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Tracts: The Estate of Spain

 Collection
Call Number: MS D86

Overview

A collection of tracts written 1607-1626 by Sir Charles Cornwallis (died 1629), an English courtier and diplomat in King James I's court. The tracts concern the Spanish kingdom and other political matters; letters to family members; Henry, Prince of Wales; and other topics. Cornwallis was ambassador to Spain in the early 1600s and was later treasurer of the household and otherwise attending Henry, Prince of Wales, until the prince's death in 1612. Cornwallis was imprisoned in the Tower of London for a year in 1614, under suspicion of opposing the king.

Dates

  • Creation: 1607 - 1626

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 volume : Binding: Bound in vellum. Material: Paper support. Modern covers with title "The Estate of Spain." ; Volume measures no taller than 30 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS D86

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sotheby, 1965

Title
Guide to the Sir Charles Cornwallis Tracts Collection
Subtitle
Tracts: The Estate of Spain
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, 1966. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2005.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6040955663
Preferred citation
Tracts: The Estate of Spain, Department of Special Collections, MS D86, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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