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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/O/1529-1574
TitleLetters from Sir William Throckmorton in Paris to Edward Coleman [Colman] many written in sympathetic / invisible ink
DateNov 1674-Apr 1675
DescriptionLetters written in invisible ink, probably orange juice, include D239/M/O/1530, 1533, 1536, 1537, 1539-1541, 1543, 1544-1558,1561-1567, 1570-1574. Some letters are wholly written in invisible ink, and others have a second 'secret' letter in invisible ink written between the lines of a letter in ordinary ink.
Extent46 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
FormatDocument
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialThese letters are transcribed in 'Manuscripts of Sir William Fitzherbert, Bart, and Others', published by the Historical Manuscripts Commission in 1893, which is available in the Local Studies collection under Biographies (B/Fit)
TermPopish Plot (1678-1681)
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Treby; Sir; George (1643-1700); knight; judge, Member of Parliament
Colman; Edward (1636-1678); Catholic martyr
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