Title: Lyme letters, 1660-1760
Description: Richard Legh of Lyme (1634-1687) married Elizabeth Chicheley, daughter of Thomas Chicheley and Sarah Russell, 1 January 1661. They had thirteen children. They lived at Lyme Hall, near Disley, Cheshire, home of the Legh family for 600 years. Richard served in Parliament. Includes letters written by family members.
Subjects: Lyme Hall, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Great Britain, Legh family, Correspondence
Places: Great Britain
People: Legh family
Time periods: 17th century, 18th century