• Reference
    GA2381
  • Title
    "A book of Mr. Goodhall's making". Form of letter addressed to "his loving sister Mrs Elizabeth Buswell at her house Clipston in Northamptonshire, deliver this".
  • Date free text
    24 May 1652
  • Production date
    From: 1652 To: 1652
  • Scope and Content
    Cover made from 4 pages of 14th century homily. The letter is 24 pages long and focusses on theological subjects. It is signed at the end Sampson Goodall senior. The book contains a long theological letter to Elizabeth Buswell, wife of George Buswell of Clipston, Northants and daughter of Harold Kynnesman of Broughton, Northants. The letter was from her brother-in-law Sampson Goodall senior who was half brother to her husband George Buswell through George's mother's marriage to Richard Goodall of Atherston, Warwickshire. The book passed down to Elizabeth’s youngest daughter Frances Stafford and came into the GA collection with other Stafford family papers (GA2372-2380).
  • Level of description
    item