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032-002053740

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Add MS 37407

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ORIGINAL LETTERS relating to political affairs from British Envoys and others abroad, addressed, with three exceptions, to George Stepney, as secretary to the Hon. John Johnston, Envoy at Berlin, and as Envoy to various European Courts; 1691-1706. They belong to the collection of Stepney Papers in Add. MSS. 7058- 7079, which were presented to the Museum in 1829 by W. R. Stokes (see letter from F[rances] Stackhouse Acton to the Rev. John Yardley, 12 Feb. 1877, f. 1). For a volume of similar character, and covering the same years, see Add. MS. 21551. The writers are:-

1. Sir Paul Rycaut, Resident at Hamburg, (a) to the Hon. John Johnston, Envoy at Berlin; 29 Aug. 1690, f. 1;-(b) to G. Stepney; 13 Jan. 169¾. f. 12.

2. R[obert] Molesworth [Viscount Molesworth 1719], Envoy at Copenhagen, (a) to the Hon. John Johnston; 11 Oct. 1690. f. 6 (b) to G. Stepney; 21 Apr. 1691. f. 7.

3. John Robinson [Bishop of Bristol 1710, and of London 1714- 1723], Envoy at Stockholm; 28 Oct. 1691, 6 Feb. 169½. ff. 8, 9.

4. Robert Sutton [afterwards K.B.]; Hague, 28 May, 1701. f. 14.

5. William, Lord Pagett, Ambassador to the Porte; Pera, 3 June, 22 July, 1701, Adrianople, 18 Jan. 170½. ff. 16, 18, 22.

6. Richard Warre, Under Secretary of State; Hague, 4 Oct. 1701. f. 20.

7. Charles Whitworth [Baron Whitworth 1721], Envoy at Ratisbon; 30 May 1702. f. 24.

8. Sir Lambert Blackwell, Envoy at Florence; 15 July, 1702. f. 26.

9. J[ohn] Ellis, Under Secretary of State; 3 Nov., 8 Dec. 1702. ff. 30, 32.

10. Sir C[harles] Hedges, Secretary of State; 12 Jan., 2 Apr. 1703. ff. 34, 36.

11. [Hon.] A[lexander] Stanhope, Envoy at the Hague; 1 June, 1703. f. 38.

12. James Cressett, Resident at Hamburg; Zell, 3 June, 1703. f. 40.

13. H[enry] Davenant, Resident at Frankfort; 23, 27 Oct. 1703, 29 Sept. 1705. ff. 42, 44, 65.

14. Adam Cardonnel, secretary to the Duke of Marlborough; Hague, 2 Nov. 1703, 22 Apr. 1704. ff. 46, 48.

15. J[ohn] Chetwynd, Envoy at Turin, (a) to [Charles] Whitworth; 21 May, 19 Nov. 1704. ff. 50, 55;-(b) to G. Stepney; 14 Apr. 1706. f. 78.

16. George Tilson, secretary to Lord Raby; Berlin, 23 Aug. 1704, 26 May, 1705. ff. 52, 61.

17. Robert Harley [Earl of Oxford 1711], Secretary of State; Whitehall, 15/26 Sept. 1704. f. 54.

18. E[dmund] Poley, Envoy at Hanover; 25 Dec. 1704. f. 57.

19. [Charles Talbot, Duke of] Shrewsbury; Rome, 17 Jan. 1705. f. 59.

20. [Thomas Wentworth, Baron] Raby [Earl of Strafford 1711], Ambassador at Berlin; 26 May, 1705-27 Apr. 1706. ff. 62, 63, 79.

21. E[manuel] Howe, Envoy at Hanover; 2, 6 Nov. 1705. ff. 67, 68.

22. [Hugh] Broughton, Consul at Venice; 19 Dec. 1705. f. 70.

23. Henry Watkins; Hague, 22 Dec. 1705, Camp at Gramez, 22 Sept. 1706. ff. 72, 83.

24. James Vernon, Jun., Envoy at Copenhagen; 12 Jan. 1706. f. 74.

25. [James] Dayrolle, Resident at the Hague; 15 Jan. 1706. Fr. f. 76.

