Add MS 61101-61413

A. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE 1ST DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH

61101-61413. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. I-CCCXIII. Correspondence and papers of, and relating to, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (b. 1650, d. 1722), Captain-General of the British forces, Commander-in- Chief of the Allied army in the Low Countries, Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces and Envoy to various European courts during the War of the Spanish Succession; [1673?]-18th cent., but chiefly of the period 1701-1715. Biographies which make use of the manuscripts include Coxe, Memoirs of John, Duke of Marlborough, Viscount Wolseley, The Life of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, 2 vols., 1894, and W. S. Churchill, Marlborough: his Life and Times, 2 vols., 1947. Three hundred and thirteen volumes. Classified as follows:-

I. Correspondence with heads of state, diplomats, and other officials of:-

(i) Great Britain (61101-61166). (ii) Netherlands: United Provinces (61167-61189). (iii) Netherlands: Southern Provinces (61190-61210). (iv) House of Austria (61211-61227). (v) Prussia (61228-61233). (vi) Hanover (61234-61240). (vii) The Palatinate (61241-61243). (viii) Other German States (61244-61253). (ix) Savoy and Lorraine (61254-61256). (x) Camisards (61257, 61258). (xi) Northern Powers and Portugal (61259-61261). (xii) Enemy Powers (61262, 61263). II. Newsletters (61264, 61265). III. Treaty Papers (61266-61268). IV. Correspondence and Papers relating to Prisoners of War (61269-61281). V. Passports (61282). VI. Petitions (61283-61305). VII. General Military Correspondence (61306-61315). VIII. Military Papers (61316-61343). IX. Correspondence and Papers relating to Mindelheim (61344, 61345). X. Personal Accounts and Financial Papers (61346-61352). Xl. Correspondence and Papers relating to Blenheim Palace and Marlborough House (61353-61357). XII. Miscellaneous Papers, chiefly Political and Literary (61358-61362). Xlll. General Civil Correspondence (61363-61368). XIV. Entry- and Letter-Books (61369-61408). XV. Funeral Papers (61409, 61410). XVI. Correspondence of Adam Cardonnel (61411-61413).