Papers of the 4th Earl Spencer Althorp Papers. Vols. mccclxiii-mcdxl. Papers and correspondence of Frederick, 4th Earl Spencer; 1811-1857. Partly French, Greek, Latin, Russian and Spanish. Frederick Spencer, (1798-1857), became 4th Earl Spencer (1 Oct. 1845) on the death of his brother, John Charles, 3rd Earl Spencer, who died without issue. Educated at Eton, the 4th Earl followed his brother Robert into the navy in 1811, also serving under Rear-Admiral Hallowell in the Mediterranean during...
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Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer: Correspondence and papers of Frederick Spencer: 1811-1857.
Naval Career Althorp Papers. Vols. mccclxiii-mccclxx. Papers and correspondence relating to Frederick Spencer's naval career; 1811-1833. Partly French, Greek, Russian and Spanish. Key correspondents include Vice Admirals Sir Edward Codrington and H. Neale, G. Mavrocordatos, G. W. Hamilton, and Sir Pulteney Malcolm. Other contents include records of service, notebooks as to the mechanics of navigation, rigging and duties, personal diaries and memoranda, certificates of rank or appointment, s...
Althorp Papers. Vols. mcdxi-mcdxxxviii. Miscellaneous letters sent to Frederick Spencer; 1818-1857. Many are requests and petitions for charity or patronage. In the majority of cases they are endorsed with a note of response, e.g. 'neg' or 'no answer'. Where possible, undated material has been arranged at the end of the year’s sequence in which it was originally found; all other undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically at the end of this series. The correspondence indicates that Spe...
Althorp Papers. Vols. mccclxxi-mcclxxx. Correspondence and papers of Frederick, 5th Earl Spencer as Lord Chamberlain; 1846-1848, n.d. Partly French. Spencer served as Lord Chamberlain from 1846-1848. The Lord Chamberlain's department was responsible for the royal household `above stairs': the Chambers, Wardrobes, Office of Robes, Ceremonies, Revels, Musicians, Chapels, Housekeepers, Messengers, Yeoman of the guard, Waterman, Physicians, Artists, Craftsmen, Librarian, Latin Secretary, Poet La...
Althorp Papers. Vols. mccclxxxi-mccclxxxvi. Correspondence and papers of Frederick, 5th Earl Spencer as Lord Steward; 1854-1857. The Lord Steward's department was responsible for the household 'below stairs': the kitchen offices (almonry, bakery, buttery, confectionery, ewry, larder, pantry, pastry, poultry, scullery, spicery, wine cellar,) the counting-house, the Board of Green Cloth, wood and coal yards, the verge porters and brewer's, amongst others; also the royal gardens, providing prod...