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Name George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760

1. Add Ch 6302

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LETTERS of George II. giving full powers to Solomon Dayrolle, Esq., to conclude a treaty with the States-General and the Empress ; dat. 31 March 1748. With the Great Seal appended. [Add. Ch. 6302.]
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Powers to S. Dayrolle to conclude a treaty: 1748. Solomon Dayrolle, diplomatist: Power to conclude a treaty with the States General and the Empress: 1748.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1748
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1 item

2. Add Ch 44870

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East Greenwich, Kent: Grant of the manor to the Queen Consort: 1730. Greenwich, Kent: Grant of the Palace, etc., to the Queen Consort: 1730. George II of England: Grant to Queen Caroline, of E. Greenwich Manor and Greenwich Palace: 1730.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1730
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1 item

3. Add Ch 66235

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Passports: Safe-conduct to G. Oxenden for foreign travel: 1745.: Lat. George Oxenden: Passport to: 1745.: Lat. George II of England: Safe-conduct to G. Oxenden for foreign travel: 1745.: Lat.: Signed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1745
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1 item

4. Add Ch 71287

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LETTERS PATENT appointing Joshua Le Marchant as Bailiff of Guernsey; 1728. Great Seal of George II, with original tooled leather box. Presented by Lt.-Col. A. T. Le M. Utterson, D.S.O.
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Joshua Le Marchant: Appointment as Bailiff of Guernsey: 1728. Island of Guernsey: Appointment of J. Le Marchant as Bailiff: 1728. George II of England: Appointment of J. Le Marchant as Bailiff of Guernsey: 1728.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1728
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1 item

5. Add Ch 75475

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DEED OF GIFT by George II of the Royal Library to the British Museum; 6 Aug. 1757. Transferred from the Director's Office, British Museum. Great Seal.
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British Museum: Gift of Royal Library to,: 1757: Great Seal. George II of England: Gift of Royal Library to British Museum: 1757: Great Seal.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Aug 1757
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1 item

6. Add Ch 76128

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WARRANT to Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, as Keeper of the Privy Seal, for preparation of an instrument concerning the jointure of the Princess of Wales; 1715. See also Add. MS. 61605, ff. 82-83b above. George II of England: Warrant rel. to jointure of Qu. Caroline, as Princess of Wales: 1715...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1715
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1 item

7. Add MS 4289

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Vol. IX (ff. 368). W-Z, misc. includes: f. 1 Robert Whatley, Rector of Toft, county Lincolnshire: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1744. f. 4 Woodrow: Letter to Dr. Fraser: 1726.: Copy. ff. 5, 7 Hugh Wrottesley, of Lincoln's Inn; son of Sir W Wrottesley: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 18th cent. f. 8 Edw...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1661-1744
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 4326 A

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Vol. I (ff. 184). (1) Revised drafts of portions of the Athenian letters having, in many cases, the initials of the revisers at the end of the letters (Nos. I-LXIII), published in 1741-1743. ff. 1-86. Followed by (a) 'Minutes of the Committee for revising' the same, the members present being '...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1741-1765
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 4326 B

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Vol. II (ff. 216). (1) Original letters addressed to Birch. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. (2) Copies, in Birch's hand (with one exception) chiefly of state papers and letters, among them being (a) Extracts from the dispatches by Matthew Prior...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1712-1751
Extent:
1 item

10. 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

11. Add MS 4456

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Vol. I (ff. 215). (1) Verses, etc., almost entirely by Birch, or addressed to him, some of them apparently written as exercises. They are:— (a) 'Jam tibi perfectum jactare, Britannia, carmen': a version (100 lines) of the Rev. John Nixon's poem on Sir R. Blackmore's Creation, 1712; 1725; follo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

12. Add MS 4457

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Vol. II. (ff. 231). (1) 'Ere You Read this now You'll Suppose'; song (8 x 5 lines). f. 1. (2) Epitaph on Mrs. Mary Wynn, beg. 'Stay, reader, and with deep concern'. Two versions. ff. 2-3. (3) The Epilogue to Don Carlos, by T. Otway; 1676. f. 4. (4) 'These smiles bestow'd, these genrous H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1595-18th century
Extent:
1 item

13. Add MS 4483

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Vol. V (ff. 130). includes: f. 113 County of Cornwall: List of livings in the gift of the crown: early 18th cent. ff. 118-120 Thomas Madox, d 1727 Historiographer Royal: Accompts for work by, for the Prince of Wales: 1716-1717. ff. 118-120 George II of England: Accounts for copying work done f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1716-1717
Extent:
1 item

14. Add MS 12099

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AUTOGRAPHS OF MODERN STATESMEN, etc., viz. : Letter from Robert Harley (afterwards Earl of Oxford) to [James Butler] Duke of Ormond, dat. Whitehall, 4 Sept. 1704; attached is a ticket of admission to the Earl's trial in 1717 ;-Letter from the same to the same, dat. Whitehall, 4 March, 170-6/7 ;-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1704-1806
Extent:
1 item

15. Add MS 14929

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MISCELLANEOUS Papers, Poems in Welsh and English, and Correspondence of Lewis Morris. Among them may be specified the following:- A system of sea and river shells, f. 1 b.;-Letters from David Lewis to L. Morris, relative to British literature and antiquities, 1745-6, ff. 6. 14;- Letters from...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Welsh
Date Range:
1618-1780
Extent:
1 item

16. Add MS 15599

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AUTOGRAPH COPY Of the message of the Duchess of Queensbury [Lady Catherine Hyde, second daughter of Henry, Earl of Clarendon, and wife of Charles, Third Duke of Queensbury], to the King [George II.], on being forbidden the Court; dat. 27 Feb. 1728/9. Quarto. Presented by a granddaughter of a sister of the Duchess of Queensbury. [ 15,599]
Scope & Content:
George II of England: The Duchess of Queensberry's message to the King: 1728. Catherine Douglas, wife of Charles, 3rd Duke of Queensberry: Message to George II. on being forbidden the Court: 1729.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1782
Extent:
1 item

17. Add MS 15631

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COPIES of Privy Seal warrants to William, Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor for making out patents of offices and other grants, 2 Geo. I. [1716], commencing with the Commission of the Prince of Wales, as Custos of the kingdom, during the King's absence, [4] July, 1716 and the grant to him of the principality of Wales and other lands, 6 July, 1716, f. 2 b. ;-Forms of legal instruments from documents dated at the end of the last century, f. 89. Folio. [l5,631]
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William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper: Privy seal warrants to, for making out patents of office, etc.: 1716. includes: f. 2. b George II of England: Commission to him, when Prince of Wales, to be custos of the kingdom: 1716.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1716
Extent:
1 item

