Letters from Hollywood: Duchess Millicent's Letters from Mary Pickford
Amongst Duchess Millicent's correspondence from the 1940s are a number of letters and telegrams from the Hollywood actress Mary Pickford. The Duchess stayed with Mary Pickford on a visit to Beverly Hills ...
Married Life: Sir William and Lady Jane
Many of the letters amongst Sir William’s personal papers are from his wife, Lady Jane Granville, daughter of the 1st Earl of Bath (d.1696). Following their marriage in 1669, these letters relate personal ...
Married Life: The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
There are many letters in the Sutherland Papers exchanged between the fourth Duke and Duchess of Sutherland during their marriage.
A notable example is a letter written to Duchess Millicent by the ...
Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, fourth Duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955)
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in Fife. In 1884 she married Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913) who became the fourth Duke of Sutherland following the death of his father ...
Money and Marriage: Sir Thomas Gower and the Leveson Family
Sir Thomas Gower married Frances Leveson, the grandaughter of Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) in 1631. By this time Frances Leveson's Father Sir John Leveson, the eldest son of Sir John Leveson ...
More about Sir Richard and War with Spain
Richard Wisker writes that following the Spanish invasion of Kinsale in 1601 Sir Richard and his cousin Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) were instrumental in co-ordinating English naval defence ...
More of Rachel Newport's Letters from Town
A letter dated November 14th 1657 states ‘I received your kinde letter and both your kinde tokens which are exceeding good, your hare powder will be very welcome’. The letter reflects Richard’s good relationship ...
Nicholas Leveson, (c.1490-1539)
Nicholas Leveson (c.1490-1539) was the son of Richard Leveson of Prestwood (d. 1503) and his wife Jane Bradbury who was from the same family as Sir Thomas Bradbury, Master Mercer and Lord Mayor of London.
Nicholas ...
Rachel's Letters: More News from Town
Rachel’s letters also refer to wider social and world affairs. In a further letter she comments on proposed marriage arrangements concerning Lord Shrewsbury, who was closely associated with Sir Richard’s ...
Richard Leveson (d. 1561)
Richard Leveson was the son of James Leveson (c.1500-1547)and his first wife Alice Wrotteseley (d. 1525), daughter of Sir Richard Wrottesley of Wrottesely. The Sutherland Papers includes Richard's original ...
Sir John and Horse Racing
In addition to these blood sports, Sir John was also involved in the organisation of horse racing. A letter written to Sir John by William Manners, the son of John, the third Duke of Rutland, discusses ...
Sir John Leveson & Queen Elizabeth I
A particularly notable document amongst Sir John Leveson’s papers is a document dated 1597 which is signed by Queen Elizabeth I herself. Her signature ‘Elizabeth R’ is followed with the words ‘By the ...
Sir John Leveson and Court Security
Sir John Leveson’s papers include a letter addressed to him from Hampton Court dated August 1603 concerning ‘one John Stockwell of lewd and most villainous mouth’. Richard Wisker notes that Sir John Leveson ...
Sir John Leveson of Halling at Home
The Sutherland Papers include many wills and inventories detailing the property owned by the Leveson family during the sixteenth century. The inventories relating to Sir John Leveson (1555-1615) provide ...
Sir John Leveson, Baron Gower (1675-1709)
Sir John Leveson-Gower was the only son of Sir William Leveson Gower and Lady Jane Granville. Born in 1675, Sir John distinguished himself in political circles, being appointed in his father’s place as ...
Sir John Leveson: Coronation of James I
As Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Sir John Leveson was given the responsibility of raising volunteers to provide security at the coronation of King James I in 1603. The documents relating to Sir John’s professional ...
Sir John Leveson: Land and Property
Amongst Sir John Leveson’s personal papers is a document listing all of the lands which he owned. The document reflects the extent of the Leveson family’s wealth and influence as landowners at this time.
The ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower 2nd Baron Gower of Stittenham and first Earl Gower (1694-1754)
Sir John Leveson-Gower was born on 9th August 1694, the eldest son of Sir John Leveson-Gower (1675-1709), the first Baron Gower, and his wife Lady Katherine Manners (1675-1722). Sir John inherited extensive ...