Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824

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Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish [née Hervey; other married name Foster], duchess of Devonshire (1757-1824), society hostess and patron of the arts.

From the description of Letters from Elizabeth Cavendish to her banker Jean-Franc̦ois Perregaux, n.d., 1790-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702203227

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creatorOf Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824. Letters in autograph (63) signed : to Harriet, Lady Duncannon, and to the Duchess of Bessbarought, 1790-1820. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824,. Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, London, to Edmund Kean [manuscript], 1818 October 14, 20. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809. Joseph Johnson Letterbook, 1795-1810. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Sir Augustus John Foster Papers, 1794-1844 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845. Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey manuscript material : 17 items, 1805-1841 New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Sotheby, William, 1757-1833. Letters to William Sotheby, 1813-1833. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. Letter, [1792? Aug.], to Lady Elizabeth Foster. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824. Letters from Elizabeth Cavendish to her banker Jean-Franc̦ois Perregaux, n.d., 1790-1803. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
creatorOf Melbourne, Elizabeth (Milbanke) Lamb, Viscountess, 1752-1818. Autograph letter unsigned : Whitehall, to the dowager duchess of Devonshire, 1815 Jan. 31. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Joseph Johnson Letterbook, 1795-1810 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
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Birth 1758-05-13

Death 1824-03-30

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