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Letter from Peter Burweek, to Grace Montgomery, Countess of Eglinton, Bretton Hall near Wakefield, Yorkshire, 1692 July 21

 Item — Box: X.d.428 (101-150)
Identifier: X.d.428 (150)

Scope and Contents

From her physician, advising her on a kidney-related illness. Recommends going to Knaresborough spa, in Yorkshire, and taking Lucatella's balsam.

Seal almost intact. Note in pencil is in Sir Thomas Phillipps's hand.

Dates

  • 1692 July 21

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Grace Montgomery, Countess of Eglinton, was the widow of Sir Thomas Wentworth, bart. and married to Alexander, 8th Earl of Eglinton.

Repository Details

Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository

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