26. Francis Moore; "Colledge des Irlandois," Prague, 16 June, 1706. f. 81. Paper; ff. 84. Small quarto.

Scope & Content:

Edmund Poley, Envoy at Berlin: Letter to G. Stepney: 1704.

includes:

f. 1 Frances Stackhouse-Acten: Letter to Rev. J. Yardley: 1877.
ff. 1, 12 Hon John Johnston, Envoy at Berlin: Letters to, from Sir P. Rycant: 1690, 1694.
f. 6 Hon John Johnston, Envoy at Berlin: Letter to, from R. Molesworth: 1690.
f.6 Robert Molesworth, Viscount Molesworth (1719); Envoy at Copenhagen: Letter to Hon. J. Johnston: 1690.
f.7 Robert Molesworth, Viscount Molesworth (1719); Envoy at Copenhagen: Letter to G. Stepney: 1691.
ff. 8, 9 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letters to G. Stepney: 1691, 1692.
f.14 Sir Robert Sutton, KB, Secretary at Vienna,afterwards Ambassador to Turkey, France, etc: Letter to G. Stepney: 1701.
ff. 16, 18, 22 William Paget, 7th Baron Paget; alias Pagett: Letters to G. Stepney: 1701, 1702.
f. 20 Richard Warren, Under secretary of State: Letter to G. Stepney: 1701.
f. 24 Charles Whitworth, Baron Whitworth (1721): Letter to G. Stepney: 1702.
f. 26 Sir Lambert Blackwell, 1st Baronet; diplomatist: Letter to G. Stepney: 1702.
ff. 30, 32 John Ellis, Under Secretary of State: Letters to G. Stepney: 1702.
ff. 34, 36 Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State: Letters to G. Stepney: 1703-1704.
f. 38 Hon Alexander Stanhope, Resident at the Hague: Letter to G. Stepney: 1703.
f. 40 James Cressett, diplomatist: Letter to G. Stepney: 1703.
ff. 42, 44, 65 Henry Davenant, English Envoy at Frankfort: Letters to G. Stepney: 1703, 1705.
ff. 46, 48 Adam Cardonnel, Secretary to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letters to G. Stepney: 1703, 1704.
ff. 50, 55 John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd; diplomatist: Correspondence with C.Whitworth: 1704.: Copies.
ff. 5 2, 6 1 George Tilson, under-secretary of state: Letters to G. Stepney: 1705.
f. 54 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letters to G. Stepney: 1704.: Copies.
f. 59 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Letter to G. Stepney: 1705.
ff. 62 b, 63, 79 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Letters to G. Stepney: 1705, 1706.
ff. 67, 68 Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe: Letters to G. Stepney: 1705.
f. 70 George Broughton, alias Hugh; Consul at Venice: Letter to G. Stepney: 1705.
ff. 72, 83 Henry Watkin: Letters to G. Stepney: 1705, 1706.
f. 74 James Vernon, the younger; envoy at Copenhagen: Letter to G. Stepney: 1706.
f. 76 James Dayrolle, Resident at The Hague: Letter to G. Stepney: 1706.: Fr.
f. 78 John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd; diplomatist: Letter to G. Stepney: 1706.
f. 81 Francis Moore: Letter to G. Stepney: 1706.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

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1 item

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Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1690

End Date:

1706

Date Range:

1690-1706

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Custodial History:

W- R- Stokes: Owned: 19th cent.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Blackwell, Lambert, 1st Baronet, diplomatist
Broughton, George, Consul at Venice alias Hugh
Cardonnel, Adam, 1st Duke of Marlborough, sec to John
Chetwynd, John, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd, diplomatist
Cressett, James, diplomatist
D'Avenant, Henry, Envoy to Frankfort and Genoa
Dayrolle, James, diplomat, fl 1702-1739
Ellis, John, government official, c 1642-1738
Harley, Robert, first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083423906
Hedges, Charles, Sec of State
Howe, Emanuel Scrope, 2nd Viscount Howe
Johnston, John, Envoy at Berlin
Molesworth, Robert, Viscount Molesworth (1719), Envoy at Copenhagen
Moore, Francis, of Add MS 37407
Paget, William, 7th Baron Paget al Pagett
Poley, Edmund, Envoy at Berlin
Robinson, John, diplomatist; Bishop of Bristol; Bishop of London, 1650-1723
Stackhouse-Acten, Frances
Stanhope, Alexander, Resident at the Hague
Stokes, W- R-
Sutton, Robert, KB, Secretary at Vienna,afterwards Ambassador to Turkey, France, etc
Talbot, Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury
Tilson, George, administrator; under-secretary of state, c 1672-1738
Vernon, James, the younger; diplomatist and administrator, 1677-1756
Warren, Richard, Under secretary of State
Watkin, Henry
Wentworth, Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640
Whitworth, Charles, Baron Whitworth (1721)