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1. Account book, 1754 December 23-1758 April 19.
- Creator:
- Curzon, Assheton, 1739-1820
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 204
- Image Count:
- 56
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- The account book kept by Assheton Curzon recording personal expenditure and management of his joint executorship, with his father Sir Nathaniel Curzon, of the affairs of his aunt Eleanor Curzon, 1754 December-1758 April. Expenses for servants' wages as well as payments for food, wine, travel, coal, dinners, books, jewelry, clothing, candles, silver dinnerware and candlesticks, tradesmen such as a coach maker and hatters, etc. as well as payments to his mother and brother for their share of the aunt's estate. Of particular note are payments to London bookbinder John Brindley, the Italian delicatessen Barto Valle, jewels from "Mr. Castelfrank", and a painting from Mr. Penny (possibly the painter Edward Penny), and payments to a dancing master named Mr. Vezin and a French teacher named Epinasse
- Description:
- Assheton Curzon (1730-1820), 1st Viscount Curzon, son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon (1675-1758), fourth baronet. He resided at Penn House, Amersham, which had extensively restored in 1760. His brother Nathaniel Curzon, first baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) was an art collector and commissioned the Palladian mansion Kedleston Hall., In English., Title on cover: Joint acct. of Sr. Nathl. & Assheton Curzon, Dec. 20 1754, This acct. clos'd Lady Day 1758., Title from first ruled leaf: Joint executorship of my Aunts affairs., Laid in, a signed note from Nathaniel Curzon, dated 30 December 1756, giving his son Assheton his share of the interest from the stocks and mortgages from the estate of his sister Eleanor Curzon, without accountability, until Lady Day 1758., Binding: original vellum., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Curzon, Eleanor, 1691-1754., Curzon, Assheton, 1739-1820., and Curzon, Nathaniel, Sir, 1676?-1758.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cost and standard of living and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Account book, 1754 December 23-1758 April 19.