18. Add MS 15752

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CATALOGUE of King James the Second's collection of pictures, busts, etc., at Whitehall, Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, etc. in 1687; taken from an original Ms. in the Earl of Oxford's Library [Harl. Ms. 1890, f. 45]; with notes and corrections by George Vertue and Horace Walpole, f. 1 ;-A Catalogue of the pictures, drawings, limnings, enamels, models in wax and ivory, carvings, etc., at Kensington, in the Queen's Closet next to the Bedchamber, described by G [eorge] V [ertue], 1745, f. 34;-P...
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Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: Catalogue of the pictures of James II., with notes by him. George Vertue: Catalogue of James the Second's Pictures etc.: 1745. George II of England: Catalogues of pictures at Kensington, in the Queen's Closet 1743-1745, by G. Vertue.: 1743-1745. James II of Eng...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1687-1745
Extent:
1 item

19. Add MS 15867

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VOL. II.-Office Letters to James Dayrolle at Geneva, from Mr. (afterwards Sir Paul) Methuen, Secretary of State, 9 July, 1716-4 Apr. 1717, fr. 1, 4, 7, 10-14, l9;-Letters to the same, from Robert Pringle, Under-Secretary, 16 July, 15 Nov. 1716, 7 Jan.-17 Jan. 171 6/7, If. 2, 6, 8, 9;-Copy of S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1716-1729
Extent:
1 item

20. Add MS 15868

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VOL. III.-Letter from Thomas Robinson (afterwards Lord Grantham), Envoy at Vienna, to J. Dayrolle, 30 Apr. 1730, f. 1 ;-Drafts of Letters from Solomon Dayrolle to his uncle, J. Dayrolle, dated "au camp de Muhlberg, en Saxe," 8, 28 June, 1730, Fr., ff. 2, 4;-Office Letters from [William Stanhope,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1730-1735
Extent:
1 item

21. Add MS 15869

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VOL. IV..-Office Letters from [William Stanhope] Lord Harrington, Secretary of State, to James Dayrolle, 18 Mar. 173 4/5-26 May, 1738, ff. 1-5, 58-60***, 62, 64-68*;-Copies of Memorials and Letters of the English and Dutch Commissaries, with the remarks of Advocate Stael, relative to the affair ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1735-1747
Extent:
1 item

22. Add MS 15870

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VOL V.-Lists of the Imperial, English and Dutch forces, for the campaign of 1748 in the Netherlands and Italy, ff. 111 ;-Private Letter from William Chetwynd, Under-Secretary of State, to Solomon Dayrolle, 1 Jan. 174 7/8, f. 13;-Letter from [William Anne Keppel] Earl of Albemarle to the same, da...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747-1748
Extent:
1 item

23. Add MS 15871

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VOL. VI.- Letters from Sir Everard Fawkener to S. Dayrolle, at the Hague, 16 Sept. 1748-6 Apr. 1749, ff. 1, 13, 23, 39, 43, 45, 57, 69, 71, 94, 212 ;-Letter from M. Elsacker to the same, 24 Sept. 1748, Fr., f. 3;- Memorials of N. de Deneken, relative to the pay, etc., of the Wolfenbüttel troop...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1745-1749
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 15873

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VOL. VIII.-Office Letters from the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State, to S. Dayrolle, 18 Oct. 1751-13 Mar. 1752, ff. 1, 2, 11, 15, 29, 43, 67, 80, 82, 88, 96, 103, 120, 160-166, 189, 210, 227, 244;-Private Letters from Hugh Valence Jones, Under-Secretary, to the same, 22 Oct. 1751, 17 Feb., ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1751-1752
Extent:
1 item

25. Add MS 15874

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VOL. IX.-Extract of Letter from the Duke of Newcastle to Messrs. Dayrolle and Mitchell, 16 Mar. 1752, Fr., f. 1 ;-Private Letters from the Earl of Holdernesse, Secretary of State, to S. Dayrolle, 20 Mar., 21 Apr. 1752, ff. 2, 28;-Private Letters from Col. Joseph Yorke (Resident at the Hague) to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1752-1755
Extent:
1 item

26. Add MS 15875

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VOL. X. Office Letters from the Earl of Holdernesse, Secretary of State, to Solomon Dayrolle, 22 Apr. 1755-28 June, 1757, ff. 1, 7, 9, 15, 19, 25, 31, 38, 40, 62, 64, 109, 118, 143;-Copy of message of George II. to the House of Lords, March, 1755, f. 3;-" Note remis à S. E. le Duc de Mirepoix, 2...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1755-1786
Extent:
1 item

27. Add MS 15915

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COPIES and Translations of Letters and Papers of State, from 1685 to 1764 (which probably formed part of the Dayrolle collection); arranged as follows :- Letter from James II. to the Duc de la Feuillade; dat. London, 13 Jan. 1684, Fr., f. 1 ;-Letters from Prince George of Denmark and Princess Anne to the States General; dat. London, 9 Oct. 1685, Fr., ff. 3, 5 ;-Translation of a Letter from Charles XII., of Sweden, to William III., in answer to his offer of mediation; dat. Wurgen, in Courlad...
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includes: f. 1 François d' Aubusson, Duc de la Feuillard: Letter to, from James II., of England: 1684\5. f. 1 James II of England: Letter to the Duc de la Feuillard: 1685. ff. 3. 5 George, Prince of Denmark; Consort of Queen Anne: Letters to the States General: 1685. ff. 3. 5 Netherlands, Unite...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1685-1764
Extent:
1 item

28. Add MS 15916

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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS (chiefly originals) of the xvith, xviith, and xviiith centuries ; in the following order :- Order of Thomas [Howard], Duke of Norfolk, " Lieutenant General of the voward and rereward" of the King's army, against the purchase of victuals from strangers (date and signature cut off), f. 1 ;-" The whole discourse of [Thomas Howard] Duke of Norfolk, arraigned the 15th day of January, ao. dni. 1571," f. 2;-" The arraignment of Phillip Howard, Earle of Arundle, the 24th day o...
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includes: f. 2 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk: Discourse when arraigned: 1571. f. 5 b Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel: Arraignment: 1589. f. 7 Robert Dymocke, of Scrivelsby, county Lincolnshire: Certificate: 1577. f. 8 John Frithe: Letter, recommending him: 1593. f. 8 Sir Richard Bingham: Le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

