Pythouse papers, [ca. 1678-1681].

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Pythouse papers, [ca. 1678-1681].

Pythouse papers, [ca. 1678-1681].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177361

A collection of letters and documents from the Pythouse muniments, consisting of 14 letters addressed to Thomas Bennett (ca. 1645-88), M.P., from his uncle William Bennett (ca. 1627-), accompanied by 7 related letters and documents. These papers form part of the Pythouse muniments formerly accumulated by two Wiltshire families of similar name, the Bennetts of Pythouse (in Tisbury) and their successors, the Benetts of Norton Bavant. Most of the private papers of both families are now in the Wiltshire Record Office. William Bennett, the writer of these letters, was the third surviving son of Thomas Bennett (d. 1663) of Pythouse. Letters 1B and Misc. 1 are addressed to his younger brother Matthew Bennett, but the remainder were written to his nephew Thomas Bennett, M.P. for Shaftesbury, 1677-81. Most of these letters are concerned with family matters, principally loans and lawsuits, but William Bennett acted as his nephew's agent during the Exclusion elections of 1679-81, to which Letters 5,6,10,11 and 12 refer. There are only a few Benett papers in the present collection.

1 box (21 items) ; (various sizes).

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