IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS132
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Sheffield Place park and farm: steward's account (1780-1787)
Date(s): 1780-1787
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1 volume
Name of creator(s): Holroyd | John Baker | 1735-1821 | 1st Earl of Sheffield | statesman
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Baker Holroyd was born in 1735. In 1781 he was created Baron Sheffield of Dunamare, Co. Meath in the Peerage of Ireland and in 1802 created Baron Sheffield of Sheffield, Co. York in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was President of the Board of Agriculture, a Lord of Trade and one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council. He was known in the literary world as a writer on political economy. He died in 1821.
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Scope and content/abstract:
Steward's account, 1780-1787, of Sheffield Place park and farm.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
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Open for research. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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Conditions governing reproduction: Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library compiled by Reginald Arthur Rye.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Archivist's note: Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.