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PELHAM PAPERS: correspondence and papers concerning Sussex and the Pelham family, chiefly Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, and his cousin, Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester; 1738-1922. Purchased at Phillips's, 17 Sept. 1987, lot 488.

Paper; ff. 60. British Library arrangement.

1. ff. 1-3v. Three letters from Newcastle to his wife, Harriet; 1738-1742. Supplementing Add. 33073-33078.

2. ff. 4-18. Letters to Newcastle and his agents from various correspondents; 1757-1768, n.d. Supplementing Add. 33064-33072.

3. ff. 19-41v. Correspondence and papers of Thomas Pelham, afterwards 1st Earl of Chichester, and his son Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester; 1765-1812. Including: - (a) lists of their election expenses as M.P.s for Sussex; 1768, 1784. ff. 20-25v: - (b) correspondence of the latter concerning the Seaford election; 1812. ff. 26-41v. Supplementing Add. 33087-33124.

4. ff. 42-50. Letters to Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, and other unidentified correspondents; 1813-1840.

5. ff. 51-56. Handbills, verses, etc., relating to Sussex affairs, chiefly to elections at Lewes; 1794-1857, n.d. Printed.

6. ff. 57-60v. Letters and notes to and concerning the Molineux family, bankers of Lewes, who may have put the collection together; 1849-1922, n.d. See G. Molineux, Memoir of the Molineux family (privately printed, 1882), pp. 71-77.

Scope & Content:

Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham; 2nd Earl of Chichester: Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of and rel. to Duke of Newcastle and 2nd Earl of Chichester: 1738-1922.

includes:

ff. 1-3v Henrietta Pelham-Holles, wife of Thomas, Duke of Newcastle: Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Letters to his wife from Duke of Newcastle: 1738-1742.
f. 4 John Greening, steward to Duke of Newcastle: Uriah Lane: Letter to John Greening from Uriah Lane: 1757.
ff. 4-18 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Letters to Duke of Newcastle and his agents: 1757-1768, n.d.
ff. 6, 9 General Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, 6th Baronet: Letters to Duke of Newcastle from Gen. Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson: 1758, 1767.
f. 7 Robert Taylor, MD: Letter to Duke of Newcastle from Robert Taylor: 1760.
f. 8 John Young: Letter to Duke of Newcastle from John Young: 1766.
f. 10 Thomas Hurdis, DD; chaplain to the Duke of Newcastle: Winterton: Letter to [Dr. T. Hurdis?] from — Winterton: 1768.
f. 11 Elfred Staples, Deputy-Commissioner of the Alienation Office: Thomas Hurdis, DD; chaplain to the Duke of Newcastle: Letter to Dr. T. Hurdis from Elfred Staples: 1768.
ff. 13, 17 Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox: Letters to Duke of Newcastle from Charles Lennox: 1768.
f. 14 Thomas Hankin, porter to 2nd Marquess of Rockingham: Letter to Duke of Newcastle from Thomas Hankin: 1768.
f. 16 Barlow Trecothick, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London: Letter to Duke of Newcastle from Barlow Trecothick: 1768.
f. 18 Thomas Hurdis, DD; chaplain to the Duke of Newcastle: Michael Wardey: Letter to Dr. T. Hurdis from Michael Wardey: [1760s?].
ff. 19-19v Edward Davis: Account of expenses of 1st Lord Chichester by Edward Davis: 1765.
ff. 19-20 Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester: Accounts, chiefly of election expenses: 1765, 1768.
f. 20 Richard Buckner: Receipt for election expenses of T. Pelham: 1768.
ff. 20-25v Elections Parliamentary: Accounts: County of Sussex: Accounts of Sussex election expenses: 1768, 1784.
ff. 21-25v General Lord George Henry Lennox, MP: Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham; 2nd Earl of Chichester: Accounts of election expenses of T. Pelham and Lord G. Lennox: 1784.
f. 26 Nicholas Vansittart, Baron Bexley: Letter to Lord Chichester from Nicholas Vansittart: 1812.
ff. 26-41v Elections Parliamentary: Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham; 2nd Earl of Chichester: Seaford, Sussex: Correspondence of 2nd Lord Chichester rel. to election at Seaford: 1812.
f. 27 Charles Arbuthnot, PC; MP; diplomatist: Letter to Lord Chichester from Charles Arbuthnot: 1812.
ff. 28, 36-39v N. D. Bishop, of Sergeant's Inn: Letters to Lord Chichester from N. D. Bishop: 1812.
f. 30 Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet; Secretary to Prince Regent: Letter to Lord Chichester from Sir John McMahon: 1812.
ff. 32-35v, 40 Charles Rose Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford: Correspondence with Lord Chichester: 1812.
f. 42 Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Lord [Liverpool?] from Charles Manners-Sutton: 1813.
f. 43 Cropley Ashley Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury: Letter to Lord Liverpool from Cropley Ashley Cooper: 1818.
ff. 43-48 Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury; 2nd Earl of Liverpool; Prime Minister: Letters to Lord Liverpool: 1813-1823.
f. 44 George Canning, Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Liverpool from George Canning: 1818.
f. 46 George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough; formerly Churchill: Letter to Lord [Liverpool?] from George Spencer-Churchill: 1820.
f. 48 Charles Lennox, Earl of March; 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox; afterwards Gordon-Lennox: Letter to Lord [Liverpool?] from Charles Lennox: 1823.
f. 49 S. Chandler, of Marine Square: George Molineux, banker, of Lewes: Letter to George Molineux from S. Chandler: 1840.
ff. 51-52v Militia: Political and Satirical Poems: 'A Song, for the Royal Cheshire Militia . . .': 1794: Printed.
ff. 51-56 Printed Matter: Handbills, verses, etc., rel. to Sussex affairs: 1794-1857, n.d.
ff. 53-56 Elections Parliamentary: Lewes, Sussex: Handbills, verses, etc., rel. to elections at Lewes: 1837-1857, n.d: Printed.
f. 54 Henry Fitzroy, MP: Letter to the electors of Lewes from Henry Fitzroy: 1857: Printed.
ff. 55-56 Political and Satirical Poems: 'The Events of a Day', rel. to elections at Lewes: [1850s?]: Printed.
ff. 57-58v Richard Lower, Sussex poet: George Molineux, banker, of Lewes: Letter in verse to George Molineux from Richard Lower: 1849.
ff. 59-60v Molineux family; of Lewes and Isfield: Notes rel. to Molineux family: 1922, n.d.

