Coke, Edward, Sir. Autograph letter signed from "Edw: Coke" at "Stoke" to his confidential secretary and man of business John Pepys

Folger bibliographic ID: 340534
Folger call number: X.c.176
Folger holdings ID: 492463
Accession Number: 268890

Dealer's description: "Autograph letter signed ('Edw: Coke') to his confidential secretary and man of business John Pepys putting his affairs in order ('I am in a faire waye (both for my comfort and reputation) to leave no troubled state behynd me...'), particularly in regard of settling 4000 marks uponm his son Sir Robert from the sale of Portbury Manor in Somerset."

General notes

This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance Bifolium Letter written from "Stoke," Coke's house at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire Also available as a digital reproduction Acquired from Bonhams London, 18 March 2015, lot 99

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Age of Lawyers. Opening: recto of first leaf at an angle

Extended title: Autograph letter signed from "Edw: Coke" at "Stoke" to his confidential secretary and man of business John Pepys 11 June 1626

Coke, Robert, 1586-1653

correspondent: Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634
subject: Coke, Robert, 1586-1653
correspondent: Pepys, John, active 16th century