Worlds of the Jeake Family of Rye, 1640-1736
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780197266366
Subjects: Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714
Description: The 300 letters written by members of the Jeake family create a narrative of business and family life in 17th and 18th century England. They reveal the importance of kinship in ensuring business and family survival during religious and political upheavals, and provide a rare glimpse into the life and work of a 'middling-sort' woman, Elizabeth Jeake.