Cavendish, William, 1593-1676 (1st Duke of Newcastle, writer, patron and royalist army officer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1593 - 1676
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
File
Blank commission signed by him for rank of ensign, 1643
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Hengrave 88/3/92
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of a mixture of family and estate papers relating to the Hengrave Hall estate, owned by the Kitson and Gage families, alongside antiquarian records collected by two members of the Gage family in the early 19th century. There is also a small collection of records relating to the Rookwoods of Coldham Hall, who married into the Gage family in the 19th century. These records have been kept separate to the main series except where it is not possible to tell whether or...
Dates:
1643
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).