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Karen 'Kit' Baston

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Lord Alva’s Georgian House: The Auction of 1801

Lord AlvaKit Baston28/09/20160

‘Articles to be left in the house’, the 1801 roup Another manuscript, also in the Library of Scotland, lists items that were to be left in the house after Lady Alva’s death. These were described as Lady Alva’s property and some of them went on to be auctioned in May 1801. It is interesting to…

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