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St.John Papers - Part 1 correspondence 1570 - 1656

Transcripts of 189 letters held in private hands which were made available to Canon Brian Carne. Part 1 covers documents numbered 1-100. They start with a letter dated July/August 1570 to John and Nicholas St.John, 2 letters from 1633 and 1637 relating to Sir John St.John, 1st baronet and 4 -100 are letters, lists, menus and accounts of the time of Sir Walter St.John, 3rd baronet and Lady Johanna, commencing in 1656. Lady Johanna's correspondence is of particular interest as they relate to recipes and medicines.

Years
1994
1570-1656
Creator
Rev. Brian Carne
Type
Research Report Article
Owner
Friends of Lydiard Park
Reference
Report 27 (1994), pp. 41 -102
Copyright
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on
Wednesday 25th February 2026
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St.John Papers - I part 1.pdf
St.John Papers - I part 1.pdf

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