Item 13 - Illuminated letter of condolence from the mayor, aldermen, and councillors of Pontefract to Lord Houghton

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Crewe MS/13

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Illuminated letter of condolence from the mayor, aldermen, and councillors of Pontefract to Lord Houghton

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  • 2 Mar. 1874 (Creation)

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2 illuminated sheets, in a gilded leather folding frame (36 x 27 cm). There is a seal on the second sheet, protected by a loose pad of wool.

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Milnes, Richard Monckton (1809-1885), 1st Baron Houghton, author and politician
(1809-1885)

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Milnes, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe- (1858-1945), 1st Marquess of Crewe, politician
(1858-1945)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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This letter was presented to Lord Houghton on the death of his wife.

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  • English

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