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1. Add MS 40846-40847

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Title:
VERNON PAPERS. Vols. LXXVI, LXXVII (ff. 94, 92). Letter-books of correspondence between John, 2nd Baron Carteret, Earl Granville 1744, as Secretary of State, and the English envoys at the Hague, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, and Robert Trevor, 4th Baron Trevor 1764; 13 Apr.-21 Sept. 1742. Copied by Francis Vernon (Baron Orwell 1762, Earl of Shipbrook 1777), no doubt as Secretary (cf. the note of ownership, "F. Vernon : Hague. 1. August. 1742"). Other records of the correspondence are in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1742-21 Sep 1742
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 40771-40776

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Title:
VERNON PAPERS. Vols. I-VI. Correspondence of James Vernon (d. 1727), Secretary of State (1697-1702), and previously Private Secretary to Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury (1688 and 1694), and Secretary to the Lords Justices (1694-1697). His letters to the Duke of Shrewsbury were published by G. P. R. James, Letters illustrative of the Reign of William III, 3 vols., 1841. Among his other correspondents the chief are:-the King, William Blathwayt, Secretary-at-War, Matthew Prior, Secretary of ...
Scope & Content:
Vernon family: Papers and deeds of: 1688-1754. Secretaries of State: Correspondence of J. Vernon as Sec. of State: 1697-1702.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1688-1754
Extent:
6 items

3. Add MS 40796-40797

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VERNON PAPERS. Vols. XXVI, XXVII (ff. 272, 58). Letter-books of correspondence, instructions reports, etc. connected chiefly with English mediation between Sweden and Denmark in 1658-1659 and 1698-1700. Vol. XXVI opens (ff. 1-16) with a copy of Capt. [Robert] Pennecuik's Journal from Madeira to New Caledonia [i.e. the Scottish settlement in Darien], 2 Sept.-28 Dec. 1698, practically identical with Hugh Rose's Journal published by J. H. Burton, The Darien Papers (Bannatyne Club, 1849), pp. 60...
Scope & Content:
William Blathwayt, Secretary at War: Correspondence, etc.: 1700.: Copies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1658-1700
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 40831-40833

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VERNON PAPFRS. Vols. LXI-LXIII (ff. 75, 78, 73). Proceedings at Courts-Martial presided over by Edward Vernon in the West Indies; 7 Jan. 1740-15 Oct. 1742. The volumes overlap; a typed collation of the contents has been inserted in 40831.
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Courts-martial in the W. Indies: 1740-1742.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1740-15 Oct 1742
Extent:
3 items

5. Add MS 40811-40813

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VERNON PAPERS. Vols. XLI-XLIII (ff. 133, 142, 186). Letter- and Order-books of Edward Vernon, Commanderin-Chief in the West Indies; 13 Mar. 1719-27 June 1720, 23 Jan.- 26 Dec. 1720, 23 Dec. 1720-1 Oct. 1721.
Scope & Content:
Admiral Edward Vernon, MP: Letter-books and orderbooks: 1719-1750. Navy; England: Letter-books and orderbooks of Adm. E. Vernon: 1719-1750.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1719-1721
Extent:
3 items

6. Add MS 40787-40790

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VERNON PAPERS. Vols. XVII-XX (ff. 246, 81, 99, 209). Precedent-books of warrants and other instruments issuing from the Secretary of State's office; 1662-1697 (not in strict chronological order). A subject index is at the end of each volume. Vol. XX repeats Vol. XVII, ff. 1-198 b.
Scope & Content:
Secretaries of State: Precedent-books of warrants, etc., issued by: 1662-1697. Charles II of England: Precedent-books of Secs. of State: 1662-1697.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1662-1697
Extent:
4 items

7. Add MS 40808-40809

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VEIRNON PAPERS. Vols. XXXVIII, XXXIX (ff. 12, 87). Log-books of Edward Vernon in the West Indies on board H.M.S. Strafford, 24 Feb.-25 Apr. 1740, and on board H.M.SS. Burford, Princess Carolina, and Boyne in Succession, 8 Dec. 1740-5 Jan. 1743.
Scope & Content:
Admiral Edward Vernon, MP: Log-books: 1715-1743.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1740-1743
Extent:
2 items

8. Add MS 40820-40825

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Title:
VERNON PAPERS. Vols. L-LV. Order-books of Edward Vernon in the West Indies (1739-1742) and in Rome waters (1745-1746). The famous grog order of 21 Aug. 1740 occurs in Vol. L, f. 43 b. 40823 is a tall ledger, 2 ft. 1/2 in. x 10.1/4 in.
Scope & Content:
Admiral Edward Vernon, MP: Letter-books and orderbooks: 1719-1750. Navy; England: Letter-books and orderbooks of Adm. E. Vernon: 1719-1750.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1739-1746
Extent:
6 items

9. Add MS 40785-40786

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Title:
VERNON PAPERS. Vols. XV, XVI (ff. 76, 69). Accompts (receipts and disbursements) of James Vernon; 13 Dec. 1697-2 Jan. [1701], Dec. 1700-Jan. 1709. Cf. 40783 above.
Scope & Content:
James Vernon, the elder; Secretary of State: Accompts and fee-books: 1697-1709. Accompts: Accompts and fee-books of J. Vernon: 1697-1709.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1697-1709
Extent:
2 items

10. Add MS 40850 A-B

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Title:
VFRNON PAPERS. Vol. LXXX. Two charts of the North Atlantic Ocean showing the course of a vessel from England to Barbados.
Scope & Content:
Maps and Plans: Charts of the North Atlantic: 18th cent. Atlantic Ocean: Charts of the North Atlantic: 18th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1700-1799]
Extent:
2 items