29. Add MS 15936

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OFFICIAL LETTERs and despatches from Secretaries of State, and others, addressed to Henry Worsley (second son of Sir Robert Worsley, Bart.), during his Embassy at the Court of Portugal, from 1714 to 1722 ; arranged as follows:- Letter from William Bromley (Secretary of State), 17 Sept. 1714, f 5 ; -James (afterwards Earl) Stanhope (Secretary of State), Oct. 1714 -25 Aug. 1719 (with a engraved portrait), ff. 6, 15-18, 21, 22, 25, 27, 34, 41, 47-50, 60, 65, 234, 238 ;-" Extrait dune Lettre de...
Scope & Content:
Alexander Cunningham, Resident at Venice: Letters to H. Worsley: 1715-1719. Jacinto Borges Pereira de Castro: Correspondence with Secretary Scraggs: 1719, 1720. India, East, Company: Reply to a Memorial by Ant- de Campos: 1720. Henry Worsley, Ambassador to Portugal: Addresses to, when Governo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1714-1722
Extent:
1 item

30. Add MS 15937

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ORIGINAL LETTERS signed or written by members of the House of Lorraine, from 1473 to 1736, in French ; arranged in order of date, viz. :- Two Letters of René II., Duke of Lorraine, to the Dean and Chapter of Saint Dié; dat. Rozieres, 14 Oct. 1473, Châtel de Vezclise, 3 Oct. 1478; with a seal to the former, ff. 1, 2 ;-The same, when King of Sicily, to Maistre Jacques Vincens, Procureur Général in the bailliage of St. Mihiel; dat. Bar, 30 July, 1500, f. 3 ;-Renée [daughter of Gilbert de Bourb...
Scope & Content:
al St. Dié St. Diez, Lorraine: Letters to the Dean and Chapter from members of the family of Lorraine: 1473-1645. includes: ff. 1. 2 René II; Duke of Lorraine; styled King of Sicily: Letters to the Dean and Chapter of St. Dié: 1473, 1478, 1490. f. 3 Jacques Vincens: Letter to, from René, King ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1473-1736
Extent:
1 item

31. Add MS 15943

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ORIGINAL LETTERS of various Princes of Germany, from 1559 to 1802; viz. :- John Frederic II., Duke of Saxony [son of John Frederic I., Elector], to John Hales ; dat. " Vinariæ, in festo Circumcisionis Domini [1 Jan]," 1599, Lat., f. 1 ;-William, Duke of Saxony [Saxe- Weimar], to Louis XIV., King of France; dat. Vinariæ, 20 Nov. 1657, Lat.; with seal, f. 3 ;-Johan Wilhelm, Duke of Saxony [Saxe-Eisenach ?], to the same, dat. Alstett, 20/30 Mar. 1696, Fr., f. 5;-Moritz Willhelm, Duke of Saxe [...
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Saxony: Letters from Princes, etc. various houses. George II of England: Letters to, as Prince of Wales from German Princes. includes: f. 1 John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony: Letters to John Hales: 1599. f. 3 William, Duke of Saxe Weimar: Letter to Louis XIV.: 1657. f.5 John William, Duke of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1559-1802
Extent:
1 item

32. Add MS 17504

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COPIES of commissions, grants, warrants and patents, temp. Anne, George I., and George II., f. 1; Copies of letters between George I. and the Prince of Wales [1717], f. 165 b. Paper. Folio. [Add. 17,504.]
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includes: f. 1 George II of England: Copies of commissions, etc. f. 1 George I of England: Copies of commissions, etc. f. 1 Anne of England: Copies of commissions, etc. f. 164 b George I of England: Correspondence with the Prince of Wales: 1717.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

33. Add MS 18738

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ORIGINAL LETTERS and documents, written or signed by the following persons, viz. [Walter, Lord] Hungrefforde, H[umphrey Plantagenet, Duke of] Gloucester, H[enry Chicheley], Archbishop of Canterbury, P[hilip Morgan], Bishop of Ely, J[ohn Stafford], Bishop of Bath and Wells, Chancellor, W[illiam Gray], Bishop of Lincoln, and [Ralph Cromwell, Lord] Cromwell, Members of the Privy Council; 18 Apr., 11 Hen. VI. [1433], f. 2; R[ichard Plantagenet, Duke of] York [father of Edward IV. ], H[umphrey St...
Scope & Content:
James II of England: Letters of his wife, Mary of Modena: 1685, 1713, 1716. Autographs English: Royal and illustrious persons: 1433-1817. Charles II of England: Letters: 1648-1650, 1652, 1660, 1678. includes: f. 2 Philip Morgan, Bishop of Ely: Autograph: 1433. f. 2 Walter Hungerford, 1st Bar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
[1433]-1817
Extent:
1 item

34. Add MS 18764

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MISCELLANEOUS Exchequer Accounts: viz.: Bill of Travelling and other expenses claimed by Lady [Elizabeth] Hoby, wife of Sir Thomas Hoby, late Ambassador in France, on her husband's account; 1566, f. 1; "Charges of Thomas Wilkes, knight, returning from the French King homewarde," etc.; signed by him and by Lord Burghley, f. 3; Monthly pay-books for the pioneers and soldiers at Portsmouth, 1589-1592, f. 4; "Venison spent in this Parliament;" 39 Eliz.: names of recipients, f. 12; Bill of Charle...
Scope & Content:
Revenue: Miscellaneous Exchequer accounts,: 1566-1769. Public Records and Revenue: Miscellaneous Exchequer accounts: 16th to 18th cent. includes: f. 1 Sir Thomas Hoby, Ambassdor in France: Bill of travelling expenses claimed on his account by his wife: 1566. f. 3 Sir Thomas Wilkes: Charges fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

35. Add MS 19399

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Royal and noble autographs, 1646-1768
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Original letters, bills of privy seal, orders of Privy Council, and other documents, bearing the autograph signatures of royal and noble people, principally of England. Between 1646 and 1768. f. 1r-1v: Letter from the Parliamentary Commissioners to William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Com...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume

36. Add MS 19796

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LISTS of persons engaged in the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745, showing their places of abode, the particular acta of rebellion committed by them, their present place of residence, etc., furnished by the supervisors of Excise for various districts; 1746. Paper. Large Folio.
Scope & Content:
Kingdom of Scotland: Lists of rebels, by the Supervisors of Excise, with papers concerning their trial: 1745, 1746. George II of England: Lists of rebels, and papers concerning their trial: 1745, 1746.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1746
Extent:
1 item

37. Add MS 20101

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1. COPIES of warrants for yearly salary to Henry Lowman, Housekeeper at Kensington Palace, 1701, 1704; with account of fees in passing his patent, f. 1. 2. Copies of warrants for furniture at Kensington Palace, 1705, 1706, f. 6. 3. "Debts on the Queen's Civill List, at Michaelmas, 1710. Deliver'd to the House the 25 of June, 1713," f. 10. 4. "Pieces of gold plate at Kensington, which had been a present from Queen Mary to King William," f. 13. 5. Petition of Henry Lowman for allowance...
Scope & Content:
Household, Royal: Warrants and papers relating to the palaces at Kensington and Hampton Court: 1699-1756. London, England: Accounts, inventories, etc., relating to Kensington Palace: 1699-1756. Accounts: Expenses and offices at Kensington Palace and Hampton Court: 1699-1756. includes: f. 1 H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1699-1756
Extent:
1 item

