Duchess Harriet and Donations to Charity
Amongst the loose papers enclosed in volumes of Duchess Harriet's accounts and vouchers are receipts for the Duchess's subscriptions to local charities. One receipt dated October 10th 1856 is for ‘the ...
Duchess Harriet and Estate Business: Letters from Mr. Flemming the Gardener
Many letters amongst Duchess Harriet’s papers demonstrate her active role in the design, building and management of her estates.
In addition to numerous letters from the Leveson-Gower family's Chief ...
Duchess Harriet and Estate Business: The Scottish Estates
In addition to letters about life on the Trentham Estate in Staffordshire, Duchess Harriet also received correspondence from the Leveson-Gower family's Scottish estates, particularly from Dunrobin.
A ...
Duchess Harriet and her Family
Duchess Harriet’s papers include a number of letters concerning her family and many examples of correspondence which was written to her by her husband and children.
The Duchess received many letters ...
Duchess Harriet and the Household Diaries
One notable and ornate volume in the Sutherland Papers is a household and administrative diary for 1868. The diary itself was kept by Duchess Harriet’s household staff and records the Duchess’s activities ...
Duchess Harriet and the Royal Household: Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria
Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), the second Duchess of Sutherland, was closely associated with the Royal Family and became a close friend of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Her strong relationship ...
Duchess Harriet and William Gladstone, 1853
One of Duchess Harriet’s more notable correspondents was William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898). Gladstone is one of the most famous British Prime ministers, and was an influential political reformer in ...
Duchess Harriet: Social Reform & Charity
In addition to her role as a London hostess at Stafford House, Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), the second Duchess of Sutherland, was actively involved in campaigns for social reform. Her ...
Duchess Harriet's Accounts and Vouchers
The Sutherland Papers include a huge variety of documents relating to life in the Leveson-Gower family's households during the nineteenth century. Papers relating to Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), ...
Duchess Harriet's Household: Tradesmen's Accounts
Amongst household accounts kept during Duchess Harriet's lifetime is an account book for ‘Cliveden Gardens’, for ‘R. Nicholson Tea & Italian Warehouse Maidenhead’.
One of these small volumes relates ...
Duchess Harriet's Personal Account Books
The Sutherland Papers include a number of personal account books kept by Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), the second Duchess of Sutherland, between 1827 and 1839.
Lady Harriet’s account ...
Duchess Harriet's Social Correspondence: Letters from Lord Palmerston
Duchess Harriet’s papers feature correspondence from an array of prominent contemporary figures, including William Gladstone and Elizabeth Fry. Notable amongst her papers are the social letters which ...