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1. Add MS 61421-61426

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B. Section III. PRELIMINARY VERSIONS OF AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONDUCT OF THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH 61421-61426. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCXXI-CCCXXVI. Narratives compiled by the Duchess and various collaborators to vindicate her conduct at Court; 1704-late 1730s(?). Used by Nathaniel Hooke to compile An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, 1742. See also F. Harris, 'Accounts of the Conduct of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough', British Library Journal, VIII, 1982, ...
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Anne of England: Narratives, etc., by Duchess of Marlborough rel. to her relations with Qu. Anne: 1704-[173-?].: Mostly drafts and copies. Partly autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1704-Late 1730s ?
Extent:
6 items

2. Add MS 61426

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Vol. CCCXXVI (ff. 276). Vindication compiled by Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Bangor, Hereford (1721), Salisbury (1723) and Winchester (1734); with related papers by the Duchess and others; 1715-late 1730s(?). As follows: — (1) Narrative by Hoadly in five sections (ff. 1-50, 51-120, 121-170, 171-21...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1715-Late 1730s ?
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 61421

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Vol. CCCXXI (ff. 166). Narrative written by the Duchess for Elizabeth, 3rd wife of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, chiefly relating to the quarrels of William III and Mary II with Queen Anne as Princess; 1704-late 1730s(?). Three versions as follows: — (1) 'A true account of the ill & u...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1704-Late 1730s ?
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 61425

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Vol. CCCXXV (ff. 149). Vindication concerning the Duchess's conduct in financial matters and her loss of favour; compiled to her instructions at Frankfurt and Antwerp by her chaplain and secretary, Whadcock Priest, D.D. (see her note, f. 146; Priest is incorrectly referred to by Coxe, e.g. f. 14...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1713
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 61423

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Vol. CCCXXIII (ff. 190). (1) Letters from the Duchess to Sir David Hamilton, M.D., physician to Queen Anne, relating to her vindication, and intended to be read to the Queen, including (f. 91) a single note from Hamilton, and (ff. 39-49b) extracts from The Impartial Secret History of Arlus, Fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1710-1711
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 61424

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Vol. CCCXXIV (ff. 121). Narratives by the Duchess and Arthur Maynwaring, concerning her conduct in financial matters; 1711-1712, with a few later additions. As follows: — (1) Open letter and notes by the Duchess relating to her method of keeping the Privy Purse and Robes accounts, and her policy...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1711-1712
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 61422

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Vol. CCCXXII (ff. 202). A series of narratives and open letters by the Duchess, chiefly describing episodes in her own and her family's loss of royal favour; [1709?]-[1712?], with a few later additions. Autograph and copies, mostly by or dictated to her servants, Charles Hodges and Judith Forste...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
[1709?]-[1712?]
Extent:
1 item