Identity area
Reference code
Miscellaneous/Box 7/FA2
Unique identifier
GB 275 Miscellaneous/Box 7/FA2
Title
A.L.s. from Thomas Fairfax to his grandfather, 1st Baron.
Date(s)
- 24 July 1637 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p
Context area
Name of creator
(1612-1671)
Biographical history
Fellow Commoner 1626, MA 1647. Commander in Chief of Parliamentarian Army 1645-50.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought from Quaritch, 1938, by five Fellows, and given by them to the Library.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Has recovered from an illness and discusses a visit. Notes the imprisonment of John Williams, the Bishop of Lincoln, and an emotional speech given to his servants.