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Richard Hill: Letters and papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8793

Scope and Contents

20 papers in French, many concerning financial matters, 1695-1715; letters, mostly to Hill, from M. Servati, L. Desprez, Di S. Tomaso, Joseph Bouer, Dalique, Tobie Rocayrol and Abbe Provana; letters to Bruce (possibly Hill's secretary) from Marmande; letters to Chetwynd (Hill's secretary in Turin) from Clignet, the Comtesse de Guarene, and Fischer and De Riqueba; and a price list of paintings by Guillaume Desnoues. The identification of some of the writers is tentative.

Dates

  • Creation: 1695-1715

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)

Language of Materials

English

French

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased 1989

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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