| Administrative History | Thomas Sanders of Little Ireton was born in 1610 and died in 1695, serving in his time as an MP for Derbyshire, a JP, and Custos Rotulorum for the County. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War. Initially a captain of foot, he later raised a regiment of horse, becoming a major and later a lieutenant colonel. After 1646 he became Colonel of the Notts Regiment and apparently served with distinction on the side of Parliament until 1654 when his commission was removed by Cromwell. In 1659 he was restored to his commission and supported the restoration of the monarch. In spite of being nominally on the same Parliamentary side, his bitterest enemy was Sir John Gell. |
| Custodial History | The item was donated to the Record Office in October 1996. |