Letter from Walsingham to Sir Thomas Wilkes, 1583
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/SC/Walsingham/3
Scope and Contents
1 autograph letter signed asking Wilkes to 'acquaint the Earl of Leicester and Lord Hunsdon with the Countess of Northumberland's petition for the release of one of her servants'. Mounted in boards with an engraving of Walsingham (1824) from a portrait, and accompanied by donation correspondence.
To request this document please use call mark: Misc. 17/19.
Dates
- Creation: 1583
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: Walsingham, Francis, Sir, c1530 - 1590 (Knight, statesman) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Sir Thomas Willkes (1530-98) was a diplomat.
Extent
1 file(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Misc. 17/19
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Bros. of London and donated by James NB Hill in 1964.
Date information
DateText: The original letter is 1583, the donation correspondence is 1964.
Finding aid date
2005-01-05 16:27:45+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Contact:
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King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
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Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 331444
archivist@kings.cam.ac.uk