1. Stowe MS 256-261
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 256-261
- Title:
- CORRESPONDENCE and papers, political and private, of Major Richard Phelps, Secretary to the Embassy at Turin, and Under- Secretary of State for the Northern Department; 17 Febr. 1744/5- 16 Febr. 1768. Prefixed are originals and copies of state despatches supplied for his use on entering office, 22 June, 1725-26 Sept. 1757. Phelps's official letters are rough drafts made for the Secretary of State, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who has in many instances added to, or even rewritten, the ...
- Scope & Content:
- Richard Phelps, Under-Secretary for Northern Department: Political correspondence and papers: 1725-1768.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, Latin, and Spanish
- Date Range:
- 22 Jun 1725-16 Feb 1768
- Extent:
- 6 items