38. Add MS 20659

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MISCELLANEOUS papers relating to French affairs; 1726-1759, viz.: 1. "Istruzione per Monsigr. Illmo. [Luigi] Gualtieri, Cameriere d'onore di nostro Sigre. destinato à portar la Beretta Cardinalizia al nuovo Emo. Sigr. Cardinale de Fleury;" [Sept. 1726], f. 2. 2. Original brief of Pope Benedict...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1726-1759
Extent:
1 item

39. Add MS 20815

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"COLLECTION de differentes Traductions de Discours et Livres qui ont paru à Londres sur la Constitution d'Angleterre, ses Partis, ses Debats au Parlement, ses Intérêts et ses Plaintes au Dehors, son Commerce, et son Gouvernement. Le tout compi1é à Londres 1743." The compilation was made for Seba...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Portuguese
Date Range:
5 Jul 1737-20 Sep 1737
Extent:
1 item

40. Add MS 20842

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VOL. XXII. "Etat actuel du Royaume de la Grande Bretagne, ses Manufactures, Loix, Coutumes, Police, forces de terre et de Mer, Revenus du Roy, Impo[siti]ons etc., rédigé par ordre du Roy en 1756." George II of England: État de la Grande Bretagne, redigé par ordre de Louis XV.: 1756.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1756
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1 item

41. Add MS 21438

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"COLLECTION de differents Memoires apartenants à la Guerre qui s'est dernierment allumée en l'année 1739 entre l'Angleterre et l'Espagne. Le tout compi1é a Londres [by the Portuguese Ambassador, S. J. de Carvalho e Mello, Marquis de Pombal], 1743." At the beginning of the volume is a table of co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1739-1743
Extent:
1 item

42. Add MS 21509

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AUTOGRAPH letters and signatures of French sovereigns and royal personages; 1410-1833. Fr.: 1. Jehan [Duc de Berri, son of John II. of France] to his nephew [Louis II. d'Anjou, titular] King of Jerusalem and Sicily; Paris, 28 Aug. [circa 1410 ?], f. 2. 2. Charles, Conte d'Angoulesme, to Jacques Bareau, Receiver of Angoulesme, and to Lyonnet Barbe, Lieutenant of the Castle of Chastelneuf ; Coignac [Cognac], 27 Jan. 1481, f. 5. 3. Louis XII. of France to Charles d'Amboise de Chaumont, Mars...
Scope & Content:
France General Chronicles and History, etc: Letters and autographs of sovereigns and princes: 1410 -1833.: Fr. includes: f. 2 Anjou Louis II, Duc d'; Titular King of Jerusalem and Sicily: Letter to, from the Duc de Berri: circ. 1410.: Fr. f. 5 Charles Angoulême, Comte d': Order to J. Bareau an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
[c 1410]-1833
Extent:
1 item

43. Add MS 21516

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ORIGINAL letters and signatures of members of the house of Medici; 1464-circ. 1820: 1. Aghostino Mannini to Giovanni Mannini; n.d. ltal. f. 2. 2. Pietro de'Medici, son of Cosmo, to the Priori of Siena; Canegio, 18 Aug. 1464. Ital. f. 4. 3. Luchrezia di Lorenzo Strozzi to her husband; Florence, 8 Mar. 1504. Ital. f. 6. 4. Lorenzo de'Medici to the Priori of Siena; Florence, 31 Dec. 1474, 10 Nov. 1487, 27 Sept. 1483, 16 Dec. 1490. Ital. ff. 8-11. 5. Pietro de'Medici to the Town Council ...
Scope & Content:
Medici family; of Florence: Letters, portraits, etc.: 1464-1820. includes: f. 2 Aghostino Mannini: Letter to G. Mannini: 15th cent.: Ital. f. 4 Pietro de Medici, Gonfaloniere of Florence, son of Cosmo de' Medici: Letter to the Priori of Siena: 1464.: Ital. ff. 4, 8-12 Siena, Italy: Letters to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1464-c 1820
Extent:
1 item

44. Add MS 21522

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AUTOGRAPHS of the reigning families of Prussia, Poland, and the German States; from 1525 to 1794, viz.: 1. Albert, Cardinal Archbishop of Magdeburg and Mentz, Margrave of Brandenburg, to the Chapter of Magdeburg, respecting arrears due from the district of Egeln; dat. Halle [17 Mar.], 1525. Ger. Signed "manû propriâ." f. 2. 2. Joachim II., Elector of Brandenburg, to William and Henry, Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, for the trial of one of their subjects accused of murder; dat. Cöln-an-der...
Scope & Content:
Margraves of Brandenburg: Autographs of the various houses of: 1525-1794. includes: f. 2 Mayence, Archbishops, Electors of. Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg, Cardinal: Letter to the chapter of Magdeburg: 1525.: Germ. ff. 2, 12 Magdeburg, Germany: Letters to the Chapter, from the Archbishop: 152...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1525-1794
Extent:
1 item

45. Add MS 21529

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ROYAL autographs of Sweden, Denmark, and Russia; 1562- 1808, viz.: 1. Eric XIV., King of Sweden; Stockholm, 4 id. Nov. 1562. Lat. f. 2. 2. John III., King of Sweden; Stockholm, 5 June, 1581. Swed.; with seal. f. 4. 3. Sigismund III., King of Poland and Sweden, to Henry IV. of France; Warsaw, 27 Feb. 1609. Lat. f. 7. 4. Gustavus Adolphus II., King of Sweden; 25 Sept. 1627, f. 9. 5. The President and Assessors of the College of Merchants in Sweden. Signed by K[nut] Kurck, I[srael] Lage...
Scope & Content:
Kingdom of Denmark: Royal autographs: 1602-1794. includes: f. 2 Eric XIV of Sweden: Letter to English merchants: 1562.: Lat. f. 4 John III of Sweden: Grant to -: 1581.: Swed. f. 7 Henry IV of France: Letter to, from Sigismund III. of Poland and Sweden: 1609.: Lat. f. 7 Sigismund III of Poland:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Swedish
Date Range:
1562-[1808]
Extent:
1 item

