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Name General Post Office, 1660-1969

1. Add MS 22546

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PAPERS relating to naval affairs; 1643-1677, including 1. Original letters addressed chiefly to the Commissioners of the Navy and Admiralty, and other officials, by the following: The Scotch Commissioners, viz., Jo[hn, Viscount] Maitland, [Sir] A[rchibald] Jhonston [of Warriston], and Ro[ber]t Barcley; Worcester House, 1 and 14 May, 1614, ff, 5, 7 The "Derby House" Committee; signed by B[asil Feilding, 2nd Earl of ] Denbigh; 13 Sept. 1648, f. 15. [Major] Ar[thur] Evelyn, Governor of Wallingf...
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Navy; England: Collections of papers: 17th and 18th centt. includes: f. 1 Robert Tweedy, Navy Commissioner: Report: 1643. f. 1 John Morris, Navy Commissioner: Letter to the Admiralty: 1643. f. 1 Captain Richard Crandley, Commissioner of the Navy: Report: 1643. ff. 1, 71 John Holland, Navy Comm...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1643-1677
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1 item

2. Add MS 25460

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VOL. II. Transcripts from 1503 to 1682; chiefly in English. A large portion of the volume consists of private and business letters from noblemen, bishops, abbats and others, to officers of the Exchequer; and of papers relating to the Augmentation Office, etc. Amongst them occur the following:- ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1503-1682
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1 item

3. Add MS 31232

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vol. iv (ff. 369). 1816-1835. Charles François Dumouriez, French general: Political correspondence with N. Vansittart, enclosing copies of his letters to the Duke of Wellington and others: 1806, 1812-1820. Henry Beeke, DD; Professor of Modern History, Oxford: Correspondence with N. Vansittart:...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1816-1835
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1 item

4. Add MS 31978

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LETTERS to Rowland [afterwards Sir Rowland] Hill, relating to the introduction of the Penny Postage and other postal matters; 1837-1857. The names of the writers will be found in the index. At the end, f. 322, is added a letter from the Rt. Honble. W[illiam] E[wart] Gladstone to Frederic Hill, 2 Sept. 1879. Paper; ff. 323. Folio. Bequeathed by Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B.
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Robert Wallace, MP for Greenock: Letters to Sir R. Hill: 1837 - 1839. Post Office: Correspondence and papers of Sir R. Hill relating to the Penny Post: 1837-1879. Sir Rowland Hill, KCB; postal reformer: Correspondence and papers relating to the introduction of the Penny Postage: 1837-1879. in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1837-2 Sep 1879
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1 item

5. Add MS 32471

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1. "A BREIFE Declaration of Moneys received and of moneys paid att the receipt of his Highnesse [Oliver Cromwell's] Exchequer"; 1656-1657, 1657-1658. ff. 2, 15. 2. "A Diary of the Proceedings in the treaty of peace betweene the Lords Commissioners on both parts of the right high and mighty Princes, the kings of England and Spaine, and alsoe of the Commissioners of the Archduke Albertus"; 20 May-25 Aug. 1604. f. 24. 3. Table of "the Revenue of the Commonwealth," 4 Dec. 1654. f. 53;- Arm...
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includes: ff. 2, 15 Revenue: Receipts and payments in the Exchequer: 1656-1658. ff. 2, 15 Oliver Cromwell of England: Exchequer receipts and payments: 1656-1658. ff. 2, 15 Exchequer: Receipts and payments: 1656-1658. f. 25 Philip III of Spain: Proceedings in the treaty with England and the Arch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
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1 item

6. Add MS 32769

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Vol. LXXXIV. (ff. 361). Diplomatic Correspondence 25 July-Sept. 1730. André Hercule de Fleury, Cardinal; Bishop of Fréjus; Preceptor to Louis XV., and Prime Minister of France: Letter to the English Plenipotentiaries: 1730.: Fr.: Copy. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcas...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
25 Jul 1730-Sep 1730
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1 item

7. Add MS 32854

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Vol. CLXIX. (ff. 549). General Correspondence Apr.-14 May, 1755. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Home and Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 7, 44, 46, 214, 216 Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Correspondence with Lord Holdernesse: 1751 17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Apr 1755-14 May 1755
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 32895

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Vol. ccx. (ff. 5 1 1). General Correspondence 29Aug.-19 Sept. 1759. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Home and Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 3, 161, 250, 338, 395, 411, 4-3 John Manners, Marquess of Granby: Correspondence with the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Aug 1759-19 Sep 1759
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1 item

9. Add MS 32897

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Vol. ccxii. (ff. 530). General Correspondence 11-31 Oct. 1759. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Home and Diplomatic. includes: f. 1 Étienne François de Choiseul, Duc de Choiseul: Correspondence with the Marquis d'Havrincourt: 17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
11 Oct 1759-31 Oct 1759
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1 item

10. Add MS 33053

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Vol. III. (ff. 357). 1751-1783. 1. Continuation of papers relating to the Regency Bill; 1751, 1753. :ff. 1, 18-21, 58-68 b. 2. Proceedings in, and acts of, Parliament; 1751-1765. f. 22, and passim. 3. Plan for taking the Island of Belle-Isle, in the Bay of Biscay; circ. 1751-1755. f. 31. 4....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1751-1783
Extent:
1 item