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Charity in Newcastle-under-Lyme
This bundle of documents contains a number of deeds which were made between the Leveson-Gower family and th...
Disputes over Rent at the Manor Court
The Manor Court was not just an occasion for tenants to show deference to the Lord of the Manor. Important ...
Goldsmith’s Almanack, 1715
Amongst the personal papers of Sir John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower and 1st Earl Gower (1694-1754) is a ...
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)
Granville Leveson-Gower was born in August 1721, the son of John Leveson-Gower, first Earl Gower (1694-1754...
Land Disputes in the Manor of Longton: William Fowler and Longton Boundary Deeds
One of the most intriguing documents amongst the Manor Court Papers for Longton (1696-1733) is a letter wri...
Letter from George Cookes, Stone to Isaac Brisbane, Trentham, 1719
George Cookes of Stone wrote to Isaac Brisbane of Trentham on 31st March 1719 concerning the number of catt...
Letters from Michael Johnson to George Plaxton
exhibition Lichfield is famous for being the birthplace of Dr. Samuel Johnson, and has attracted visitors for this rea...
Lichfield Elections 1748, 1753 and 1754: Lawyers Costs
exhibition During the eighteenth century the Gower-Anson interest made extensive purchases of property in Lichfield in...
Political Interest in Staffordshire: Letter from William Fitzherbert to Earl Gower, 1723
Found within the personal papers of Sir John Leveson-Gower, first Earl Gower (1694-1754), this letter dated...
Problems with Voters & Property
exhibition Amongst the papers relating to Lichfield elections in the 1740s and 1750s are a number of documents providi...
Property in Newcastle: Houses and a Smithy, 1734
Throughout the eighteenth century the Leveson-Gowers purchased property in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Suther...
Rioting in Newcastle
A number of letters were found amongst the papers of Sir John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (1694-1754) rel...



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