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Add MS 88906/7/1
- Record Id:
- 040-000584081
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000583799
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000938.0x0001cf
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Political notes and memoranda, mostly used by Lord Fitzmaurice for his Life of William, Earl of Shelburne.
1. ff. 1-29v. Historical and political memoranda on the following subjects: - (a) Lord Bute and the events of 1762; aft. 1762. Printed in Life, vol. i, pp. 104, 107f. ff. 1-7; - (b) The government of 1767; aft. 1767. ff. 8-11; - (c) Notes on negotiations, 1718-1720; aft. 1772?. ff. 12-19; - (d) The 1782 reforms; aft. 1782. Printed, with alterations, in Life, vol. ii, p. 224-229. ff. 20-29v.
2. ff. 30-72v. Notes on the following politicians: - (a) John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton. Printed in Life, vol. ii, pp. 318-321. ff. 30-33v; - (b) Sir. William Jones, orientalist, ‘Character of John, Lord Ashburton’. Copy? ff. 34-36;- (c) Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland. Printed in Life, vol. i, pp. 130-140. ff. 37-44v; - (d) Lord George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville. Paginated in pencil, pp. 1-52. Printed in Life, vol. i, pp. 236-251. ff. 45-70v; - (b) Lord Temple. Printed in Life, vol. ii, pp. 25-28. ff. 71-72v.
3. ff. 73-xx. Notes and papers relating to politics and Lord Shelburne’s political career: - (a) Memorandum by Isaac Barré on the Gordon Riots, with outlines by Lord Shelburne. Printed in Life, vol. ii, pp. 58-60. ff. 73-78v; - (b) His administration. Partly printed in Life, vol. i, p. 402, vol. ii, p. 104, followed (ff. 88-93) with Lord Ashburton’s note of his conversation with king prior to the coalition. ff. 79-87; - (c) Reflections on our present political state and general situation. April 2 1783. (n.p., 1783). ff. 94-97; - (d) Letter from Lord Lansdowne relative to the Poor Laws; 1787. Copy. Partly printed in Life, vol. ii, pp. 304-306. ff. 98-101; - (e) ‘Reasons in favour of the Permanency of the French Revolution’. Printed in Life, vol. ii, pp. 379-382. ff. 102-105v; - (f) Lord Lansdowne’s reply when consulted by the king; 1794. ff. 106-109; - (g) Letter from Lord Lansdowne to Lady Ossory, relative to the proposed coalition with Fox; 1794. Fragment. ff. 110-111v.
4. ff. 112- 124. Miscellaneous papers. Partly printed.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000583799
033-000583803
036-000584078
040-000584081 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88906 : The Bowood Papers
Add MS 88906/1-7 : Papers of William Petty, 1st Marquess of LansdowneGeneral and political correspondence of William Petty, 2nd Earl Shelburne,…
Add MS 88906/7 : Miscellaneous political and personal papers
Add MS 88906/7/1 : Political notes and memoranda, mostly used by Lord Fitzmaurice for his Life of William, Earl of Shelburne. 1. ff. 1-29v.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000583799[0001]/033-000583803[0008]/036-000584078[0001]/040-000584081
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88906
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1762
- End Date:
- 1794
- Date Range:
- after 1762-1794
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
- ff. 124
- Former External References:
- Shelburne 103
Shelburne 109 - Publications:
- E G P Fitzmaurice, Life of William, Earl of Shelburne (London, 1875)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)