| Description | Notebook of Jacob, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1750-1828) containing directions to Mrs Lewis, the housekeeper, about the maintenance of the household at Longford Castle while he is absent in France, including the paying of servant's wages, the providing of fruit and vegetables for his children, what to do if other members of the family come to stay and emergency procedures in the case of fire - muniments first, then pictures, but "no attention is to be paid to the Furniture"; also a box of sweet meats were to be sent to Sir John Alleyne, (1724-1801, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados) in Barbados "at the best time of the year" |