46. Add MS 21553

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS letters and papers; from 1605 to 1790: 1. Certificate for the payment of the household apothecary, signed by Ro[ger] Marbeck, the King's physician; 3 July, 3 Jac. I. [1605], f. 2. 2. Thomas Harrison, High Sheriff for the county of York, to his brother-in-law, John Belton; dat. Dancershill [co. Middx.], 29 Sept. 1657, f. 3. 3. Sir Ja[mes] Butler to Sir Robert Southwell; Lincoln's Inn, 15 June, 1677, f. 6. 4. Receipt for payment of the quarterly allowance made to Eleanor Gw...
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includes: f. 2 Household, Royal: Certificate for payment of the household apothecary: 1605. f. 2 James I of England: Certificate for payment of the household apothecary: 1605. f. 2 Roger Marbeck, Physician to James I: Certificate for payment of the household apothecary: 1605. f. 3 Thomas Harris...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1605]-1790
Extent:
1 item

47. Add MS 21574

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Title:
"EXPOSITION des dettes nationales de l'Angleterre, année 1745:" a review of the national expenditure from the year 1716; with an appendix of tables. On the covers are stamped the arms of the Marquis de Gourgue. Paper. Quarto.
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Exposition des dettes nationales de l'Angleterre: 1745.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1745
Extent:
1 item

48. Add MS 22046

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MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc.; 1475-1809, viz.: 1. Loysius de Pulcis [Luigi Pulci], the poet, to Nicolo Strozzi ?; 13 Oct. 1475. Ital. f. 1. 2. [Aimeri d'Amboise] Commander of Rhodes, to Pope [Julius II.], describing the movements of the Turks; Aug. 1511. Lat. f. 2. 3. Gonzalvo [Hernandez de Cordova y Aguilar] to M. de Lude, Chevalier de l'ordre du Roy, etc.; Camp at Egros, 2 Sept. 1515. Fr. f. 3. 4. Robert Stuart to [Anne Duc de Montmorency] Constable of France, respecting the...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 Nicolo Strozzi: Letter to, from L. de Pulcis: 1475.: Ital. f. 1 Luigi Pulci, Italian poet: Letter to Nicolo Strozzi: 1475.: Ital. f. 2 Aimeri d' Amboise, Grand Master of the order of St John of Jerusalem: Letter to Julius II.: 1511.: Lat. f. 2 Julius II; Pope: Letter to, from the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1475-1809
Extent:
1 item

49. Add MS 22526

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OFFICIAL, copies of "Letters [from Lord Carteret as Secretary of State for the Northern Province] to Princes and eminent Ministers, and other great persons abroad, 1742, 1743, 1744;" together with copies of letters from Foreign Sovereigns to George II. of England. Eng., Fr. and Ger. Included are...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1742-1744
Extent:
1 item

50. Add MS 22527

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"CORRESPONDENCE with Prince William of Hesse, 1742, 1743, 1744." Fr. Included are the following original letters: 1. Prince William [afterwards Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel] to Lord Carteret; Hanau, 7 Jan. 1742-7 Aug. 1744. Holograph. ff. 1, 5, 15, 35, 53, 73, 77, et passim. 2. The same to George ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1742-1744
Extent:
1 item

51. Add MS 22537

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VOL. I. Correspondence between Lord Carteret and John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Commander-in-Chief of the army in the Netherlands and Germany; May, 1742-Oct. 1743. Interspersed are various military plans of operation, French and German accounts of the battle of Dettingen, etc.; with the foll...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
May 1742-Oct 1743
Extent:
1 item

52. Add MS 22538

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VOL. II. Correspondence between Lord Carteret and Field Marshal George Wade, successor to the Earl of Stair in the command of the Netherlands; Jan.-Dec. 1744. Interspersed are other copies of military dispatches, plans, etc.; with the following original letters: 1. [General] J[ohn] L. Ligonier t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jan 1744-Dec 1744
Extent:
1 item

53. Add MS 22545

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"PROJECTS and Copies of Treaties; 1742, 1743, 1744," viz.: 1. Copies of treaties between England and Holland, between France and the Elector of Cologne, etc.; in 1678, 1709, 1733, 1734, and 1740. Fr. ff. 1, 8, 19, 26, 29. 2. Copies of treaties between the Emperor and the King of Sweden, betwee...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1742-1744
Extent:
1 item

54. Add MS 22627

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VOL. III. 1. Memorandum, in pencil, in the handwriting of George, Prince of Wales [King George II.], being a list of names, beginning, "My son Fr[ederick] of Br[unswick] and Lun[e]b[urg]," signed "George P.," f. 3. 2. Copy and drafts of three letters from Lady Suffolk to George II.; the first ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1716]-[1766]
Extent:
1 item

55. Add MS 23627-23642

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Title:
CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Field-Marshal James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawly, Ambassador to Portugal from 1728 to 1741, and again from 1752 to 1757, Ambassador to Russia from 1742 to 1745, Governor of Minorca, and finally Governor of Portsmouth.
Scope & Content:
James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley: Papers and correspondence: 1728-1763. George II of England: Correspondence and papers of Lord Tyrawly, Ambassador to Portugal and Russia: 1679-1759.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1728-1757
Extent:
16 items

56. Add MS 23780-23830

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Title:
ORIGINAL despatches and letters addressed to Thomas Robinson, subsequently K.B. and Baron Grantham, Ambassador at Vienna, and Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, chiefly by successive Secretaries and Under Secretaries of State and Ministers at foreign courts, with copies of letters, treaties, political memoirs and other papers enclosed; 1730-1750. Fiftyone volumes. Paper. Folio. The separate letters and papers will be referred to in the Index to the Catalogue. Presented by An...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Despatches and letters to, from Secretaries of State and others: 1730-1750. Charles VI; Emperor of Germany: Correspondence and papers of T. Robinson, English ambassador: 1730-1750. George II of England: Correspondence and papers of T. Robinson, Ambassador t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1730-1750
Extent:
51 items

57. Add MS 23797

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Vol. xviii. Jan.-Apr. 1736. Arthur Villettes, Secretary to the British Embassy at Turin, and Resident at Berne: Letters to T. Robinson, with enclosures: 1733-1750. Robert Trevor, Minister at the Hague, afterwards 4th Baron Trevor: Letters to T. Robinson: 1734-1747. George Tilson, under-secret...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Jan 1736-Apr 1736
Extent:
1 item

58. Add MS 23831-23877

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Title:
OFFICIAL copies of letters from Thomas Robinson, Ambassador at Vienna, etc., to successive Secretaries and Under Secretaries of State, Ministers to foreign courts and others, with copies of treaties, projects, memoirs and other papers; 16 May, 1730-31 Dec. 1736, 28 May, 1738-30 Mar. [10 Apr.] 1750. Fortyseven volumes. Paper. Folio. Many of the letters of Sir T. Robinson in the last volume are written in conjunction with Lord Sandwich, his co-plenipotentiary at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Papers and letters to Secretaries of State and others: 1730-1750.: Official copies. Charles VI; Emperor of Germany: Correspondence and papers of T. Robinson, English ambassador: 1730-1750. George II of England: Correspondence and papers of T. Robinson, Amba...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
16 May 1730-[10 Apr 1750]
Extent:
47 items

