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Add MS 38502-38504
- Record Id:
- 036-002057760
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002057746
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000012.0x0002c6
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- Add MS 38502-38504
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TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIII (ff. i + 296, i + 271, i + 343). Letters of Horatio Walpole, [1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, 1756], as Plenipotentiary at Paris, and Thomas Robinson, [1st Baron Grantham, 1761], as secretary of the embassy, to Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, Secretary of State, and George Tilson, Under-Secretary, with some copies of their replies; 18 Jan. 1724/5 , O.S. 22 Nov. 1726, N.S. Many of the despatches are partly in cypher, decyphered. The period covered includes the dismissal of the Infanta as Louis XV's intended bride, and his marriage with Maria Leczinska, the treaties of Vienna between Austria and Spain, and of Hanover between England, France and Prussia; the retreat and recall of Fleury, etc. Three volumes. Vol. I. 18 Jan. 1724, O.S. 7 Aug. 1725, N.S. Vol. II. 16 Sept. 1725, N.S. 29 Oct. 1725, N.S. Vol. III.
1 Nov. 1725, N.S. 22 Nov. 1726, N.S. At f. 213 of Vol. II. is a holograph letter of King Stanislas Leczinski, dated 5 Oct. 1725. The present volumes immediately follow a similar correspondence, dated 10 Nov. 1721, N.S. 21 Dec. 1724, O.S., in Add. MS. 37634. Bookplates (3) of George Townshend, 1st Marquis Townshend. Paper. Folio. (Townshend sale-cat. 1911, lot 351).
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Despatches as Plenipotentiary at Paris, with replies: 1725, 1726.
Field-Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend: Bookplate: late 18th cent.
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Letters to H. Walpole: 1725, 1726.: Copies.
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Letters, as Chargé d'affaires at Paris, to Lord Townshend: 1725, 1726.
Cyphers: Cypher letters, decyphered, of H. Walpole and T. Robinson, at Paris: 1725, 1726.
Bookplates: Townshend (George), 1st Marquis Townshend: late 18th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002057746
036-002057760 - Is part of:
- Add MS 38492-38508 : TOWNSHEND PAPERS
Add MS 38502-38504 : TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIII (ff. i + 296, i + 271, i + 343). Letters of Horatio Walpole, [1st Baron Walpole of… - Contains:
- Add MS 38502 : TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. XI. Letters of Horatio Walpole, [1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, 1756], as Plenipotentiary at Paris, and…
Add MS 38503 : TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. XII. Letters of Horatio Walpole, [1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, 1756], as Plenipotentiary at Paris, and…
Add MS 38504 : TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. XIII. Letters of Horatio Walpole, [1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, 1756], as Plenipotentiary at Paris, and…
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- 3 items
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1725
- End Date:
- 1726
- Date Range:
- 18 Jan 1725-22 Nov 1726
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Robinson, Thomas, 1st Baron Grantham, diplomat and politician, 1695-1770
Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Townshend, George, 1st Marquess Townshend, Field-Marshal
Walpole, Horatio, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton