Henrietta Cavendish Holles, Countess of Oxford (1694–1755) A...

Henrietta Cavendish Holles, Countess of Oxford (1694–1755) An Important Archive of Correspondence with James West, 1742–1745 The Oxford Collections, Cavendish Family Manuscripts, Welbeck Abbey and the Administration of the Family Estates. Henrietta Cavendish Holles (1694–1755), Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, to James West (1703–1772); Seventy eight manuscript letters and associated documents, principally autograph letters signed "H. Cavendish Holles Oxford", dated 1742–1744; written from Welbeck, Bath and other locations; predominantly folded bifolia, many retaining integral address panels, contemporary dockets, postal markings and wax seals or remnants; occasional associated correspondence from other hands; preserved in two original bundles with historic string; generally very good condition, with historic folds, occasional spotting, minor tears and handling wear, some losses at seal openings, principally affecting address leaves. (78, or 2 bundles) Selected contents of the correspondence, 1742–1744: 17 April 1742, the considerable expense of repairing Welbeck, difficulties with trustees and financial arrangements; 14 and 21 June 1742, confidential family correspondence, disputed estate accounts and the Countess's reliance upon West's discretion; 28 August 1742, correspondence concerning Mrs West's health; 20 September 1742, execution of a bill of sale and the illness of a visiting duke; 24 November 1742, the preservation of historic family manuscripts, the Countess thanking West "for laying by every MS of my Grand-Father Wm Newcastle's own Hand writing", instructing him to preserve papers relating to the Cavendish, Vere and Holles families, and describing letters from Charles I and the Duke of York to her grandfather as "an agreeable Amusement to me"; 13 December 1742, disputed estate accounts, trustees, the Duke of Kingston and the administration of the Derbyshire estates; 9 February 1742/3, the proposed disposal of manuscripts, the Countess suggesting that a catalogue might secure the best price, together with references to a great survey book, patents and historic claims relating to Sherwood Forest; 30 May 1743, architectural alterations to Welbeck, including the hall, drawing room and alcove bedchamber; 15 June 1743, a substantial financial account recording approximately £5,000 from an earlier auction and £4,000 "Rec'd for Books", alongside other estate transactions; 9 July 1743, financial difficulties, estate administration and the purchase of natural curiosities from Matlock; 17–18 September 1743, George Vertue and heraldic research, together with a letter from John Thomas concerning Bishop Cosin's annotated prayer book, its provenance through Humfrey Wanley and a manuscript journal of travels in Scotland with the Earl of Oxford; 5 October 1743, a petition concerning Mansfield market, tolls and the conduct of the bailiff; January–March 1743/4, disputes with neighbouring landowners, including Soreby and the Dukes of Norfolk and Rutland, concerning estate boundaries, property rights and timber; 5 March 1743/4, the Countess proposes a Bill in Equity to investigate alleged injuries to her Derbyshire estates; 17 March 1743/4, Welbeck's narrow escape from destruction by fire following the discovery of a smouldering timber beam beneath a hearth; March–April 1744, financial arrangements concerning Mr Eyre's annuity, trust debts and the Burton estate, together with a reference to the copying of a portrait of Sir Hugh Myddelton; August–September 1744, correspondence concerning the Marylebone library, Clipstone Park, leases, timber, deer and estate buildings. An extensive and coherent correspondence documenting the preservation and dispersal of the Oxford and Cavendish family collections, the administration of great Georgian estates and James West's role as adviser and confidant. Viewing is recommended.

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