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1. Add MS 4159

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State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
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Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1578-1700
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 4191

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COLLECTION OF LETTERS, MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS, relating to the capture or detention of ships and goods off the coasts of France and Holland; 1644-1655. Included are:-(a) Remonstrance by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Foreign Affairs presented to Don Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassado...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1644-1655
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4444

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Vol. XIII (ff. 295). 1663-1765. includes: f. 1 Charles Mason, astronomer: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1762.f. 4 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Letter to J. Bevis: 1762.: Fr., with Engl. transl.f. 6 George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield: Letter to the Duke of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1663-1765
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 23618

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DRAWINGS and plans of battles, sieges, etc., chiefly executed by Lieut.-Colonel C[harles] Hamilton Smith, viz.: 1. "Order of Battle of the British Combined Army in August 1794," f. 2. 2. "Position of St. Jean de Luz [in the Pyrenees] as occupied by the French Army under the Duke of Dalmatia, 10 Nov. 1813," f. 4. 3. "Bequis Bay [at the mouth of the Nile] with the situations of the English and French fleets on the 1. 2. and 3. of August, 1798," f. 5. 4. "Plan of the battle of Jemappes [i...
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Navy; England: Plans of naval battles, by Col. C. H. Smith: 19th cent. Military Tactics: Plans of battles and sieges, by Col. C. H. Smith: 19th cent. Maps and Plans: Miscellaneous maps and plans: 17th-19th centt. Charles Hamilton Smith, Lieutenant -Colonel: Military and naval drawings, and pl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 28153-28157

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ORIGINAL letters to Admiral Sir John Norris from secretaries of state, lords of the admiralty, English ambassadors and agents abroad, foreign ministers and others, with numerous diplomatic papers, instructions, etc. ,enclosed; 1707-1744. Five volumes. Vol. i., 2 Jan. 1707-25 May, 1711;-Vol. ii., 21 Jan. 171½ 1 Sept. 1716;-Vol. iii., 24 Apr. 1717--12 Aug. 1719;-Vol. iv., 1 Sept. 1719-23 Dec. 1735;-Vol. v., 20 Jan. 173.5/6 29 Mar. 1744. Included are letters of :-Charles III., titular King of S...
Scope & Content:
Admiralty; Commissioners of the: Correspondence with Sir J. Norris: 1711 - 1744. Navy; England: Papers of Admiral Sir John Norris: 1690-1746.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1707-1744
Extent:
5 items

6. Add MS 34729

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WEST PAPERS. Vol. III. (ff. 365). Historical documents, extracts from records, naval and parliamentary papers, etc., many original; 1065-1759. Among them are:- 1. "Homagium Malcolmi [ Malcolm III. Canmore] Regis Scocie et Edwardi filii ejus primogeniti factum Edwardo Confessori Regi Anglie pro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1065-1759
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 35524

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(XXII. ff. 325). 1 Nov. 1781-16 Mar. 1782. includes: ff. 1, 23, 34, 65, 86, 107, 156, 292, 306 James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury: Letters to Sir R. M. Keith: 1772-1788. ff. 3, 6, 11, 13 James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury: Letters to Lord Stormont: 1772, 1781. ff. 17, 251 Elizabeth Stanely...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1 Nov 1781-16 Mar 1782
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 35525

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(XXIII. ff. 311). 17 Mar.-30 June, 1782. includes: f. 1 Andrew Staley: Letter to Sir R. M. Keith: 1782. ff. 2, 11, 19, 40, 57, 71, 120, 124, 133, 154, 185, 196, 206, 220, 226, 233, 243, 259, 273, 288, 307 William Fraser, Under Secretary of State: Letters to Sir R. M. Keith: 1774-1789. ff. 3, 2...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
17 Mar 1782-30 Jun 1782
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 37156

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DIPLOMATIC PAPEERS of George Stepney, relating to his negotiations at the same courts, with a few papers of earlier date; 1677- 1707. They include some original letters of Prince Francis Rákóczy and others connected with the revolt of Hungary in 1704, addressed to Stepney jointly with Jacob Johan Hamel el Bruyninx, Dutch Envoy at Vienna, the two having been appointed to act as mediators. The principal contents are:- 1. League between Great Britain and the United Provinces; Hague, 31 Dec. 1...
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George Stepney, diplomatist: Diplomatic correspondence and papers: 1677-1707. includes: f. 1 Netherlands, United Provinces: League between Great Britain and the United Provinces: 1678. f. 1 Charles II of England: League between Great Britain and the United Provinces: 1678. f. 1 William III and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1677-1707
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 37355

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Vol. VIII. (ff. 508). 4/15 Jan. 1706 - 31 Dec. 1707 / 11 Jan. 1708. Trade and Commerce: Negotiations of C. Whitwortli in Russia concerning trade: 1705-1711. Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Correspondence with C. Whitworth: 1704-1708. includes: ff. 2, 461 L- Christian Weisbrod, 3ecretary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Russian
Date Range:
1706-1708
Extent:
1 item