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D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]
- 4 - Family and Personal Papers
  - 10 - Revd Dr Thomas Gresley (1734-1785)
    - 3 - Correspondence and other papers - 1765-1784

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D77/4/10/3/3
Title	Letters to Revd Dr Thomas Gresley re Knypersley estate and debts of Sir Nigel Gresley
Date	1777-1784
Description	Letters to Revd Dr Thomas Gresley re debts of Sir Nigel Gresley, with occasional copies of replies. Main correspondent is Sir Nigel’s wife Lady Elizabeth Gresley (d. 1793); others include Sir Nigel himself, G Fletcher, Hugh Henshall, Joseph and Thomas Wilkes and Dr Gresley’s brother John. One letter from John Gresley accuses Dr Gresley of “silent, sullen neglect” of Lady Elizabeth. Also includes: undated list of debts due upon the Knypersley estate; correspondence re Dr Gresley’s wish to relinquish the trusteeship and dispute over selection of a replacement and suggested indemnity clause in a draft deed appointing a new trustee.
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gresley family of Drakelow

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