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Title:
Papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquess of Stafford
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, Papers and Accounts of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquess of Stafford. He was elected to parliament in 1744 and became associated with the faction known as the 'Bloomsbury Gang'. He held many government and cabinet positions throughout his career, until his...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1742-1801
Extent:
21 files

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Title:
Notebooks of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1742-1792
Extent:
5 bound notebooks

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Title:
Official accounts of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1757-1763
Extent:
4 parchment rolls

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Title:
Despatches of British diplomats, mostly Sir Charles Hanbury Williams
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Old divider, f. i. Despatch from Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, Envoy at Dresden, to Lord Chesterfield, Secretary of State. Dated at: N. S. Dresden. 27 August 1747, ff. 1-18v. Manifeste de Monsr. Wydzga, enclosed in despatch of Hanbury Williams of 23 Sept. September 1750, ff. 19-20v. (French) Sir ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1747-1750
Extent:
1 file

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Title:
General Correspondence of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford
Scope & Content:
Letter from: George Selwyn. Subject: Lord Carlisle's financial affairs. Dated at: Chesterfield Street. 21 March 1775, ff. 1-2. Letter from: Lord Suffolk. Subject: Verses on the political scene. 15 April 1775, ff. 3-5v. Letter from: Lord Suffolk. Subject: American affairs. The French fleet. Dated ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1775-1796?
Extent:
1 file

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Title:
General Correspondence of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford
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Letter from: Colvée. Subject: Personal. Hoping there will not be war. Dated at: Château de Menars près Blois. 3 September 1743, ff. 1-2v. (French). Letter from: J. Hargreaves. Subject: Sympathy and congratulation. Dated at: Trentham. 8 January 1755, f. 3. (Latin). Letter from: Lord Carysfort. Sub...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1743-1774
Extent:
1 file

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Title:
Draft correspondence of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquess of Stafford
Scope & Content:
Draft of a letter to: Henry Pelham Subject: Resignation of the Admiralty. [1751], ff. 1-2v. Draft of a letter to: Henry Pelham Subject: Resignation of the Admiralty. [1751], ff. 3-4. Draft of a letter to: The Duke of Bedford at Paris Subject: Formation of Grenville's administration. [1763], ff. 5...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1751]-1792
Extent:
1 file

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Title:
Correspondence of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquess of Stafford, concerning estates, colliery, local politics etc
Scope & Content:
Letter from: Thomas Cobb. Subject: Request for repayment of an advance. Dated at: Lichfield. 15 February 1757, ff. 1-2v. Letter from: Thomas Gilbert, agent. Subject: Draft concerning purchase of property at Lichfield, ff. 3-3v. Letter from: Thomas Gilbert, agent. Subject: Estate business. Dated a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1757-1801
Extent:
1 file

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Title:
Correspondence of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquess of Stafford, with his sisters and eldest son
Scope & Content:
Letter from: Lady Betty Waldegrave. Subject: Politics and current affairs. Prussian War. 16 October 1756, ff. 1-3v. Letter from: Lady Betty Waldegrave. Subject: Politics. Subscription to theatre. 1756, ff. 4-5v. Letter from: Lady Betty Waldegrave. Subject: Politics. Prussia. Dated at: St. James's...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1756-1791
Extent:
1 file

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Title:
Private accounts of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford
Scope & Content:
Accounts of the executors of 1st Earl Gower. Bound. 1754-1757, ff. 1-30. Household accounts. 20 October 1776-27 June 1777, ff. 31-32. Account of purchase of land at Hanchurch and elsewhere. 1788-1789, ff. 33-35v. Accounts of the Duke of Bridgewater, Earl Gower and Thomas Gilbert, Esq., trustees f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1754-1801
Extent:
1 file

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