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Legge of Sandwell and Patshull, Earls of Dartmouth

Catalogue reference: D(W)1778, D564, D742, D761, D853, D1501, D3074, D3629

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This record is about the Legge of Sandwell and Patshull, Earls of Dartmouth dating from 17th-20th century.

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Reference
D(W)1778, D564, D742, D761, D853, D1501, D3074, D3629
Title
Legge of Sandwell and Patshull, Earls of Dartmouth
Date
17th-20th century
Description

D(W)1778 Papers re political and public office activities of the Legge family, 17th-19th cent

D564 Chiefly 18th and 19th century papers relating to the Staffordshire estates, with some personal papers, 17th - 19th century, primarily of the 2nd Earl.

D742 Some estate papers, including Kaye family properties in Yorkshire. Overseas material includes documents relating to the evacuation of Tangiers, 1683-1684, and grants of land in Florida, 18th century Cabinet minutes, 1711-1713, and a long series relating to public appointments and offices of the Legge family.

D761 Documents concerning the administration of the Staffordshire estates of Lord Dartmouth, Lord Sidmouth and Lord Stowell.

D853 Papers relating to the Dartmouth estates in South Staffordshire, mainly 19th century.

D1501 Family papers, including family settlements, estate, household and personal papers, including drawings and sketches, 18th-19th century.

D3629 Chiefly title deeds, surveys, correspondence, etc..., relating to the Staffordshire and Salop estates, 17th-19th century, with out-county material including the Yorkshire estates.

D3074 Chiefly estate papers relating to the Patshull and Pattingham estates purchased from the Pigott family in 1849. Out-county material includes a survey of the Hants. and Sussex estates, 1797. There are also saltpetre accounts, 1686-1687, which complement the ordnance records in D742.

Held by
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<famname>Legge family, Earls of Dartmouth</famname>
Physical description
8 sub-fonds
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/42350977-213f-4fda-90d7-eea932824898/

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Legge of Sandwell and Patshull, Earls of Dartmouth