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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. IX. Letterbook, containing copies, in the hands of several amanuenses, of Petty's letters to various correspondents, including his Irish agents, John Rutter and Thomas Waller (whose letterbooks are Add. 72860-72862 below); also including some personal letters to Lady Petty, John Graunt, Dr Robert Wood and others; 2 April 1672-20 Nov. 1675. The volume was first used as an entry-book for orders by Henry Cromwell as Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1657-1659 (ff. 4-14), and then for memoranda concerning tenants and rents received from Petty's Ballyboy estate in Ireland (ff. 14v-21v); further estate accounts occur at ff. 64-70. At the end (ff. 234-236) are an account with Sir George Carteret, 1668, of which some leaves are damaged, a contemporary index to the letters (ff. 229-232), and a list of subjects compiled by the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (f. 228) apparently in connection with his book Glanerought and the Petty-Fitzmaurices. Formerly lot 816 at the Phillipps sale at Sotheby's, 27 April 1911. Petty's other letterbooks from the same sequence, covering the years 1666-1683 (lot 813), were bought by Sir William Osler and are now in the Osler Library, McGill University, Montreal; some extracts from them made for William, Earl of Kerry (d. 1836), while they were still in the Phillipps collection, are in Add. 72905, ff. 63-76, and a few passages have been printed in Fitzmaurice's Life. For a microfilm, see M 2258. According to a note by 6th Marquess of Lansdowne in Add. 72905, f. 62, a third volume of these letterbooks covering the years 1677 to 1679, is recorded as having been in the 'Irish Public Record Office (Customs House building)' in 1834; this was apparently destroyed in 1922. For an item by item list of contents of the present volume, see Slatter, 'Report', I, pp. 174-199, and for the individual addressees, see the index to the present catalogue. Formerly Bowood Vol. 19.

Paper; ff. i + 236. Original vellum binding, with modern repairs. 285 x 195mm.

Sir William Petty, political economist: Letterbooks of Sir William Petty: 1666-1683: Partly extracts.

includes:

ff. 4-14 Ireland: Henry Cromwell, Governor-General of Ireland: Orders by Henry Cromwell: 1657-1659: Copies.
ff. 22-122v passim John Rutter, agent of Sir W Petty in Ireland: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Rutter: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 22v, 23v, 26, 50v, 56v, 77v, 80v, 86, 98v John Graunt, statistician: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Graunt: 1662-1673: Copies, partly 20th cent.
ff. 23, 24v, 216-220 Sir William Petty, political economist: Elizabeth Petty, née Waller formerly Fenton; wife of Sir W Petty; formerly wife of Sir. M Fenton, 1st Baronet; suo jure (1688) Baroness Shelburne: Letters from Sir W. Petty to his wife: 1672-1685: Partly copies.
f. 24 Dr John Clarke: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Dr John Clarke: 1672: Copy.
ff. 24, 42v Captain George Deyos: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Capt. George Deyos: 1672: Copies.
ff. 24, 54v Valentine Greatrakes, 'the stroker': Letters from Sir W. Petty to Valentine Greatrakes: 1672: Copies.
ff. 24v, 28v, 126 Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Sir George Rawdon: 1672-1674: Copies.
f. 25 Sir James Hayes: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Sir James Hayes: 1672: Copy.
ff. 25, 25v, 27v, 30, 40, 47v, 74v Thomas Beecher, of county Cork: Letters, etc., from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Beecher: 1672: Copies.
ff. 25v, 108, 112v Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet; Governor of Jersey: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Sir George Carteret: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 25v-26, 58 Nevil Pooley: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Nevil Pooley: 1672: Copy.
ff. 27, 36v Anthony Raymond, Sheriff of Kerry: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Anthony Raymond: 1672: Copies.
ff. 27-225v passim Thomas Crookshank, agent of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Crookshank: 1672-1675: Copies.
ff. 29, 33v William Halsey, Chief Justice of Munster: Letters from Sir W. Petty to William Halsey: 1672: Copies.
ff. 29, 37 Bateman, agent of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to — Bateman: 1672: Copies.
f. 30 John Blennerhassett, agent of Sir W Petty: Letter from Sir W. Petty to John Blennerhassett: 1672: Copy.
ff. 30v, 93 Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill; 1st Earl of Orrery: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Lord Orrery: 1672-1673: Copies.
f. 37v Needham, agent of Sir W Petty: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Needham: 1672: Copy.
f. 38v Captain William L'Estrange, of Castle Cuff: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. William L'Estrange: 1672: Copy.
