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Richd. How I to Richd. How II Arguing in favour of wainscotting rather than "a paultry...
Catalogue reference: HW/87/221
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This record is a file about the Richd. How I to Richd. How II Arguing in favour of wainscotting rather than "a paultry... dating from 24 Aug 1756.
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HW/87/221
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Date (When the record was created)
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24 Aug 1756
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Description (What the record is about)
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Richd. How I to Richd. How II Arguing in favour of wainscotting rather than "a paultry paper" both for practical & for sentimental reasons. The rooms in question had been built by Richd. How I as wine vault, warehouse, & counting house. But his partner [J. Eccleston's insolvency] frustrated his schemes, & he gave up the rooms for Richd. How II, the warehouse "to the indulgence of thy favourite enjoyment [i.e. to house his library] & the counting house "tho' most useful, convenient & entertaining to me, I also readily gave up for the more comfortable accommodation of thyself & thy friends". Since the counting house has so long been his scene of action, he would like to remain wainscotted, together with the addition necessary to make it an elegant roomy parlour for continual use.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Record URL
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HW/87
Letters & Papers of the How Family
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How White Papers
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Letters & Papers of the How Family
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Richd. How I to Richd. How II Arguing in favour of wainscotting rather than "a paultry...