59. Add MS 23878

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Title:
OFFICIAL copies of correspondence of Thomas Robinson, Ambassador at Vienna, with Lords Harrington and Carteret, Secretaries of State, and others, relating to commercial negotiations between the courts of London and Vienna, with copies of treaties, tariffs, memoirs and other papers; 28 May, 1738-22 Sept. 1745. Eng. and Fr. Included are original letters from Lord Harrington to T. Robinson; London, 20 Apr. 1739, f. 76; to T. Robinson and James Porter, joint commissioners "for settling affairs o...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Correspondence and papers relating to commercial negotiations at Vienna: 1738-1745.: Official copies. Charles VI; Emperor of Germany: Correspondence and papers of T. Robinson, English ambassador: 1730-1750. George II of England: Correspondence and papers of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1738-22 Sep 1745
Extent:
1 item

60. Add MS 24212

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Title:
ORIGINAL letters of Dutchmen ; 1592-1826. The writers are - Daniel Bronchiuisius, M.D.; Utrecht, 22 Nov. s.a. Lat. verse. f. 1. Theodosius Beza; n.d. Lat. verse. f. 3. Gilles van Ledenberg; Utrecht, 26 Aug. 1592. Dutch. f. 4. Le Presiden]t[JeanGrusset] Richardot; camp devant Ostend, 30 Apr. 1603. Fr. ; with seal. f. 6. J[an] Wtenbogaert; the camp, 28 Sept. 1604. Dutch. f. 8. Maurice de Nassau [Prince of Orange] to Henri IV. of France; Hague, 7 Dec. 1605. Fr. Signed. f. 9. Hermannnus Faukeli...
Scope & Content:
Netherlands, United Provinces: Autographs of eminent men: 1425-1826. includes: f. 1 Daniel van Broekhuizen, MD, of Utrecht: Verses to B. Vulcanius: n.d.: Lat. f. 3 Theodore Beza, Rector of Geneva University: Satire on the sons of Catharine de' Medici: n.d.: Lat. f. 3 Henry II of France: Verses...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1592-1826
Extent:
1 item

61. Add MS 24218

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS autographs viz.:- 1. Marcus Velserus [Welser] to Denis Petau; Augsburg , 24 Sept. 1611, prid. kal. [29 Feb.], 17 Nov. 1612, 9 Feb. 1613 . Lat. ff. 1-7. 2. Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Julich, Cléves, and Bergh ; Gotha , 8 Aug. 1644. Ger. Signed ; with seal. f. 9. 3. Leopold William, Archduke of Austria, Governor-General of the Netherlands; Brussels, 31 Mar.. 1654. Ger. Signed; with seal. f. 12. 4. Leopold, Count Schönborn, Vice-Chancellor of the Empire, to the Prince of Wales; ...
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-7 Marx Welser, Councillor of Augsburg: Letters to D. Petau: 1611-1613.: Lat. f. 9 Ernest; Duke of Saxe-Gotha; the Pious: Letter to J. von Wangenheims and others: 1644.: Germ. f. 12 Leopold William, Archduke of Austria; Archbishop of Magdeburg, son of Ferdinand II of Germany: Aut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, German, Latin, and Swedish
Date Range:
24 Sep 1611-14 Feb 1801
Extent:
1 item

62. Add MS 24221

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Title:
1. LETTER of W[illiam] Dover, President of Buenos Ayres, to the Prince of Wale, sending. productions of the country; 13 Jan. 1716, f. 1. 2. Dr. Malcolm Flemming to - and to J. Nourse, the bookseller; Brigg , 22 Nov. 1755, 30 Jan. 1756, ff. 3, 4. 3. Joseph Fenn to J. Nourse ; Trinity College, Dublin, 20 Mar. 1781, f. 6. 4. Signature of Robert Benton to two bills of exchange on the Ordnance Office at Kingston, Jamaica; 20, 22 Apr. 1782, ff. 8, 9. 5. Lieut.-General J. G. Simcoe, late Go...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 George II of England: Letter to, from W. Dover, President of Buenos Ayres: 1716. f. 1 William Dover, President of Buenos Ayres: Letter to the Prince of Wales: 1716. ff. 3, 4 Malcolm Fleming, Dr., of Brigg: Letters to J. Nourse: 1755, 1756. f. 6 Joseph Fenn, of Trinity College, Du...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1716-24 Apr 1814
Extent:
1 item

63. Add MS 24384-24385

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Title:
COUNCIL-BOOK of George Augustus, Prince of Wales [afterwards George II.], containing chiefly copies of petitions, warrants, etc., relating to manors of the duchy of Cornwall; 10 Oct. 1715-6 June, 1727. Two volumes. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Council-books, registers of warrants, etc., as Prince of Wales: 1714-1727.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1715-6 Jun 1727
Extent:
2 items

64. Add MS 24386

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Title:
REGISTER of privy seals of George Augustus, Prince of Wales; chiefly appointments to the shrievalty of Cornwall, incumbencies, stewardships of manors, etc.; 21 Nov. 1714-2 Mar.. 1726[7]. Lat. and Eng. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Council-books, registers of warrants, etc., as Prince of Wales: 1714-1727.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1714-2 Mar 1727
Extent:
1 item

65. Add MS 24387

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Title:
REGISTER of warrants of George Augustus, Prince of Wales, relating to appointments in the duchy, of Cornwall, the county Palatine of Chester, and the Prince's household, and to the payment of fees, salaries, pensions, etc.; 10 July, 1717-7 June, 1727. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Council-books, registers of warrants, etc., as Prince of Wales: 1714-1727.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1717-7 Jun 1727
Extent:
1 item

66. Add MS 24900

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Title:
PAPERS relating to Scotland, and chiefly to the rebellion of 1745; 1731-1746. Among the contents are- 1. "The Scotts patriots or never too late to thrive," with other fragmentary papers of a similar kind; circa 1739, ff. 3-13. 2. Warrants of Prince Charles Edward to "all officers" to enlist "prisoners taken at Gladsmuir," and to Robert Taylor to raise volunteers; Holyrood, 18, 23 Sept. 1745. Signed by J[ohn] Murray [of Broughton, secretary to the Pretender]. The second with seal. ff. 14, 1...
Scope & Content:
Kingdom of Scotland: Papers relating to the rebellion: of 1745. George II of England: Papers relating to the Scotch rebellion of 1745. includes: ff. 14, 15 John Murray, of Broughton, Secretary to the Young Pretender: Warrants, signed by: 1745. f. 15 Robert Taylor, Captain in the Pretender's A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1731-1746
Extent:
1 item

