Miscellaneous papers of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. Two volumes, as follows: 1. Index to Lord Shelburne’s official correspondence as Secretary of State, 1766-1768. Arranged by country, including America, West India, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Swiss Cantons, Ireland, Dunkirk, ...
Miscellaneous papers of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. Contents as follows: 1. Letter from Edmund Burke [to Viscount Kenmare], 21 February 1782. Copy in an early 19th century hand. The letter was published as A Letter from a Distinguished English Commoner to a Peer in Ireland (1783), and...
A small group of American documents; 1776-1814. Contents as follows: 1. Naval commission to Benjamin Wormell, commander of the schooner Viper, 9 September 1776. Printed, with the signature of John Hancock, President of Congress. 2. Commission to Thomas Coward, appointing him lieutenant of mili...