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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)JER/5
TitleLetter from Lady Anastatia Stafford, written from Paris, to her great niece, Charlotte at Cossey
Extent1 item
Date8 February 1780
DescriptionAddressed to Charlotte as 'My Dear Little Cousen' and signed Mary Ursula Anastatia Stafford. Charlotte's father, Sir William Jerningham, was Lady Anastatia Stafford's nephew

Delighted with her 'pretty letter'; also reports that she has been visited by Charlotte's uncle Charles Jerningham and would like to hear from Lady Jerningham although she knows she 'does not love writing'
Access StatusOpen
Administrative HistoryLady Anastatia Stafford (1722-1807), a nun, was the daughter of William Stafford-Howard, 2nd Earl of Stafford. On her death, Sir William Jerningham (1736-1825), Charlotte's father, became heir general of Sir William Howard, Ist Baron and Viscount Stafford and, but for the attainder, 7th Baron Stafford.
Source: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1923
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