| Description | Historical research correspondence about Dartington Hall. Most letters are addressed to John Benson and Alan Milton and concern the history of Dartington Hall and the genealogies of families associated with it. Letters and press cuttings also mention aspects of local history including ducking stools, the Martin family, the Venning brothers, parish life at Dartington, place names, the manor-court system and Saxon origins of the dispersed village known as Dartington. |