67. Add MS 25277

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POLITICAL and miscellaneous papers:- 1. "Gervasii Tilberiensis de necessariis Scaccarii observacionibus Dialogus," f. 1. 2. A defence of the statutes of England against the libels of foreign writers and Engish fugitives; circa 1630. Imperfect. f. 14. 3. Application for proceedings in the S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

68. Add MS 27344

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Title:
"CARTA dos Privilegios concedidos à nasçam Britanica assim pelo foral como pelas capitulações de pazes: passada a instacia de Abrbão Castres consul geral da mesma nasçam em este reino de Portugal, e seus senhorios. Dada e passada em xxii de Agosto de mdccxlvi annos." Preceded by a list of the kings of Portugal, a glossary of obsolete words, and a table of contents. Paper; xviiith cent. From Lord Stuart de Rothesay's library. Folio.
Scope & Content:
Portugal: List of privileges granted from 1446 to 1738 to the English: 1746.: Portug. George II of England: Charter of privileges granted to the English by the Portuguese: 1746.: Portug. Abraham Castres, Consul-General at Madrid, and Envoy to Portugal: List of privileges granted by the Portugu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Portuguese
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

69. Add MS 27730-27738

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Title:
CORRESPONDENCE of William Capel, Earl of Essex, during his embassy to Turin; 1732-1736. Nine volumes. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Correspondence of Lord Essex, Ambassador at Turin: 1732-1736.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1732-1736
Extent:
9 items

70. Add MS 27735

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Scope & Content:
Vol. VI., Tan.-Dec. 1736. includes: ff. 1, 66 Thomas Coke, Baron Lovell; Earl of Leicester: Letters to Lord Essex: 1735, 1736. ff. 3, 42, 68, 71, 119, 143 Bologna, Li quaranta del reggimento di: Intelligence from: 1735-1736. ff. 6, 10, 40, 94, 117, 127, 147, 166, 193 James Waldegrave, 1st Earl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Jan 1736-Dec 1736
Extent:
1 item

71. Add MS 27908

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Title:
ACCOUNTS by Baton Augustus Schutz, Keeper of the Privy Purse to George II. 1737-1749. Signed at the end of each month by the King. Paper. Large Folio.
Scope & Content:
Augustus Schutz, Baron; Keeper of the Privy Purse to George II: Privy purse accounts: 1737-1749. Household, Royal: Privy-purse accounts: 1737-1749. George II of England: Privy Purse expenses: 1737-1749.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1737-1749
Extent:
1 item

72. Add MS 28070

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1. SEVEN original letters from Queen Anne to Sidney Godolphin, Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer, upon public alfairs; Windsor [1701-1708]. Holograph; unsigned. ff. 2-15. 2. Ten original letters from the Princeses Amelia, daughter of George II., to Lady, Barbara Bentinek, daughter of Will...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1701]-1733
Extent:
1 item

73. Add MS 28132

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Title:
1. JOURNAL of Admiral Sir John Norris, commanding a squadron in the Tagus, till his return to England, kept on board the "Britannia;" 26 Mar.-27 Apr. 1737. Autograph. f. 1. 2. Journal of Sir John Norris after his return to England, as Admiral of the Fleet, Privy Councillor, etc., with reports of Cabinet meetings, interviews with Sir Robert Walpole, and other ministers, chiefly concerning naval affairs; 6 June, 1739-25 May, 1740. At the end is a command to his heir not to permit the entries...
Scope & Content:
George II of England: Notes, by Sir J. Norris, of proceedings at Cabinet Councils: 1739, 1740. Sir John Norris, Admiral of the Fleet: Journals and official papers and correspondence: 1704-1744. Navy; England: Papers of Admiral Sir John Norris: 1690-1746. includes: f. 25 Francis Gashry, Compt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1737-25 May 1740
Extent:
1 item

74. Add MS 28551-28552

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Title:
JOURNAL of the campaigns of the Anglo-Hanoverian army in Germany, under the command of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, in 1760-1762, with dispositions of camps, orders of battle, copies of orders, intercepted letters, etc. Two volumes. In Vol. II. are included, an "Abstract of the number of Land and Sea Forces paid by Great Britain in 1762 and beginning of 1763, when the Peace was made," f. 93 b;-Copies of "Letters relative to the signing of the Preliminary Articles of Peace;" 1-26 Nov. 1762,...
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Francis I and Maria Theresa of Germany;: Campaign of the Anglo-Hanoverian Army in Germany: 1758-1762. George II of England: Journal of the campaign of the Anglo-Hanoverian army in Germany: 1758-1762. Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; 3rd son of Duke Ferdinand Albert: War against the...
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18th century
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"ORDERS of march and positions of the camps of the allied army under the command of His Serene Highness Duke Ferdinand of Brunswic, from the junction of the British troops at Coesfeldt, August 21, 1758," to Nov. 19, 1762; followed by copies of letters and orders of the Duke of Brunswick, chiefly addressed to John Manners, Marquis of Granby, commanding the English troops, 5 Feb.-9 Aug. 1760, 11 June-29 Sept. 1762. Paper; xviiith cent. Folio.
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John Manners, Marquess of Granby: Letters and orders to, from the Duke of Brunswick: 1760, 1762. Francis I and Maria Theresa of Germany;: Campaign of the Anglo-Hanoverian Army in Germany: 1758-1762. George II of England: Journal of the campaign of the Anglo-Hanoverian army in Germany: 1758-176...
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English
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18th century
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ACCOUNTS of [Richard Edgeunibe, Lord Edgcumbe] Comptroller of the Royal Household; 1 Oct. 1759-31 Oct. 1760. Paper. Folio.
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Household, Royal: Accounts of the Comptroller of the household: 1759-1760. George II of England: Household Accounts: 1759-1760. Hon Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe (1758): Accounts: 1759-1760.
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English
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1 Oct 1759-31 Oct 1760
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MISCELLANEOUS genealogical and other papers, including:- 1. "Extracts from parish registers," of York, Acaster-Malvis, Askham- Richard, Skelton, Norinanton, Sprotborough, Hull, Doncaster, Halifax, and Hemsworth. The extreme dates are 1538 and 1814. f. 8. 2. "Marriage licences from the regist...
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English
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19th century
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"PROCESSUS factus ad coronationem Serenissimi Domini Georgij Secundi Regis Magnæ Britanniæ etc. et Reginæ Carolinæ, consortis ejus;" 11 Oct. 1727. Lat., Eng. and Fr. Paper. In the original morocco binding, stamped with the royal arms. Folio.
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George II of England: Coronation procession: 1727. Coronations: Coronation of George II.: 1727. Bindings ENGLISH: Tooled morocco, with Royal arms: 1727.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Oct 1727
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LETTER-BOOK Containing copies of official correspondence of Swynfen Jervis, of Meaford, co. Stafford, Barrister-at-law, concerning the Jacobite rebels in Staffordshire; 1745-1745. On f. 20 is a "song on the new raised Regiments"; and at the end: Description of some of the best horses the king ha...
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English
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1745-[1746]
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1 item

