Correspondence with Lady Bishop (Harriett Anne)
- Held At: West Sussex Record Office
- Reference Number: Parham/2/3/2/2
- Accession Number: 08285
- Document Order #: Parham 2/3/2/2
- Date: 1780s-1870s
- Level: Item
- Extent: 129 letters
- Description: Society gossip, some parliamentary affairs, letters from the Bisshopp children. Several letters relate to Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bisshopp (Lady Bisshopp's eldest son) and his military service in Upper Canada during the War of 1812, fighting against the United States:
f.63/20 - Relates to the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval on 11th May 1812; shortly before his death he had met with Cecil Bisshopp to discuss requesting the Duke of York to excuse him from his posting to Upper Canada.
f.63/23 - From Henry, 3rd Earl of Bathurst and Georgina, Countess of Bathurst to the Hon. Robert Curzon. Dated 17 October 1812 and written from Brighton. Offering condolences and enquiring for an account of what happened.
f.63/24 - from Mr and Mrs Goring to Sir Cecil and Lady Bisshopp (undated). Enquiring about Cecil Bisshopp's safety having heard reports. - Terms:Transatlantic Ties
- Access Status: Open
- Access Conditions: Please note that a part of this record has been digitised for the Transatlantic Ties project and can be viewed here: http://www.transatlantic-ties.org/
- Finding Aids: Bundle 63
- Digital Copy:Online digital surrogate available
- Contact: West Sussex Record Office,