Saunders and Sebright family papers, 1628-1852
Found In:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Saunders and Sebright family papers, 1628-1852
Description
- Title
- Saunders and Sebright family papers, 1628-1852
- Creator
- Saunders (Family)
- Contributor
- Sebright family.
- Abstract
-
Collection of correspondence, financial records, and documents relating to members of the Saunders and Sebright family. Material relating to Thomas Saunders (approximately 1600-1667) includes correspondence discussing personal debts, agriculture, and legal matters; minutes from the Privy Council meeting held on April 7, 1636; and documents relating to the Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, 1644-1646. Material relating to members of the Sebright family includes a 17th century manuscript almanac, in an unidentified hand; a manuscript notebook containing notes about wine and decanting wine; inventories listing groceries and household goods purchased for Beechwood Park, one taken at the time of Sir Thomas Sebright's death; and domestic and medical recipes. Also includes autograph manuscript letters addressed to Baron Charles Lyttelton; treatises on law, in an unidentified hand; and a manuscript document titled "The Government of the Thoughts".
- Description
- Thomas Saunders (approximately 1600-1667) studied law in London and served as agent for the Committee for Sequestration in the 1640s. He inherited Beechwood Park, near Markyate, Hertfordshire, England, in 1628. His son was Thomas Saunders (1631-1698) and his granddaughter Anne Saunders (1670-1719) married Sir Edward Sebright (1668-1702) in 1688. Anne and Edward's eldest son, Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright (1692-1736), matriculated at Oxford and was M.P. for Herefordshire from 1715 until his death.
- Provenance
- Bequest of James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn.
- Extent
- 0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- OSB MSS 340
- Container / Volume
- Box 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Amateurs' manuals
Almanacs
Estate inventories
Inventories
Recipes - Subject (Geographic)
-
England.
England
Great Britain.
Herefordshire.
Beechwood Park (England)
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
-
Lyttelton, Charles Lyttelton, Baron, 1628-1716.
Saunders family.
Saunders, Thomas, 1631-1698.
Saunders, Thomas, approximately 1600-1667.
Sebright family.
Sebright, Thomas Saunders, Baron, 1692-1736.
England and Wales. Parliament. Committee for Compounding with Delinquents.
Great Britain. Privy Council. - Subject (Topic)
-
Administration of estates
Families
Domestic relations
Formulas, recipes, etc
Household supplies
Law
Study and teaching
Manors
Medicine
Wine and wine making
History
Social life and customs - Subjects
-
Lyttelton, Charles Lyttelton, Baron, 1628-1716
Saunders family
Saunders, Thomas, 1631-1698
Saunders, Thomas, approximately 1600-1667
Sebright family
Sebright, Thomas Saunders, Baron, 1692-1736
England and Wales. Parliament. Committee for Compounding with Delinquents
Great Britain. Privy Council
Administration of estates > England
Families > England > Domestic relations
Formulas, recipes, etc > Great Britain
Household supplies > Great Britain
Law > Study and teaching > Great Britain
Manors > England > Herefordshire
Medicine > Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Wine and wine making > Amateurs' manuals
Beechwood Park (England)
Great Britain > History > Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 17th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Saunders and Sebright Family Papers. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3943194
- Object ID (OID)
- 10157397
Manifest Link