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Cavendish, William, Sir, 1505?-1557. Account book of Sir William and Lady Cavendish of Chatsworth [manuscript], 1548 Michaelmas-1550.

Title: Account book of Sir William and Lady Cavendish of Chatsworth [manuscript], 1548 Michaelmas-1550.

Receipts and disbursements drawn up mainly by Lady Cavendish, later Countess of Shrewsbury. Near the end is a list of land sold in Hertfordshire, 1550.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (28 leaves)

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Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Hardwick Talbot, Countess of, 1527?-1608. Account book of Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, kept by her steward Edward Whalley [manuscript], 1589 September 9-1592 July 12.

Title: Account book of Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, kept by her steward Edward Whalley [manuscript], 1589 September 9-1592 July 12.

Disbursements and receipts receipted by the countess. Some of the items bought were intended as gifts and the name of the recipient is then given. Many things were purchased probably for Hardwick Hall which she was building in these years; on p. 12 is a note of hangings of "Tobias" and "Nathaniel" bought in 1591 while she was in Chelsea. On p. 13 begin the detailed costs of the suit between her and her children the new Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, including the fees paid to lawyers retained for her, 1590-1592.

ArchivalResource: 32 p.

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Wilson, John, 1719-1783,. Papers of the Cavendish-Talbot family [manuscript], 1333-1705 (bulk 1548-1676).

Title: Papers of the Cavendish-Talbot family [manuscript], 1333-1705 (bulk 1548-1676).

Mostly consists of correspondence, as well as various financial documents, warrants, petitions, orders, physician instructions and other miscellaneous documents relating to the Cavendish, Talbot, Wentworth, and Slingsby families as well as to Sir Humphrey Style, and Stanley and Sarah Gower. Correspondents and recipients include but not limited to: Bess Hardwick, her husbands including the Earl of Shrewsbury (George Talbot) and his son Gilbert, and Henry Slingsby.

ArchivalResource: 203 items (4 boxes).

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