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Letter from Daniel Lysons to Holland Watson Esq., Congleton Nr. Lyme, Cheshire, asking...

Catalogue reference: DDS 21/16

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This record is a file about the Letter from Daniel Lysons to Holland Watson Esq., Congleton Nr. Lyme, Cheshire, asking... dating from 24 July 1809.

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Reference
DDS 21/16
Title
Letter from Daniel Lysons to Holland Watson Esq., Congleton Nr. Lyme, Cheshire, asking for the name of the present owner of Downes in Sutton. The information is written in another hand on bottom left corner of page
Date
24 July 1809
Description

Rodmaston near Cirencester

Transcript;-

Sir

I shall keep back the sheet which contains the greater part of Macclesfield, a little while, perhaps a fortnight, for the purpose of supplying one or two names & dates: one of these possibly you may be more successful than Mr. Brown in Your endeavour to find out; the name of the present owner of Downes (now as I understand no longer calld a Manor but merely a farm) in the township of Sutton; the original seat of the Downes family & one of those Manors which was formerly held by the service of free forestry. I remain/Sir/Your much obligd humble Servt.

Danl. Lysons.

(In another hand)

Jno. Poole Charlotte Street

Bloomsbury Esq. Owner of

Downes now sold to Mr.Jno.Clulow.

Mark none.

Held by
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Former department reference
DDS/535
Language
English
Physical condition
Paper 1 sheet folded, 4 pp. 7" wide by 9", written p.1.; postmark CIRENCESTER.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6bdaa5cf-6253-4a1f-9f3e-ccea723f3aac/

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Letter from Daniel Lysons to Holland Watson Esq., Congleton Nr. Lyme, Cheshire, asking for the name of the present owner of Downes in Sutton. The information is written in another hand on bottom left corner of page