Identity area
Reference code
MSPB/76
Title
Note from Eliot Warburton to Messrs Colburn & Co
Date(s)
- [1851-1852] (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 folded sheet
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Archival history
After Lord Houghton’s death in 1885 his library passed firstly to his son the 1st Marquess of Crewe, then to Peggy, Marchioness of Crewe, and eventually to Lord Crewe’s daughter the Duchess of Roxburghe.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The book containing this letter forms part of the bequest of Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe, 2014.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Please to give Bearer a copy of Darien for Mr Monckton Milnes'.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Tipped in between the two ff. following the title page of Warburton's Darien; or, The Merchant Prince. A Historical Romance. (London : Colburn & Co., 1852), in the Crewe Collection.
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Note
Written before Warburton's death at sea on 4 Jan. 1852.