f. 39 Thomas Crookshank, agent of Sir W Petty: Letters on behalf of Sir W. Petty from Thomas Crookshank: 1672: Copies.
f. 40v Waller, relation of Sir W Petty: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Waller: 1672: Copy.
ff. 41, 97 William Greatrakes, of Wexford: Letters from Sir W. Petty to William Greatrakes: 1672-1673: Copy.
ff. 42v, 44v Thomas Crompton, of Waterford: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Crompton: 1672: Copies.
f. 43v George Gardner, of Manchester: Letter from Sir W. Petty to George Gardner: 1672: Copy.
f. 45 Henry Nicholls, agent of Sir. W Petty: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Henry Nicholls: 1672: Copy.
f. 46 Borrowes: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Borrowes: 1672: Copy.
ff. 46v, 91(?), 106(?) Richard Waller, brother-in-law of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Richard Waller: 1672-1673: Copies.
f. 47 Harrison, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Harrison: 1672: Copy.
f. 47 Farrell: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Farrell: 1672: Copy.
ff. 47v, 134 John Newenham, merchant, of Cork: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Newenham: 1672-1674: Copies.
ff. 49v, 63 Sharpe, alias Sharp; cousin of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to — Sharpe: 1672: Copies.
f. 50 Ashton: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Ashton: 1672: Copy.
ff. 50, 58, 88 Horsey, merchant: Letters from Sir W. Petty to — Horsey: 1672-1673: Copy.
f. 53 Philip Tuite, of county Meath: Letter of attorney from Sir W. Petty to Philip Tuite: 1672: Copy.
ff. 54, 59, 74 John Suxbury, merchant, of Kinsale: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Suxbury: 1672: Copies.
ff. 56, 90 Thomas Coxe, D Med: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Dr T. Coxe: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 57, 158 John Morris, Sheriff of Kerry: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Morris: 1672-1674: Copies.
ff. 57, 75v, 87 Sykes, agent of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to — Sykes: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 57v, 95v Tomkins, fl. 17th cent: Letters from Sir W. Petty to — Tomkins: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 59, 94, 107v, 134v, 161v, 177, 201v, 223v, 227v Thomas Heald, agent of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Heald: 1672-1675: Copies.
ff. 60, 75, 77, 87v, 112v, 184v, 204v Sir John Brooke, 1st Baronet; alias Brookes; MP; FRS: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Sir John Brooke: 1672-1675: Copies.
ff. 61, 81 Elizabeth Petty, née Waller formerly Fenton; wife of Sir W Petty; formerly wife of Sir. M Fenton, 1st Baronet; suo jure (1688) Baroness Shelburne: Colonel Donough McFinnin: Letters to Col. Donough McFinnin from Lady Petty: 1672-1673: Copy.
ff. 62, 79v, 84, 88 Mary Bunworth, housekeeper of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Mary Bunworth: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 73, 81 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey: Letters from Sir. W. Petty to Lord Anglesey: 1672-1675: Draft and copies.
ff. 75, 80 Thomas Wise, merchant, of London: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Wise: 1672: Copies.
ff. 75v, 78 Robert Natervill: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Robert Natervill: 1672: Copies.
f. 76v Captain Wray: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. — Wray: 1672: Copy.
f. 78v Captain Hassel: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. — Hassel: 1672: Copy.
f. 79 Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Lord Ranelagh: 1672: Copy.
ff. 80v, 95 Francis Godolphin, Secretary to Earl of Essex as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Francis Godolphin: 1672-1673: Copies.
f. 82v Francis Marsh, Bishop of Limerick; Archbishop of Dublin: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Bp of Limerick: 1673: Copy.
ff. 83, 104, 105 Edward Landy, merchant, of Kinsale: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Edward Landy: 1673: Copies.
ff. 83, 92 Sir Richard Kyrle, of Cork: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Sir Richard Kyrle: 1672-1673: Copies.
ff. 83v, 146v Teague O'Callaghan: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Teague O'Callaghan: 1672-1674: Copies.
ff. 88v, 223v Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Bp of Meath: 1673-1675: Copies.
f. 89v Thomas Coffy, of Balliboggan: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Coffy: 1673: Copy.
ff. 89, 93v Deane Munday: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Deane Munday: 1673: Copies.
f. 90v Line, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Line: 1673: Copy.
f. 91 Teague O'Bryen: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Teague O'Bryen: 1673: Copy.
f. 91v Captain Hugh Massy, alias Massey: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. Hugh Massy: 1673: Copy.
f. 91v Captain Dawly: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. — Dawly: 1673: Copy.
