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Document Reference	Pw V 253
Title	MS poem, entitled 'To Miss Peggy ', by Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford; 11 Feb. 1717/18
Date	11 February 1718
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Text consists of 42 lines. Addressed to the Earl of Oxford's daughter Lady Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley on her third birthday. Poem dated '11 Febr. 1717/18'.
Title Of Work	To Miss Peggy
First Line of Poem	To thee dear Peggy, on that Day
Last Line of Poem	When Child or Maiden Wife or Mother
Language	English
Physical Description	One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition	Generally good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam, approx. 100 x 90 mm Countermark: Letters IV, 12 x 14 mm.
Watermark	Arms of Amsterdam
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1079	Bentinck; Margaret Cavendish (1715-1785); Duchess of Portland; née Cavendish-Harley; dau. of 2nd Earl of Oxford; m 2nd Duke of Portland 1734	1715-1785
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741

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