Identity area
Reference code
Miscellaneous/Box 16/SH3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Miscellaneous/Box 16/SH3
Title
A.L.s., from Mary, Countess of Shrewsbury, to Sir Thomas Fairfax
Date(s)
- 15 November 1623 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1556–1632)
Biographical history
Wife of 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, daughter of Bess of Hardwick. Foundress of the Second Court of St John's College.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Suckling, 1923.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Hopes that TF will recover from his illness, is unsure about her future, gives a description of a fire and of the finery of the Spanish ambassador.