Marquess of Sligo letters, 1810 Aug-Dec.

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Marquess of Sligo letters, 1810 Aug-Dec.

1810

https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/4903839

The collection contains nineteen letters written by the Marquess of Sligo during his travels in Greece and Asia Minor. Subjects include his planned itineraries; travel expenses; his elaborate entertainment by Veli Pasha; impressions of and experiences with Lord Byron and Lady Hester Stanhope; his shipment of "vases and other treasures" home to Ireland from digs in Greece; and his dislike of Constantinople. Other comments concern remittances from home and his thoughts on better estate management. There are also four letters and letters copy between the dowager Lady Sligo and her husband's creditors.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

eng, Latn

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8022112

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Stanhope, Hester, Lady, 1776-1839

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