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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 75301-78155 Level [36] Series

11. Add MS 75382 A-B

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. lxxxii a, b. An account of the life of Elizabeth, wife of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury; late 18th cent. Consisting chiefly of copies of their correspondence with each other, with Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Sir Francis Walsingham, and others; and of letters from and relating to Lady Arabella Stuart and William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, chiefly to Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:

2 items

12. Add MS 75388-75391

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. lxxxviii-xci. Household books of James, Duke of York, afterwards James II; 1682-1685. The 1st Duke of Marlborough was Master of the Robes and (after 1684) Gentleman of the Bedchamber to James II, but it is not clear whether the books came into the archive as a result of this connection; 75388 has a pencilled (ownership?) inscription 'Robert Murray, April 13, 1892'. Paper and vellum. Four volumes. Uniform binding of red calf, gilt-stamped. 365 x 240 mm.
Scope & Content:
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Court, army and funeral papers of and rel. to of John Churchill: 1682-1722.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1682-1685
Extent:
4 items

13. Add MS 75398-75400

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vol. xcviii-c. Narratives of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, concerning her conduct as Queen Anne's favourite; 1704-1715. Copies. For the different versions of these, most of which are among the Blenheim Papers (Add. MSS 61421-61426), and their relationship to An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough (1742), see Frances Harris, 'Accounts of the Conduct of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough', British Library Journal, VIII (1982), pp.7-35. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Sarah Churchill, wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence, political narratives, wills and executors' papers of Sarah Churchill: 1690s-1772.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1704-1715
Extent:
3 items

14. Add MS 75405-75409

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. cv-cix. Draft and cancelled wills of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, with related notes; 1690-1744. Five volumes.
Scope & Content:
Sarah Churchill, wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence, political narratives, wills and executors' papers of Sarah Churchill: 1690s-1772.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1690-1744
Extent:
5 items

15. Add MS 75413 A-B

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. cxiii a, b. Receipt books of the executors of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough; 1751-1766. Containing receipts signed by the annuitants and other beneficiaries of her will, and giving details of the produce of her personal estate as received from the Bank of England. Kept by Dr. James Stephens, the Duchess's former secretary and trustee, until his death in 1759, and afterwards by Thomas Parker, secretary to the trustees. Two volumes. Contemporary wrappers of marbled paper...
Scope & Content:
Sarah Churchill, wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence, political narratives, wills and executors' papers of Sarah Churchill: 1690s-1772.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1751-1766
Extent:

2 items

16. Add MS 75414-75431

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. cxiv-cxxxi. Papers arising from Chancery proceedings relating to the Marlborough estates; 1745-1785. 18 volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1745-1785
Extent:
18 items

17. Add MS 75432-75435

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. cxxxii-cxxxv. Account books relating to the debts of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough; 1744-1764. Four volumes.
Scope & Content:
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough: Accounts rel. to his debts: 1744-1764.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1744-1764
Extent:
4 items

18. Add MS 75438-75442

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vol. cxxxviii-cxlii. Spencer's executors v. Sir Abraham Janssen, 2nd Bart.: Chancery proceedings concerning a debt contracted by Spencer on a post. obit. bond, as heir of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough; 1747-1751. Partly drafts and copies. For Lord Hardwicke's notes on the case, see Add. MS. 36063, ff. 97-113. Five volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747-1751
Extent:
5 items

19. Add MS 75443-75446

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Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. cxliii-cxlvi. Spencer's executors v. Henry Furnese (amended to Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and Furnese): Chancery proceedings concerning a debt contracted by Spencer on a post. obit. bond, as heir of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough; 1747-1751. Partly drafts and copies. Four volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747-1751
Extent:
4 items

20. Add MS 75447-75449

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Add MS 75447-75449
Title:
Althorp Papers. Vols. cxlvii-cxlix. Letters from Stephen Poyntz as envoy to Stockholm and the Congress of Soissons, to ministers in England, chiefly to the Secretaries of State, Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and Thomas Pelham Holles, Duke of Newcastle; 1726-1730. See also his correspondence with Newcastle in Add. MSS. 32755-32769, passim, and with Townshend in Add. MSS. 48981-48982. Partly French, Italian and Spanish. Drafts and copies. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Stephen Poyntz, diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1721-1750.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1726-1730
Extent:
3 items