Autograph letter from Richard Allestree, Christ Church, Oxford, to Mr. Charleton, St. Pauls Churchyard, London [manuscript] : signed autograph manuscript, 1674 June 23.
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Autograph letter from Richard Allestree, Christ Church, Oxford, to Mr. Charleton, St. Pauls Churchyard, London [manuscript] : signed autograph manuscript, 1674 June 23.
Variant title
Dealer's title: Autograph letter signed to "Mr Charleton at the Golden Key in St Pauls Churchyard in London" concerning tithes in the village of Fulbrook in Oxfordshire.
Produced
Oxford, England, 1674 June 23.
Description
1 item ; 23 x 18 cm (bifolium)
Associated name
Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681, correspondent.
Charleton, Mr., active 17th century, addressee.
Charleton, Mr., active 17th century, addressee.
Summary
Letter concerning leasing of Eton College property to Fulbrook inhabitants sent from Richard Allestree to Mr. Charleton, who is to convey the message to Mr. Morris. Others mentioned include a Mr. Lenthall, a Mr. Jordan (though this name appears in a deleted section of the letter), and a Sir Joseph Sheldon. Fraying at the top of the letter obscures the top portion of the date and place of production.
Note
Title devised by Folger cataloger.
Dated "June 23, 1674." Facing page reads "Dr. Allestry June '74" in a different ink.
Place of production written on letter as "Chch," presumably referring to Christ Church, Oxford where Allestree held the post of Regius Professor of Divintiy from 1663 to 1679.
Closure method: original folds and areas of loss indicate category "fold + tuck + adhere," format "rectangle-wide," nickname "rectangle inside" (with slight variation to folding pattern) according to Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T)'s letterlocking.org (accessed 2019-03-13). Traces of red wax present.
Postmark: Bishop mark showing arrival in London on June 24.
Dated "June 23, 1674." Facing page reads "Dr. Allestry June '74" in a different ink.
Place of production written on letter as "Chch," presumably referring to Christ Church, Oxford where Allestree held the post of Regius Professor of Divintiy from 1663 to 1679.
Closure method: original folds and areas of loss indicate category "fold + tuck + adhere," format "rectangle-wide," nickname "rectangle inside" (with slight variation to folding pattern) according to Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T)'s letterlocking.org (accessed 2019-03-13). Traces of red wax present.
Postmark: Bishop mark showing arrival in London on June 24.
Historical background
Sir Joseph Sheldon was Lord Mayor of London 1675-1676 and husband to Elizabeth Clifton, daughter of William Clifton. (See Cokayne, George E., The Complete Baronetage, vol. II (1902), page 100.)
Provenance
Acquired from Samuel Gedge (cat.26:9), 2018-05-22.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Oxford, -- production place.
Item Details
Call number
X.c.224
Folger-specific note
Adopted by Helen and David Kenney, Acquisitions Night 2019.
Folger accession
270700