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1. Add MS 45518-45520

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Add MS 45518-45520
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WILLES PAPERS. VOIS. I-III (ff. 56, 111, 82). Miscellaneous papers, mostly relating to ciphersIncluded is correspondence of:- (1) Edward Willes, Bishop of St David's and (1743) of Bath and Wells, 1720 (Vol. I, ff. 15-16b);-(2) Francis Willes (knt. 1784), both as Under- Secretary of State 1772-1775, and as Decipherer (Vol. II, passim);- (3) Francis Willes, junior, 1825-1844 (Vol. III, ff. 30-54b). In Vol. III (ff. 1-10b) are numbered intelligence reports, in cipher with some deciphering, f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1720-1844
Extent:
3 items

2. Add MS 45521

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Scope & Content:
WILLES PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 56). Notebook in an unidentified hand containing personal notes, exercises in French, Italian and German, etc., together with extracts from intercepted despatches, circ. 1743-1744, some in cipher; circ. 1745 (see f. 24).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1738-1750
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 45522 A-B

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Add MS 45522 A-B
Title:
WILLES PAPERS. Vol. V A, B. Exercise books apparently of Francis Willes (knt. 1784), containing copies of business letters in French, written as from himself, sometimes in conjunction with a partner T. Sharpe; 25 Oct. 1750-18 Mar. 1750/1, 25 Mar. 1750/1-6 May 1751. At the beginning and end of each volume are additions, mostly in another hand, consisting of exercises, notes, etc., circ. 1751-1754.
Scope & Content:
Sir Francis Willes, Under-Secretary of State: Letterbooks: 1750-1751.: Engl. and Fr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1746-1756
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 45523

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Add MS 45523
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WILLES PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. ii + 8). Notebook of Francis Willes (knt. 1784), as Under-Secretary of State, containing chiefly summaries of seven letters from Major Moses Corbet, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey, to William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, Secretary of State; 1772-17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 item

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