Description | Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton (1784-1841), 3rd Bart, of Osmaston and Catton: in-letters, K-Z The letters described in this list complement the main series and are an original bundle formed by Wilmot-Horton on his return from Ceylon when he re-arranged and labelled his papers. Summary list of main correspondents and covering dates of letters. D4576/1/1-6 Henry Gally Knight MP, 1816-1831 D4576/2/1-5 Thomas Frankland Lewis MP, 1817-1822 D4576/3/1-8 Edward John Littleton MP, 1819-1831 D4576/4/1 John Gibson Lockhart, 1832 D4576/5/1-3 Bishop of London [C. J. Blomfield], 1831 D4576/6/1-8 James Macdonald MP, 1821-1832 D4576/7/1-3 Sir Robert Peel, 1828-1830 D4576/8/1-2 John Beverley Robinson, 1833 D4576/9/1-2 Nassau William Senior, 1833 D4576/10/1-7 Revd. Sydney Smith, 1820-1833 D4576/11/1-7 Ralph Sneyd, 1818-1821 D4576/12/1 William Sotheby, 1831 D4576/13/1-5 E. G. Stanley [Lord Stanley], 1827 & nd D4576/14/1-5 Hon. Revd. John Chetwynd-Talbot, 1810-1818 D4576/15/1-3 Lt.-Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor, 1829-1831 D4576/16/1-3 George Vernon MP, 1821 & nd D4576/17/1-9 Richard Wellesley MP, 1811-1821 D4576/18/1-6 Foley Wilmot, 1826-1828 D4576/19/1-8 `Miscellaneous', 1831-1832 D4576/20/1-15 `Autographs 1', 1806-1833 D4576/21/1-14 `Autographs 2', 1810-1833 D4576/22/1-13 `Autographs 3', 1812-1832 D4576/23/1-11 `Autographs 4', 1817-1832 D4576/24/1-5 Miscellaneous papers, 1838 & nd |
Administrative History | Sir Robert J Wilmot-Horton was Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, 1818-1830, Under-Secretary of State in the Colonial Office, 1821-1828, and Governor of Ceylon, 1831-1837. |
Custodial History | These letters were purchased by Derbyshire Record Office in November 1996. |