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Various letters relating to John Grimston
Catalogue reference: DDGR/42/5
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DDGR/42/5
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Title (The name of the record)
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Various letters relating to John Grimston
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Date (When the record was created)
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Jan-Dec 1755
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Description (What the record is about)
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Includes letters from: Stephen Thompson, London (11 pieces); Nathaniel Maister, Hull (l8 pieces); W Hardwick, London; Richard Milner, Beverley; Henry Hewgill, Smeaton; Sir Digby Legard, London (3 pieces); W Hodshon, Northallerton; Christr Legard, London (2 pieces); Solomon Da Costa, Castle Alley, Cornhill; Chas Allen, Royal Hospital, Greenwich; Robert Appleton, Beverley; Thompson and Seward, London (4 pieces); D Sole, Acomb; Henry Maister, Hull (2 pieces); Richard Seward, London (3 pieces); T Hassell, Thorp (3 pieces); John Hudson, Burlington; J Knowsley, Boynton (2 pieces). Concerning: financial affairs (including Admiral Kedley decd. and Walter Hardwick); estate (Birkby and Smeaton; Argam Warren); London theatre.; social gossip; birth of second son to John and Jane Grimston; mentions of Lisbon earthquake ('The woolen goods of wch. we always had vast quantities lodged in Lisbon will undoubtedly be intirely spoilt...... some compute the loss to the English from 2 to 4 millions.....numbers of Portuguese will avail themselves of this general calamity and deny Debts they owe.....'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Local Studies Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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1 Item
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b377ffb1-9bff-42dd-baad-e1d85660139b/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Local Studies Service
Within the fonds: DDGR
GRIMSTON FAMILY OF GRIMSTON GARTH AND KILNWICK
Within the sub-fonds: DDGR/42/1-42/33
John Grimston (1725-1780)
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Various letters relating to John Grimston