Letter written by Charles Fairfax to his brother, Ferdinando Fairfax, concerning West Riding affairs. 1646.

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Letter written by Charles Fairfax to his brother, Ferdinando Fairfax, concerning West Riding affairs. 1646.

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Charles Fairfax's letter dated 'Menston this 8th of Aprill 1646' to his elder brother, Ferdinando Fairfax, concerning West Riding matters.

2 ff. conjoined and consecutive, folio manuscript.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, Baron, 1584-1648

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Fairfax, Charles, 1597-1673

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Charles Fairfax (1597-1673) was an antiquarian, genealogist and compiler of the Analecta Fairfaxiana . He was born at Denton in Yorkshire, but spent most of his life at Menston, on his wife's estate. In 1646, his brother Ferdinando, second Lord Fairfax, appointed him steward of the courts of Ripon and he later served as a colonel of foot in Monck's army. Following Monck's march into Yorkshire, Fairfax became governor of Kingston-upon-Hull, but after a year he retired to Menston to pursue his ant...