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D2375 - Harpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey - [12th-20th cent]
F - Family and personal papers
J - Records of Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet, his wife and children - c.1808-1845
1 - Records of Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet
12 - Personal papers and items of Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D2375/F/J/1/12/1
Former Reference
D2375/M/41/69
Title
Bible owned by Lady Frances Harpur, then by Amelia Wheldon, then by Sir George Crewe
Date
1657
Description
Entitled "Holy Bible containing an Old Testament and the New, Newly Translated . . . And with the former Translations diligently compared and revised.", printed by John Field at Cambridge, 1657
With name "Frances Harpur 1792" on flyleaf, together with prayers by Sir George Crewe
After the title, a note by George Crewe stating that the Bible was a gift to him from his friend Miss Wheldon on his birthday, 1 Feb 1826, and that it had been the property of his grandmother, Lady Frances Harpur, with his wish for it to remain a family heirloom
On end pages, prayers and extracts from printed sermons, with note "This Bible to be given to Sir George Crewe Bart after my death who will truly prize it. Amelia Wheldon"
Front cover detached
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Derbyshire Record Office
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Harpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey
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