| Description | letters to General Everard William Bouverie and his wife, Charlotte, about the inheritance of Delapre Abbey, relating the story of Francis Kenelm Bouverie (1797-1837), the General's brother, his marriage to a Miss Shiel in Ireland, their temporary separation, the birth of a son, John Augustus Shiel Bouverie, questions as to his legitimacy, the death of Francis Kenelm, the mother remarrying and the final vindication of John Augustus by his recognition as the heir; the authors of the letters include Torton Samuel Walker, solicitors of Dublin and the agent William Peebles, and Henrietta Bouverie, daughter of General Henry Bouverie |