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1. Add MS 38492-38508

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS
Scope & Content:
Purchased at the sale of the heirlooms of Marquis Townshend, 18, 19 Dec. 1911.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
17 items

2. Add MS 38500-38501

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. IX, X (ff. 365, 324). Correspondence of Horatio Walpole [lst Baron Walpole of Wolterton, 1756], as secretary to Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, Plenipotentiary at the Hague, to whom many of the letters are addressed; 4 May, 1709-25 Mar. 1711, N.S. Among the correspondents are Daniel Pulteney at Copenhagen, John Wich and Dr. John Robinson at Hamburg, Sir Francis Palmes at Turin and Vienna, and John Chetwynd at Turin. Included also are despatches of Adm. Sir ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 May 1709-25 Mar 1711
Extent:
2 items

3. Add MS 38505-38506

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. XIV, XV (ff. i + 79, i + 121). Minute-books of George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquis Townshend, as Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance; 6 Jan. 29 June, 1764. Two volumes. Vol. I. 6 Jan.- 31 Mar. 1764. Vol. II. 2 Apr.- 29 June, 1764. Paper. Folio. (Townshend sale-cat. 1911, lot 82).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1764-29 Jun 1764
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 38493-38496

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. II-V. Letter-books of Antony Moreau, Polish Envoy at the Hague; 1686-1689. Four volumes. Paper ; fr. 175, 91, 140, 51. Folio. Townshend salecat. 1911, lots 167, 301. The contents, all in French except a few in Latin, Italian or Dutch, are as follows:
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John III, Sobieski; King of Poland: Letter-books of A. Moreau Polish envoy to the Hague: 1686-1689: Fr. Netherlands, United Provinces: Letterbooks of A. Moreau, Polish Envoy at the Hague: 1686-1689.: Fr. Antony Moreau, Polish Envoy at the Hague: Letter-books: 1686-1689.: Fr. James II of Engla...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1686-1689
Extent:
4 items

5. Add MS 38502-38504

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIII (ff. i + 296, i + 271, i + 343). Letters of Horatio Walpole, [1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, 1756], as Plenipotentiary at Paris, and Thomas Robinson, [1st Baron Grantham, 1761], as secretary of the embassy, to Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, Secretary of State, and George Tilson, Under-Secretary, with some copies of their replies; 18 Jan. 1724/5 , O.S. 22 Nov. 1726, N.S. Many of the despatches are partly in cypher, decyphered. The period covered in...
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Despatches as Plenipotentiary at Paris, with replies: 1725, 1726. Field-Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend: Bookplate: late 18th cent. Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Letters to H. Walpole: 1725, 1726.: Copies. Thomas R...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Jan 1725-22 Nov 1726
Extent:
3 items

6. Add MS 38498

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. VII (fr. ii + 88). Register of letters of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, as Plenipotentiaries at the Hague for the Barrier Treaty, to Henry Boyle, Secretary of State, [Baron Carleton, 1714]; 2 May, O.S. 11 Oct. N.S. 1709...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1709
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 38497

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 93). Miscellaneous papers of George Townshend, 1st Marquis Townshend, Lord-Lieutenant (1764-1772), relating to Ireland ; [1698] 11 Mar. 1801. Included are: (a) Report of the forfeited estates in Ireland; [1698]. Copy. f. 1; (b) Remarks on extraordinary pensions; 17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1768-Feb 1770
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 38499

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 357). Drafts and copies of the same correspondence, extending also over the negotiations concerning Sweden, Poland and Schleswig, down to the recall of Lord Townshend; 24 May, 1709-circ. 17 Mar. 1711, N.S. Some of the letters are addressed to Charles Spencer, 3rd...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
24 May 1709-c 17 Mar 1711
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 38508

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 65). Miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to co. Norfolk; 18 Aug. 1545-1 Jan. 1729. The contents are : 1. Papers relating to beacons in co. Norfolk, being (a) order by Thomas [Howard], Duke of Norfolk, for two beacons on Byllow Hill in Framingham Heath; 18 Aug....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Aug 1545-1 Jan 1729
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 38492

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. I. Papers relating to religious questions, tempp. Eliz. Jas. I. A collection in various hands, evidently formed by a sympathizer with the Puritan party in the Church of England, probably Sir Edward Lewkenor of Denham, co. Suff. (M.P. for Shoreham, Maldon, etc., knt. 1603, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
[1558-1625]
Extent:
1 item