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032-001962271

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032-001962271

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Add MS 61989

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HARLEY PAPERS: correspondence and papers of the Harley family, chiefly of Sir Robert Harley of Brampton Bryan, co. Heref., M.P. (1579-1656) and his son, Sir Edward Harley, M.P. (1624-1700), with members of the family; 1622-[1713?]. Partly printed. Including (ff. 65-68) two letters from Robert Harley, afterw. 1st Earl of Oxford, to his uncle, Thomas Harley, 1685-1687, and (ff. 221-222) a copy of a character of Oxford by Jonathan Swift, 'which was to have been inserted in the designed History of Queen Anns Reign', [1712-1713]; for which see his History of The Four Last Years of the Queen, in The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, ed. Herbert Davis, VII (Oxford, 1955), pp. 73-75, 178-180 (the latter is printed from an autograph copy at Longleat, from which the present copy by a member of the Harley family has only literal variations). Supplementing the main Harley archive in the Portland Papers, Add. 70001-70523, and smaller collections in Add. 40621 and 61899. Purchased from Christopher Harley, Esq., of Brampton Bryan, March 1981.

Paper; ff. 225. Mounted in an album of red morocco, gilt-ruled, [20th cent.?]. 315 x 284mm.

Scope & Content:

Sir Edward Harley, MP, of Brampton Bryan; d.1700: Correspondence and papers of Sir Edward Harley: 1638-1684.

Harley family: Correspondence and papers of Harley, family: 1622-[1713], n.d.: Partly printed.

includes:

ff. 1-89, 129 Sir Robert Harley, MP, of Brampton Bryan; d.1656: Correspondence and papers of Sir Robert Harley: 1622-1653: Partly printed.
ff. 37, 51-64 Sir Robert Harley, the younger; d.1673: Thomas Harley, son of Sir R Harley the elder: Letters to Thomas Harley from Sir Robert Harley: 1650-1672.
ff. 39, 43-48 Thomas Harley, son of Sir R Harley the elder: Letters from Sir R. Harley to his son, Thomas: 1646-1648: Autogr.
f. 49 Sir Henry Vane, the younger; statesman: Correspondence of Sir R. Harley with Sir Henry Vane: 1650.
ff. 65-68 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Thomas Harley, son of Sir R Harley the elder: Letters to Thomas Harley from Robert Harley: 1685-1687.
ff. 79, 90, 95, 102 Thomas Harley, son of Sir R Harley the elder: Correspondence of Sir E. Harley with Thomas Harley: 1649-1661: Partly Lat.
f. 97 Mary Harley, née Button; 1st wife of Sir E Harley: Letter to Sir E. Harley from Mary Harley: bef. 1660: Autogr.
f. 98 Thomas Harley, father of Sir R Harley the elder; d.1631: Letter to Sir R. Harley from Thomas Harley: 1621.
f. 100 Dorothy Harley, daughter of Sir R Harley the elder: Letter to Sir E. Harley from Dorothy Harley: 1639: Autogr.
ff. 104-106, 108-110, 112, 115, 123-124 Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland: Letters to Sir E. Harley from Mildmay Fane: [1640s?]: Autogr.
ff. 107, 111, 113, 117-122v, 125 Mary Fane, 2nd wife of Mildmay, 2nd Earl of Westmorland: Letters to Sir E. Harley from Mary Fane: 1642-1644, n.d.
f. 127 Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway; Secretary of State 1623: Thomas Harley, father of Sir R Harley the elder; d.1631: Letter to Thomas Harley from Lord Conway: 1623: Signed.
f. 129 Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway; Secretary of State 1623: Brilliana Harley, 3rd wife of Sir R Harley: Letter to Sir R. Harley and his wife from Lord Conway: 1628.
ff. 131-134v Edward Conway, Earl of Conway; Secretary of State 1681: Letters to Sir E. Harley from Edward Conway: 1642, 1643.
ff. 136-143v Mary Vere, née Tracy formerly Hoby; widow of W Hoby; wife of Horace, Baron Vere: Letters to Sir E. Harley from Mary Vere: [1640s?]: Partly signed.
f. 146 Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway: Letter to Sir E. Harley from Edward Conway: 1640s.
ff. 148-151 County of Hereford: Protestation and petition of inhabitants: 1642, n.d.: Partly printed.
f. 152 Nathaniel Wright, MD: Letter to Sir R. Harley from Nathaniel Wright: 1645.
f. 164 John Williams, fl. 17th cent: Letter to Sir R. Harley from John Williams: 1641.
f. 166 Fr. Conyers: Letter to Sir E. Harley from Fr. Conyers: 1643: Autogr.
f. 179 Christian Massie, alias Massey: Letter to Sir E. Harley from Christian Massie: 1648.
f. 180 William Adamson, Rector of St John, Maddermarket, Norwich: Letter to Sir E. Harley from William Adamson: 1661.
f. 184 John Styles: Letter, etc., to Sir E. Harley from John Styles: 1649.
ff. 186, 189 Walcot al. Walcott family: Papers rel. to debt owed by Harley family of Walcot,: 1677, 1683.
f. 191 John Combes: Letter to Sir E. Harley from John Combes: 1684.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

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Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1622

End Date:

1714

Date Range:

1622-[1713?]

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Names:

Adamson, William, Rector of St John Maddermarket Norwich
Combes, John
Conway, Edward, 1st Viscount Conway and 1st Viscount Killutagh, politician, 1564-1631,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/17049056
Conway, Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway and 2nd Viscount Killultagh, politician and book collector, 1594-1655
Conway, Edward, Earl of Conway, Sec of State 1681
Conyers, Fr
Fane, Mary, 2nd wife of Mildmay 2nd Earl of Westmorland, 1608-1669
Fane, Mildmay, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, politician, 1601-1665
Harley, Brilliana, Lady Harley, née Conway, parliamentarian gentlewoman, ?1598-1643,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000061325950
Harley, Dorothy, daughter of Sir R Harley the elder
Harley, Edward, politician and officer in the parliamentarian army, 21 Oct 1624-8 Dec 1700
Harley, Family
Harley, Mary, née Button 1st wife of Sir E Harley
Harley, Robert, first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083423906
Harley, Robert, politician, 1579-1656
Harley, Robert, politician, 6 Apr 1626-6 Nov 1673
Harley, Thomas, of Brampton Bryan Castle, ?1543-1631
Harley, Thomas, son of Sir R Harley the elder
Massie, Christian, alias Massey
Styles, John
Vane, Henry, the younger, statesman
Vere, Mary, née Tracy formerly Hoby widow of W Hoby, wife of Horace Baron Vere
Walcot, Family
Williams, John, fl 17th cent
Wright, Nathaniel, MD

Places:

Herefordshire, England