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The Bacon-Townshend collection contains letters and documents concerned with family, business, estate, financial, legal, and governmental affairs of Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1547-1622), Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), and members of the Townshend family, all of Norfolk. Most items date to between 1550 and 1640, though a few items are earlier or later. For a brief collection-level description, see [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=110545 its Hamnet record]. For a detailed description and full contents list, see [http://findingaids.folger.edu/dfobacontownshend.xml its online Finding Aid].
The Bacon-Townshend collection contains letters and documents concerned with family, business, estate, financial, legal, and governmental affairs of Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1547-1622), Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), and members of the Townshend family, all of Norfolk. Most items date to between 1550 and 1640, though a few items are earlier or later. For a brief collection-level description, see [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=110545 its Hamnet record]. For a detailed description and full contents list, see [http://findingaids.folger.edu/dfobacontownshend.xml its online Finding Aid].

Revision as of 15:40, 4 November 2016

L.d.18, Letter from Anne (Gresham) Bacon to Lady Anne Gresham, in Nathaniel Bacon's hand.

The Bacon-Townshend collection contains letters and documents concerned with family, business, estate, financial, legal, and governmental affairs of Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1547-1622), Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), and members of the Townshend family, all of Norfolk. Most items date to between 1550 and 1640, though a few items are earlier or later. For a brief collection-level description, see its Hamnet record. For a detailed description and full contents list, see its online Finding Aid.

Transcriptions

Items from the collection are being transcribed as part of Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO) at the Folger. Selected items are also transcribed in Folgerpedia or as PDF files, and are listed here: