The Duke of Sutherland and Estate Management: Oswald Mosley and Stoke-on-Trent
A number of letters in the Duke’s papers concern the management of his extensive estates in Staffordshire and Shropshire. A notable letter amongst these is from Oswald Mosley and concerns the management ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Estate Management: Rewards for Cottagers, 1847
A letter dated November 1st 1847 from George Cooper, John Bate and John Swift demonstrates that the Duke of Sutherland took an active interest in the lifestyle of his tenants and was keen to reward those ...
The Duke of Sutherland and his Son, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892)
The letter above was written to the second Duke and Duchess of Sutherland by Alderman Samuel Wilson in 1838. Wilson wrote to the Duke to report an incident involving his young son, George Granville William ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Patronage of the Arts
Owing to their prestigious public status and their variety of social connections, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland were often asked to serve as patrons to musicians and artists.
A letter from Princess ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Thomas Grenville
Amongst the bundles of letters received by the second Duke and Duchess of Sutherland is a letter from Thomas Grenville, dated 31st December 1844. Grenville had been a close associate of George Granville ...
The Duke of Sutherland in Public: Politics & Patronage
The Duke and the British Museum
Owing to his prestigious social position, the second Duke of Sutherland acquired many public responsibilities, as an influential landowner and as a patron of national ...
The Fourth Duke of Sutherland's Subscriptions to Charities
The image above shows a list of subscriptions made by Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913), the fourth Duke of Sutherland to local and national charities and societies in 1910.
The Duke ...
The Marriage of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower to Millicent St. Clair Erskine
The image above shows a newspaper clipping from 1884 reporting the marriage of Cromartie, then Marquis of Stafford to Millicent St. Clair Erskine. The article tells us that the wedding took place at St. ...
The Third Duke of Sutherland & Giuseppe Garibaldi: Garibaldi’s Visit to England, 1864
Giuseppe Garibaldi, the famous Italian patriot responsible for the unification of Italy, visited England in 1864. Whilst in England he was the guest of the third Duke of Sutherland at Stafford House, ...
The Third Duke of Sutherland: Social Life and Leisure
The Sutherland Papers include many vouchers and receipts for purchases made by the third Duke and his family. These documents tell us about Sutherland family life and the type of products available in ...
The Third Duke's Childhood: Family Life in the Sutherland Papers
The Sutherland Papers include many letters which were written to the third Duke whilst he was away at school. Known as ‘Stafford’, the letters from his parents and sisters demonstrate the closeness of ...
Thomas Leveson (1532-1576)
Thomas Leveson was the son of Nicholas Leveson (c. 1490-1539) and his wife Denise (Dionysia) Bodley. Whereas his cousin Richard inherited his father James Leveson’s lands in Trentham and Lilleshall, Thomas ...
Treason and Conspiracy: Sir William Leveson Gower and the Duke of Monmouth
Amongst Sir William’s personal papers are a number of documents relating to an incident involving the Duke of Monmouth. These documents include depositions and letters relating to the questioning of witnesses ...
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson (c.1570-1605)
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson was the son of Sir Walter Leveson (1550-1602) of Lilleshall, Shropshire, and his wife Anne Corbet, daughter of Sir Andrew Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Salop.
After his ...
Was Sir Walter Guilty?
The Articles of Examination indicate that Sir Walter Leveson was accused of involvement in the seizure of a number of fishing boats. He was also accused of being involved in the sale of the stolen cargo ...
What can Legal Documents tell us about a Court Case?
A number of documents relating to this case concern the ‘Articles of Examination’. These Articles were questions which were formulated by the legal authorities ‘to examine generallie all maner of persons’ ...
Wolverhampton & The Leveson Family
During the thirteenth century the Leveson family lived in Willenhall, near Wolverhampton. During the late 1290s Richard Leveson married a lady called Margery who was the heiress of Henry, son of Clement ...