1889-25 Oct 1889
CategoryCorrespondence
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