The papers below reflect the active involvement of Mary Countess of Stamford in the administration of the estates. The several summaries of property leased for lives, of rental income, and of estate income in general, many drawn up in Lady Stamford's own idiosyncratic hand, indicate a wish to acquire for herself a knowledge and understanding of the estates' overall financial position, necessary for the effective management of the estates. Nor was Mary Booth unwilling to involve herself in the minutiae of estate administration: witness her own notes on the terms of a lease (EGR3/7/1/4/2), and the correspondence relating to the felling of trees on the Caverswall estate in Staffordshire, in which her son had an interest (EGR3/7/1/4/8 & /10).
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- ReferenceGB 133 EGR3/7/1
- Dates of Creation1745-1772
- Physical Description12 items, 119 pieces.