Sir John Leveson-Gower and Mrs. Doncastle the Housekeeper
Mrs. Doncastle was Sir John’s housekeeper at Leicester House in Middlesex. A number of letters in Sir John’s papers demonstrate that Sir John and Mrs Doncastle shared a close relationship, Mrs. Doncastle ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower and the Jacobean Uprisings
Sir John was the Lord Privy Seal during the Jacobite Uprisings of the 1740s. His prominent political position and his loyalty to the King against the Jacobites earned him the title of Earl Gower in 1746. ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower and the Navigation of the Waterways: The Disadvantages of the Canals
Sir John Leveson-Gower was a prominent social and political figure in the House of Lords. Notable amongst his papers are two letters relating to Parliamentary Bills concerning the development of navigable ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower at Home: Building a Library at Trentham
Amongst Sir John’s personal papers is a document entitled ‘An Estimate for the workmanship of the Carcase of a building design’d for a Library and Servants Room for the Right Honourable Lord Gower at ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, a Sporting Fellow: Cock Fighting in the Early Eighteenth Century
Sir John was also involved in cock fighting. A letter from the 3rd Duke of Rutland, dated 2nd July 1722 refers to ‘our Cocking’. Sir John and Rutland were active participants in cock fighting, organising ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, a Sporting Fellow: Fox Hunting and Horse Racing in the Early Eighteenth Century
Many of Sir John’s personal papers refer to his leisure activities. Letters and bills of expenses suggest that Sir John was a keen sportsman, involved in fox hunting, cock fighting and horse racing.
Sir ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, a Sporting Fellow: Hunting Parties
Amongst Sir John’s papers are a number of accounts relating to his personal and household expenses on fox-hunting. Much of Sir John’s correspondence refers to fox hunting, his letters from Henry Vernon ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, Estate Owner: Letters from George Cookes
Many letters in Sir John’s papers relate to the management of the Leveson-Gower estates. Sir John’s papers include correspondence from various agents working on his Staffordshire and Shropshire estates, ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, Estate Owner: Letters from Reverend George Plaxton (1647/8-1720), Chief Estate Agent
Sir John also received regular correspondence from Reverend George Plaxton, the Chief Agent on the Leveson-Gower estates. These letters refer again to estate business. However, unlike George Cookes’s ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, Estate Owner: Problems with a Drunken Tenant
Sir John’s responsibilities as an estate owner extended beyond the management of land and overseeing of leases. As Sir John’s letters from agents George Cookes and George Plaxton suggest, the financial ...
Sir John Leveson-Gower, Estate Owner: Problems with Tenants and Deer on Lilleshall Park
Sir John’s papers include letters which he received directly from tenants on his estates in Staffordshire and Shropshire, often sent when they felt they had been unfairly treated.
A letter dated May ...
Sir John Leveson's Household Accounts
The Sutherland Papers contain the household accounts kept for Sir John Leveson by his servants and possibly by himself. The accounts can be dated as preceeding 1585 as they refer to John’s first wife ...
Sir Richard Leveson & Katherine Duddeley: Courtship and Marriage in the Seventeenth Century
The Sutherland Papers include a number of letters written to Sir Richard Leveson by his wife Katherine Duddeley. The letters were evidently written during their courtship and after their marriage. The ...
Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661)
Sir Richard Leveson of Halling, Trentham and Lilleshall was the second son of Sir John Leveson of Halling and his second wife Christian Mildmay. He had one elder brother, John Leveson who died in 1612. ...
Sir Richard Leveson, William Dugdale and John Langley: Letters in the Sutherland Papers from William Dugdale
Amongst the Sutherland Papers are a number of letters written by the famous antiquarian William Dugdale. The letters are addressed to Sir Richard Leveson and John Langley who was Sir Richard’s Steward. ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Family Letters
Letters exchanged between Sir Richard Leveson and his family reflect the dynamics of family relationships during the middle of the seventeenth century. The letters also tell us about the practicalities ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Letters from Francis Newport
One of Sir Richard Leveson’s nephews was the politician Francis Newport, first earl of Bradford (1619–1708). Francis was the son of Sir Richard's sister Rachel (d. 1661) and her husband Richard Newport, ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Letters to Lady Francis, Countess of Dorset
Sir Richard’s papers also include correspondence with Lady Francis, Countess of Dorset. This friendly correspondence again provides an insight into contemporary perceptions of the seventeenth century. ...