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30,170 A-0. MISCELLANEOUS papers. Paper and Vellum; ff. 57. Folio.
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includes: f 1 Berwick: Treasury payments to, for a bridge and church: 1624. f. 1 Jewels: Treasury payments for jewels: 1623. f. 1 Sir Peter Vanlore, Baronet: Payment to, for jewels: 1623. ff. 2, 4 Misti Volcano, Peru: Exploration of, with sketch, by Col. Suero: 1784. ff. 2, 4 Francisco Suero, L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1321-1834
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14 items

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Copies of papers on military matters, viz. 1. Account of the expedition under Admiral Edward Vernon against Cartagena, in New Granada, by an officer of Col. Humphrey Blaud's regiment; Oct. 1740-3 June, 1741. f. 1. 2. Correspondence of John Leslie, 8th Earl of Rothes, Commander-ln- Chief in I...
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English
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18th century
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1 item

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ASSOCIATION of the inhabitants of Essex, formed at a meeting held at Chelmsford, 8 Oct. 1745, to support George II. against the Pretender. With numerous signatures. Vellum Roll, 6 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. Presented by Sir Henry Mildmay, Bart.
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County of Essex: Association to support George II. against the Pretender: 1745. George II of England: Association of co. Essex to support the King against the Pretender: 1745.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Oct 1745
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1 item

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PAPERS connected with Admiral John Byng's expedition against the French Toulon fleet, preceded by a "General State of Facts," compiled in justification of the action of the Government on the Parliamentary enquiry in 1757. Paper; ff. 244. XVIIIth cent. Folio. George II of England: Papers in just...
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English
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18th century
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1 item

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Vol. III. (ff. 156). Essays and other papers of Dr. Middleton, generally in his own hand or corrected by him. They are:- 1. An apology for his writings, etc. f. 2. 2. Oratio Woodwardiana. f. 15. 3. On the power of miracles to prove a religion. Lat. f. 21. 4. Remarks on the story of St. J...
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English and Latin
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18th century
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1 item

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Vol. i., ff. 260, 1700-1740. Cox Macro, DD: Correspondence and papers: 1700 - 1764. includes: f. 8 John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol: Letter to T. Macro: 1700. f. 10 Plymouth, Devon: Account of: 1700. ff. 10, 11, 12, 17 Thomas Cox: Letters to T. Macro, and Dr. C. Macro: 1700-1704. ff. 13, 15, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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Arabic, English, French, and Latin
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1700-1740
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1 item

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LETTERS of members of the Royal Family of England, with a few others, most of them being addressed to the Duke of Newcastle 1732-1768. The letters to the Duke of Newcastle are from 1. Queen Caroline, wife of George II. Three letters without dates; the first endorsed 4 Aug. 1732. Fr. ff. 1, 3, 4....
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
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1732-1768
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1 item

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Vol. ii. (ff. 562). Home Correspondence; 1724-1732. George I of England: Home correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State: 1714-1727. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 22, 28, 36, 40, 151 ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
1724-1732
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Vol. iii. (ff. 632). Home Correspondence Apr.-Oct. 1733. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 204 John Wainwright, Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1732 - 1740. ff. 13...
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English
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Apr 1733-Oct 1733
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Vol. iv. (ff. 538). Home Correspondence Nov. 1733-Dec. 1734. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: f. 1 Captain Robert Carpenter: Letter to the Duke of Newcastle: 1733. ff. 3, 17, 200 John Collier, Surveyor-Gene...
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English
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Nov 1733-Dec 1734
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1 item

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Vol. v. (ff. 479). Home Correspondence 1735-1737. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: f. 1 Andrew Wilkinson, MP for Aldborough, county Yorkshire: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1734-1768. f. 2 Ar- ...
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English
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1735-1737
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Vol. vi. (ff. 545). Home Correspondence 1738. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 46 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1732-1738. ff. 3, 20, 24, 43, 83 William Cave...
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English and French
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1738
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Vol. vii. (ff. 553). Home Correspondence 1739. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: f. 1 John Collier, Surveyor-General of the Customs in Kent: Letters to T. Pelham: 1738, 1739. ff. 3, 110 Richard Wyatt: Letter...
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1739
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Vol. viii. (ff. 486). Home Correspondence Jan.-13 July 1740. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: f. 1 Nicholas Fowler: Petition to the Duke of Newcastle: 1740. f. 3 Thomas Coke, Baron Lovell; Earl of Leicester...
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English and French
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Jan 1740-13 Jul 1740
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Vol. ix. (ff. 590). Home Correspondence 14 July-5 Sept. 1740. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1-71 Charles Cathcart, 8th Baron Cathcart; Commander of the Force sent against Spanish America: List and co...
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14 Jul 1740-5 Sep 1740
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Vol. x. (ff. 557). Home Correspondence 6 Sept.-Dec. 1740. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 24, 32, 533 Hon George Clinton, Captain, afterwards Admiral; Governor of New York: Letters to the Duke of Ne...
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English
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6 Sep 1740-Dec 1740
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2 volumes

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Vol. xi. (ff. 535). Home Correspondence Jan.-15 May,1741. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 17, 31, 38, 42 Thomas Ball, successively Archdeacon and Dean of Chichester: Correspondence with the Duke of ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, and Latin
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Jan 1741-15 May 1741
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Vol. xii. (ff. 523). Home Correspondence 16 May-Aug.1741. Thomas Edsaw: Letter to: 1741. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 13, 43, 45, 164, 175, 194, 346, 355, 430 Hon Henry Pelham, Prime Minister: C...
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English and French
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16 May 1741-Aug 1741
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1 item

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Vol. xiii. (ff. 490). Home Correspondence Sept.-Dec. 1741. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: f. I Captain Charles Bodens, JP: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1740-1762. f. 3 George Logan: Letter to the Duk...
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English and French
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Sep 1741-Dec 1741
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1 item

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Vol. xiv. (ff. 620). Home Correspondence 1742. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: f. 1 Major Chiverton Hartopp: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1741, 1742, 1752. ff. 3, 9 Samuel Burt, Steward of the Duke of...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1742
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1 item

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Vol. xv. (ff. 347). Home Correspondence Jan.-July, 1743. George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 - 1760.: Diplomatic. includes: ff. 1, 100 John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1738-1747. ff. 3, 5 Tho...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Jan 1743-Jul 1743
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