Sir Francis Henry Drake (1723-1794) : letters from the country, letters from the city / edited by Charity Scott-Stokes and Alan Lumb.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott-Stokes, Charity, editor.

Lumb, Alan, editor.

Series:

Devon and Cornwall Record Society (Series) ; 62.

Devon and Cornwall Record Society ; 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drake, Francis Henry, Sir, 1723-1794--Correspondence.

Drake, Francis Henry.

Rowe, Nicolas--Correspondence.

Rowe, Nicolas.

Hudson, William, 1730?-1793--Correspondence.

Hudson, William.

Hudson, William, 1730?-1793.

Devon and Cornwall Record Society.

Medicine--Great Britain--History--18th century--Sources.

Medicine.

History.

Great Britain--History--1714-1837--Sources.

Great Britain.

London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century--Sources.

London (England).

Devon and Cornwall Record Society--62.

Manners and customs.

England--London.

Genre:

History.

Personal correspondence.

Sources.

Correspondence.

Physical Description:

xi, 332 pages : illustrations, map (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Exeter : Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 2019.

Summary:

"In 1740, at the age of 17, Sir Francis Henry Drake of Buckland and Nutwell in Devon succeeded his father as Baronet and in due course followed him as MP for Bere Alston. This volume presents 320 letters written to Sir Francis between 1740 and 1778 by his Devon overseer, Nicholas Rowe, and by his London agent, William Hudson, who was a well-known apothecary and botanist and author of Flora Anglica (1762). The early letters from Devon have much to say about elections and related property dealings in the pocket borough of Bere Alston, while the later ones centre on Sir Francis's reshaping of Nutwell Court and its gardens. Health matters are an issue throughout, and the letters from London are a rich source of information on eighteenth-century medical practice in the city as well as in the country. They also informed Sir Francis about London society and parliamentary business during the months he spent in Devon. Taken as a whole, they offer a rich insight into eighteenth-century life both in Devon and in London." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 General Introduction, Charity Scott-Stokes p. 3

1.1 The Letters p. 3

1.2 Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet p. 5

1.3 Nicholas Rowe p. 10

1.4 William Hudson p. 12

2 Elections and Infrastructure, Alan Lumb p. 15

2.1 Working a Pocket Borough in the Eighteenth Century p. 15

2.2 Roads, Turnpikes, and the Postal Service p. 21

3 Buckland Abbey and Nutwell Court: Buildings, Dee and Mike Tracey p. 23

3.1 Buckland Abbey p. 23

3.2 Nutwell Court p. 27

4 Nutwell: Planting the Landscape, Todd Gray p. 36

5 Healthways and Two Eighteenth-Century Devonshire Estates, John Crellin p. 45

5.2 Home Care and Choices of Practitioners p. 46

5.3 Maintaining Personal Health p. 52

5.4 Some Specific Medical Conditions p. 56

5.5 A Variety of Treatments p. 61.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718. Works. Selections.

Hudson, William, 1730?-1793. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9780901853622

0901853623

OCLC:

1124483459