Hedges, Sir, Charles, 1649-1714 (English lawyer; Politician; Judge in Admiralty Court; Secretary of State)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Hedges to Lord Lt. of Ireland
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1138
Scope and Contents
The letter dated Whitehall 6 November 1706 written and signed by Hedges conveys the news to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland that the army is marching north and that the Queen (Anne) has asked for troops from Ireland to join them.
Dates:
1706
Note protesting the sale of the manuscript letters of Queen Ann and the first Duke of Marlborough to Sir Charles Hedges, early 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-1839/4/6
Scope and Contents
Note protesting the sale of the manuscript letters of Queen Ann [sic] and the first Duke of Marlborough to Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State. The grandaughter of Sir Charles married into the Montague family at Lackham House, Wiltshire in 1742 and the letters had been considered a family heirloom since that time. The final line reads, "The manuscripts remained in the family possession as we have already said so late as two years since. Some hopeful descendant has therefore done an act...
Dates:
early 19th century