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K046 - Records of the Congreve family of Congreve and Stretton, p. Penkridge
- 13 - Personal papers
  - 1 - Personal Correspondence
    - 9 - Rev Richard Congreve of Leacroft

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Item
Doc Ref No	D1057/M/I/14/1 - 37
Title	Letters from Thomas Townson to Richard Congreve
Date	1734-1778
Description	Chiefly personal and literary (some letters in Latin) but including references to poetry professorship candidates, 1734; visit to Italy and plague at Messina and Reggio [Calabria], Roman architecture, Jan. 1744; poor health of poet Pope, Tuscan language, war on behalf of the Queen of Hungary, Roman antiquities, Jun 1744; journey to Bologna, army movements, Mar 1745; death of Mr. Holdsworth, news of Mr. Bagot at Magdalen College, Mar 1746; trip to Venice and villas along Brenta Canal, Jul 1767; gossip about 'young Admiral' mistaken for a highwayman, Feb 1770; visit of Sir William Bagot and Sir Rowland Hill, Aug 1774; condolences on death of Sir Adolphus Oughton, Sep 1778