Autograph letters signed from Thomas Booth, London, to John Booth [manuscript], 1683-1689.
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library F.c.17-34
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Title
Autograph letters signed from Thomas Booth, London, to John Booth [manuscript], 1683-1689.
Description
18 items.
Associated name
Booth, Thomas, 1646- sender.
Booth, John, 1641-1698, addressee.
Booth, John, 1641-1698, addressee.
Scope and content
The letters from Thomas Booth, all sent from London "by the Brereton Bagg" (the post bag bound for Brereton in Cheshire), include a mixture of family and business matters with news of the political situation. Thomas writes to his brother concerning his nephew John's development, commenting on prices of goods, and relating the latest political turmoil of the 1680s.
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For a fuller description or context, see online finding aid.
Finding aid identifier
B66894
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS Add 69.
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library F.c.17-34
Guide to Letters of the Booth family of Twemlow
Guide to Letters of the Booth family of Twemlow
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
F.c.17-34
Folger accession
MS Add 69