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1. Add MS 50006-50012

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Correspondence and papers of Field-Marshal George Townshend (b. 1724, d. 1807), 1st Marquess Townshend, with a few other papers of his family; 1697-1898, n.d. See also the description of Add. MS. 46856 and H.M.C., 11th Report, App., iv, 1887. Presented by Crossman, Black and Co., solicitors, through the British Records Association. Seven volumes.
Scope & Content:
Field-Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend: Correspondence and papers: 1747-1798. Army; England: Papers of Lord Townsend rel. to,: 1747-1787.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1697-1898
Extent:
12 items

2. Add MS 50007 A-C

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Title:
TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. II A-C. Papers as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; 1765-1772.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1765-1772
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 50010-50011

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. V, VI. Correspondence of Lord Townshend with his son, George, 12th Lord Ferrers, 1st Earl of Leicester, 2nd Marquess Townshend, and with their lawyers and agents, etc., mostly relating to legal and financial arrangements for the settlement of Lord Townshend's debts; 1774-1798. Preceded (50010, ff. 1-70b) by correspondence of Lord Townshend with Capt. James Francis Erskine, 18th Light Dragoons, mostly relating to Erskine's resignation of his commission in favour of Lor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1774-1798
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 50012 B

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. VII B (ff. 57). 'Observations on the defence of the kingdom' (f. 1), comprising detailed discussion of fixed and other defences of the south coast from Falmouth to Dover, with summary notes on other parts of the coast; circa 1780. Fortification: Reports, plans, etc., rel....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 50012 A

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. VII A (ff. 24). Notebook of Lord Townshend relating to the movement and deployment of troops; aft. 1745 (f. 17). Autograph. Fortification: Reports, plans, etc., rel. to British coastal defences,: 1770-1783, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1745
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 50008 A-C

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Title:
TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. III A-C. Papers as Master-General of the Ordnance; 1770-1783.
Scope & Content:
Ordnance: Papers of Lord Townshend as Master-General,: temp. Charles II - 1783, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1770-1783
Extent:
3 items

7. Add MS 50009

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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. i+35). Letter book of Lord Townshend's correspondence with Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, who was twice his successor as Master-General of the Ordnance; 28 Mar. 1782-18 July 1784. Not used by the Duke's biographer, A. Olsen, The Radical Duke, 1961. Charles ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1782-18 Jul 1784
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 50006

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Scope & Content:
TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 123, in two parts:- A, ff. 1-7, 10-123; B, ff. 8-9). Personal papers, mostly of or relating to Lord Townshend; 1697-1898. Included are letters, etc., relating to the Battle of Quebec and its aftermath, 1759 (ff. 8b-43b) and to Lord Townshend's creation as Marquess, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1697-1898
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 50007 A

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Scope & Content:
TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. II A (ff. i+47). Notebook containing a 'General Description of the South Part of Ireland' (f. 1), compiled as a result of a tour made in August 1765 (f. 2). Fair copy, with pencil notes in Lord Townshend's hand on ff. 30b, 32b, 43b. An introduction (ff. 1-3b) is followed b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1765-1772
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 50007 C

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Scope & Content:
TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. II C (ff. 15). Notebook of Lord Townshend, dealing with the defence of Ireland; circa 1767-1772. Autograph. See also Add. MS. 33118, ff. 1-24. Ireland: Notes by Lord Townshend on its defences,: 1767-1772: Circ.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1767-1772
Extent:
1 item