OFFICIAL copies of dispatches of Lord Carteret, as Secretary of State, addressed to the English Ministers at Paris, Madrid, and other Courts, together with some other similar papers; 1721-1724. Eng. and Fr. Five volumes. Paper. Folio.
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John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret; afterwards 1st Earl Granville; Secretary of State; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Despatches to English ministers abroad: 1721-1724.: Eng. and Fr.
VOL. I. 6 Mar.-28 Aug. 1721. At f. 1 is a notification of Lord Carteret's accession to office on the death of Secretary Craggs, as Secretary of State for "the Affairs of the Southern Province," followed by a list of "all the Ministers, Consuls, and Governors, in the Southern Province."
VOL. IV. 5 Sept. 1722-23 Feb. 1723. Included are two original papers, addressed to Lord Carteret, viz.: A "Memoire," from the Conte J. A. Gazola, Envoy to England from the Duke of Parma; London, 23 Jan. 1722, f. 161; and a letter from C[harles] Dilke, Lieut.-Governor of Montserrat; 8 Jan. 1722/3...