ID2856
CollectionFitzwilliam Family Papers
ReferenceUCDA P3
Description

A small collection of 26 items relating to the Fitzwilliam family.

Includes 5 letters (P3/3-7) to Nesbitt and Stewart (bankers), Aldermanbury, London, from Charlotte Watson-Wentworth, Lady Rockingham, sister-in-law of William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam. Lady Rockingham acted as trustee of the marriage settlement of her sister, Harriet Sturgeon, and the letters (1775-1790) relate to the administration of the marriage settlement and other financial matters, for example:

P3/5 requests payment of £75 to the account of her nephew, Thomas William Sturgeon, as part of his £200 annuity, 2 January 1787

P3/6 details arrangements to be made for the distribution of £140 from William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, as part of the marriage settlement allowance of Harriet Sturgeon, 16 December 1789.

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1693-1852
Century17th, 18th, 19th
Keywords
Note

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Repository NameUCD Archives
AddressJames Joyce Library UCD Belfield Dublin 4
EircodeD04 R7R0
Telephone(01) 716-7555
Email Addressarchives@ucd.ie
Repository Web Addresswww.ucd.ie/archives
latitude53.30671
longitude-6.22347