Fonds
Bush Collection
Catalogue reference: 731
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This record is about the Bush Collection dating from 1579-1925.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 731
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bush Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1579-1925
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Description (What the record is about)
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The core of this collection comprises the letters, deeds and estate papers of Richard Cromwell, successor as Protector to his father Oliver Cromwell.
The collection includes documents concerning Henry Cromwell, Lord Deputy of Ireland 1657-1659, and some manorial records of various Cromwell estates, together with additions of later 17th and 18th century documents and printed material. From the family point of view the most interesting part of the collection is the series of letters written by Richard Cromwell to his daughter Elizabeth after 1660, when she was living at Hursley, and he was having to live under assumed names. The collection also includes copies of letters written by Oliver Cromwell, and some notes on Cromwell family history.
Some items from the collection are on display in the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Huntingdonshire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Cromwell family of Huntingdonshire</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 series
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Photocopies cannot be made from any items without the family's permission.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The collection passed into the possession of the Bush family, and was deposited at the Record Office in 1962 (acc. 731). The collection is sometimes known as Bush-Cromwell or (even more occasionally) Cromwell-Bush.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>The collection list is in catalogue number 28: Cromwell, available in the searchroom.</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3e36a7ab-957d-4e84-8a27-f1df49f3f4d9/
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Bush Collection