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Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Buckinghamshire gentry [& political] family. Married Elizabeth Denton. Lent money to Sir Ralph Verney in Civil War. Died 1670/1
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Showing 22 letters out of 22.
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| 05-231 |
Sent by Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1643/10/04
received at Countess of Sussex house, Gorhambury?
on 1643/10/05
Notes: business matters; political matters (order out for sequestration of his uncle Denton's estate and other persons if not present at the House by 10th of this month, alerts him to danger)
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| 05-235 |
Sent by Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
from Charterhouse
on 1643/10/09
received at Countess of Sussex house, Gorhambury
on 1643/10/10
Notes: political matters (Mr Reynolds, the list, Haberdashers' Hall); military matters (Sir W Waller resigned his commission, Lord General?, 7 regiments of the City march on Reading); chat (uncle Denton)
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| 05-306 |
Sent by Frank Drake? Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1643/11/24
received at Gorhambury
on 1643/11/24
Notes: money matters (Suffolk)
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| 06-408 |
Sent by Frank Drake? Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1645/08/09?
on 1645/08/09 (19 Aug)
Notes: money matters (land, Lady Syd, WR, Osler)
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| 07-540 |
Sent by Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1647/06/18
Notes: money matters (Mr Bampton, aquittance, France)
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| 09-319 |
Sent by FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1648/09/03
Notes: * Accepting Proposition of buying rent charge of Claydon at 18 y.p. and reselling at same rate with 7 years to srv
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| 11-501 |
Sent by FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1652/00/00?
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| 12-245 |
Sent by Fr Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1653/09/00?
Notes: Early sept
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| 13-520 |
Sent by Fr Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1655/07/14
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| 14-423 |
Sent by Fra Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/06/14
Notes: Changing Francis Drake's M Claydon Lease (transfer to Sir Tho Hewitt)
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| 14-444 |
Sent by F Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/06/26
Queries: PAGE 89
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| 14-505 |
Sent by Francis Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/08/13
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| 14-516 |
Sent by F Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/09/04
Notes: Getting business done thro O Bridgman
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| 14-519 |
Sent by Francis Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/09/10
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| 14-524 |
Sent by F Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/09/19
Notes: About a fine and conveyances
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| 14-582 |
Sent by F Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/11/15
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| 15-015 |
Sent by FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1656/11/30
Notes: Matches suggested for EV and SRV
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| 15-165 |
Sent by fd Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1657/03/07
Notes: 1656/7
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| 15-414 |
Sent by f Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1657/09/26
Notes: Apparent feud of HV & FD?? Visit to MC planned
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| 20-346 |
Sent by FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1665/05/23
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| 20-275 |
Sent by FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1665/07/06
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| 27-223 |
Sent by Fra Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
on 1674/03/04
received at East Claydon
on 1674/03/04
Notes: chat (received paper and handkerchief, ways too bad to ride on; EV's spirit of salt will come from Oxon and will send it on); politics (London); military matters (the French)
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Letters Received
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Showing 19 letters out of 19.
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| 06-380 |
on 1645/07/04
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: money matters (persuading the lady, Mr Osler, Sir J)
Queries: 4 July/14 July
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| 06-470 |
on 1645/09/27
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: chat (letters, Rouen); legal matters (land, a deed, WR); business matters (Lady Sid, Harry)
Queries: 27 Sept/7 Oct
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| 06-550 |
on 1645/11/30
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: business matters; money matters (WR, asks him not to be suspicious, Harry, Lady Sidenham - Sydenham?)
Queries: 30 Nov/10 Dec
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| 06-591 |
on 1645/12/28
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: chat; money matters (Harry, a debt is upon him, want to prevent his estate from ruin, asks his assistance)
Queries: 28 Dec/7 Jan
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| 07-069 |
on 1646/02/15
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: estate matters (Mr Os, Mr Mosse); money matters; Mr Denington, R
Queries: 15 Feb/25 Feb
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| 07-140 |
on 1646/04/05
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: estate matters (WR, Rob Busby, sequestrations at Aylesbury, France, pleads his case, Sir AD)
Queries: 5 Apr/15 Apr
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| 07-276 |
on 1646/07/19
To Frank Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
received at London
Notes: legal matters
Queries: 19 July/29 July; draft letter? Many crossings out
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| 08-022 |
on 1647/03/25
To Fne Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: ? Mrs Denton
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| 09-218 |
on 1648/08/06
To Francis Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: 06/16 * Making various land-selling options to rid himself of the £500 pa rent charge he owes Francis Drake
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| 09-300 |
on 1648/10/01
To fd Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: * 01/11 Trying to persuade Frank Drake to take land at 20yp for settlement of his debts
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| 09-386 |
on 1648/12/17
To fd Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: 17/27 – Making sure new agreement goes forward by having rents paid direct to FD even before document signed.
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| 10-494 |
on 1650/00/00??
To fd Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: Denying MC is settled and therefore £137 pa can't be sold.
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| 11-006 |
on 1650/11/23
To fd Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: 23 Nov/04 Dec About proving no entail on MC (From note with, obviously written 19/29 jan 1650/1)
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| 14-512 |
on 1656/08/28
To Francis Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: Wants to get reconveyancing finished
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| 14-458 |
on 1656/09/05
To Francis Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: nb Mortgage to be reconveyed
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| 14-528 |
on 1656/09/29
To F Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: SRV's house searched by Capt and 12 soldiers
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| 15-006 |
on 1656/11/23
To Francis Drake Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
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| 15-017 |
on 1656/12/01
To FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
Notes: * Drake has proposed a widow as a match for EV, or possibly SRV. ' I have desired the Dr [Denton] to consult with you about Decemation, for in the humour I am now in, I had much rather bee freed off that, then bound to the widow you speak off'.
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| 15-416 |
on 1657/09/26
To FD Drake, Francis [of Walton Surrey & Shardeloes]
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