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Lady Delaval's Clothing Bill (25th May 1754)

 

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Lady Delaval's Clothing Bill - Click for bigger imageThis is the first page of the clothing bill for Mrs Delaval from January to May 1754. The total bill came to 11 pounds 8 shillings [approximately 800 pounds by todays value. Th bill has been extracted from the large Delaval Estates collection. Northumberland Archives Service holds large collections of papers relating to the Delaval family of Ford and Seaton Delaval. The earliest papers date from the 15th century and the most recent from the 19th century. This plan illustrates the variety of material that is to be found within the collections.