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1738

End Date:

1922

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1738-1922

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Names:

Arbuthnot, Charles, diplomat and politician, 1767-1850
Bishop, N D, of Sergeant's Inn
Buckner, Richard
Canning, George, Prime Minister, 1770-1827
Chandler, S, of Marine Square
Cooper, Cropley, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury, politician, 1768-1851
Davis, Edward, correspondent of Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester, fl 1765
Ellis, Charles Rose, 1st Baron Seaford, politician, sugar planter and slave-owner, 1771-1845
Fitzroy, Henry, politician, 1807-1859
Greening, John, steward to Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, fl 1757
Hankin, Thomas, porter to 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Hurdis, Thomas, DD, chaplain to the Duke of Newcastle
Jenkinson, Robert Banks, Baron Hawkesbury, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister, 1770-1828
Lane, Uriah
Lennox, Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
Lennox, Charles, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, né Lennox, politician and army officer, 1791-1860
Lennox, George Henry, General Lord MP
Lower, Richard, Sussex poet
McMahon, John, 1st Baronet, Sec to Prince Regent
Molineux, Family
Molineux, George, banker of Lewes
Pelham, Thomas, 1st Earl of Chichester
Pelham, Thomas, Baron Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester
Pelham-Holles, Henrietta, wife of Thomas Duke of Newcastle
Spencer-Churchill, George, formerly Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough
Staples, Elfred, Deputy-Commissioner of the Alienation Office
Sutton, Charles Manners-, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1755-1828
Taylor, Robert, MD
Trecothick, Barlow, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London
Vansittart, Nicholas, Baron Bexley
Wardey, Michael
Wilson, Thomas Spencer, 6th Baronet, General
Winterton, —
Young, John

Places:

Lewes, Sussex
Seaford, Sussex
Sussex, England, United Kingdom