Ballitorepapers 1709-1827

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Ballitorepapers 1709-1827

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The papersconsist of correspondence, mainly between members of the Leadbeater family,including Mary Leadbeater and her husband William, and the Shackleton family,including Mary Leadbeater's parents, Elizabeth and Richard Shackleton, hersister, Sarah, and her grandfather, Abraham Shackleton. There is alsocorrespondence with many other relatives, including Mary's cousin, MargaretPike. Many letters were written by children. There is extensive correspondencebetween Mary and the poet Melesina Trench. The papers also include poetry byMary (including a poem written about Edmund Burke); narrative diaries kept byher mother, Elizabeth; manuscript magazines written by children; and a familytree.

2.50 linearft. (7 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6348884

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797

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Private secretary to the British prime minister Rockingham who opposed British policies in America. From the description of ALS, 1775 January 12 : Westminister, to the Marquis of Rockingham. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283720 English statesman and orator. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Sir Peter Burrell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858706 From the description of Autogr...

Shackleton, Sarah.

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Shackleton, Richard, 1726-1792

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Richard Shackleton, son of Abraham Shackleton (1697-1771), founder of the Quaker school at Ballitore, Co Kildare, Ireland. In 1756, he succeeded his father as master of the school, where he remained until replaced by his son Abraham in 1779. Shackleton's first wife, Elizabeth (Fuller) Schakleton died in 1754; he later married Elizabeth (Carleton) Shackleton, who was active in local charities. From the description of Correspondence of Richard Shackleton, 1658-1808 (bulk 1750-1795). (H...

Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...

Ballitore School

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Ledbetter family.

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Trench, Melesina Chenevix St. George, 1768-1827

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Shackleton, Abraham, 1696-1771

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Leadbeater, William, ca. 1757-1827.

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Leadbeater, Mary, 1758-1826

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Mary Leadbeater [née Shackleton], Irish author. From the description of Mary Leadbeater manuscript material : 1 item, 1802 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 697291983 ...

Shackleton family.

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Shackleton, Elizabeth, 1726-1804

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Pike, Margaret

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