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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. I. Diary of N. P. Forth; Oct. 1777-Nov. 1778. Containing accounts of his transactions as special envoy with William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, and his nephew Lord Stormont and with the French minister, the Comte de Maurepas, concerning, among other things, French participa...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Oct 1777-Nov 1778
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1 item

2. Add MS 65145-65152

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FORTH PAPERS. Diaries, correspondence and papers of and relating to Nathaniel Parker Forth (b.1744, d.1809), stockbroker, intelligence agent and special envoy (1777-1778) at the court of Louis XVI; 1759-20th cent. Including some material relating to other members of the Forth family. See also Facs. Suppl. XVI (5, 6). The papers were used by Philip Laski in The Trial and Execution of Madame Du Barry (1969) and by Marion Ward in Forth (1982). Purchased from Capt. Nevill de Rouen Forth, 22 Dec....
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Nathaniel Parker Forth, stockbroker and intelligence agent: Diaries, correspondence, and papers of and relating to Nathaniel Parker Forth: 1759-20th cent.
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
1759-20th century
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10 items

3. Add MS 65146

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. II. A Part Family Record of the Forths; late 19th cent., with later additions. Printed with MS. notes. Containing memoranda concerning the Forth family, including (ff. 8v-21v) 'A Plain State of the Facts by Nathaniel Parker Forth, Esquire', a narrative of transactions from 178...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Late 19th century
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1 item

4. Add MS 65147

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. III. Diary of N. P. Forth during his residence in Paris; 1802-1809. Containing short entries, chiefly concerning his private affairs; those for 1802-1803 are written in issues of Rider's British Merlin. ff. 126. 156 x 100mm. Diaries and Memoranda: Diaries of N. P. Forth: 17...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1802-1809
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1 item

5. Add MS 65148

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. IV. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of and relating to N. P. Forth, chiefly concerning financial affairs and the settlement of his estate; 1777-1820, n.d. Partly copies and printed. Partly French. ff. 71. British Library arrangement. includes: f. 4 James Stevenso...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1777-1820
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1 item

6. Add MS 65149

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FORTH PAPERS. VOL. V. Account book of N. P. Forth for expenses of his household and family; 1789-1796. Partly French. ff. 22. 173 x 114mm. Accounts: Account book of N. P. Forth: 1789-1796: Fr.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1789-1796
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1 item

7. Add MS 65150 A

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. VI A. George Stanhope, The Christian's Pattern: or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ . . . Written Originally in Latin by Thomas à Kempis . . . (London, 1772), with MS. notes by N. P. Forth and his descendants. Bookplate of Frederick Henry Alexander Forth. ff. i+2...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1759-1803]
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1 item

8. Add MS 65150 A-C

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. VI A-C. Printed works with annotations by N. P. Forth; 1759-1803. Three volumes.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1759-1803
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3 items

9. Add MS 65150 B

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. VI B. The Week's Preparation for the Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper . . . by G. B., D. D. (London, 1759), with MS. notes by N. P. Forth, apparently referring to a mission to Madrid in 1777, and transcripts in pencil by his son Alexandre, Baron Forth-Rouen, 19th cent. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1759-19th century]
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1 item

10. Add MS 65150 C

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FORTH PAPERS. Vol. VI C. Daniel Paterson, A New and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in Great-Britain ... 12th ed. (London, 1799), with MS. notes by N. P. Forth pasted into the back and front concerning his journeys, etc., 1792-1803. ff. 256. 175 x 125mm.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1792-1803]
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1 item