f. 92 Captain Foliot, of Cork: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. — Foliot: 1673: Copy.
f. 92v John Sullevan, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to John Sullevan: 1673: Copy.
ff. 92v, 96v, 103 Katherine Jones, née Boyle; wife of Arthur, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Lady Ranelagh: 1673-1686: Copies.
ff. 97v-98 Sir Francis Brewster, merchant, of Dublin: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Sir Francis Brewster: 1673: Copy.
f. 98v John Field, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to John Field: 1673: Copy.
f. 99v Humphreys, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Humphreys: 1673: Copy.
f. 101 Colonel Sadler: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Col. — Sadler: 1673: Copy.
f. 103v Richard Keating, tenant in Ireland: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Richard Keating: 1673: Copy.
f. 103v Captain George Purdon: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. George Purdon: 1673: Copy.
f. 104 Walter Galway, merchant, of Youghal: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Walter Galway: 1673: Copy.
ff. 104v, 131 Stephens, fl. 17th cent: Letters from Sir W. Petty to — Stephens: 1673-1674: Copies.
ff. 106-214 passim Thomas Waller, brother-in-law and agent of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Waller: 1673-1675: Copies.
ff. 106v, 130v, 145v, 13v, 176, 209-210, 221v, 222v, 226 Robert Wood, MD; FRS; mathematician: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Dr R. Wood: 1662, 1673-1681: Copies.
ff. 111, 113v, 173 Sir Henry Ford, Secretary to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Sir Henry Ford: 1673-1674: Copies.
ff. 111, 139v, 187 John Holland, iron-worker: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Holland: 1673-1675: Copies.
f. 113v James Naper, alias Napper; brother-in-law of Sir W Petty: Letters from Sir W. Petty to James Naper: 1673-1674: Copies.
ff. 113, 117, 146 Jonathan Darby: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Jonathan Darby: 1673-1674: Copies.
f. 117 Robert Weight: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Robert Weight: 1673: Copy.
ff. 121, 177v James Read, iron manufacturer: Letters from Sir W. Petty to James Read: 1673-1674: Copies.
f. 127 Thomas Johnson, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Johnson: 1674: Copy.
f. 127 Francis Blake: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Francis Blake: 1674.
ff. 130, 145v John Osborne, sheriff of Meath: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Osborne: 1674: Copies.
f. 134 Bartholomew Rutter: Letter to Sir W. Petty to Bartholomew Rutter: 1674: Copy.
f. 139 Sir Charles Meredith, Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Sir Charles Meredith: 1674: Copy.
f. 139 Dr Robert Gorges: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Dr Robert Gorges: 1674: Copy.
f. 140v Daniel Colwall, treasurer of the Royal Society: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Daniel Colwall: 1674: Copy.
f. 147 Adam Goold: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Adam Goold: 1674: Copy.
ff. 148v, 153-154, 205v Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Lord Lieutenant: 1674-1675: Copies.
ff. 149, 153v, 163 William Harbord, Secretary to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Letters from Sir W. Petty to William Harbord: 1674: Copies.
f. 150 Richard Langhorne, of the Inner Temple: Letter from Sir W. Petty to [R.?] Langhorne: 1674: Copy.
f. 152 Sir Thomas Stanley, KB: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Sir Thomas Stanley: 1674: Copy.
f. 152 Edward Roberts, auditor-general of Ireland: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Edward Roberts: 1674: Copy.
f. 156 William Herbert, fl. 17th cent: Letter from Sir W. Petty to William Herbert: 1674: Copy.
f. 173v Coale, merchant: Letter from Sir W. Petty to — Coale: 1674: Copy.
ff. 176v, 178v, 191v Cornet Peter Bunworth: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Cornet Peter Bunworth: 1674-1675: Copies.
f. 178 William Worth, merchant, of Falmouth: Letter from Sir W. Petty to William Worth: 1674: Copy.
f. 181 Christopher Pibourne: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Christopher Pibourne: 1674: Copy.
f. 194 Nicholas Rutter: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Nicholas Rutter: 1675: Copies.
ff. 195, 208v Robert Chipp, of London: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Robert Chipp: 1675: Copies.
ff. 205, 215v John Child, of Clifford's Inn: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Child: 1675: Copies.
f. 212 Shadrach Fox: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Shadrach Fox: 1675: Copy.
f. 212 John Bysse, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer: Letter from Sir W. Petty to John Bysse: 1675: Copy.
f. 214 Captain Stone: Letter, etc., from Sir W. Petty to Capt. — Stone: 1675: Copies.
f. 215 Lancelot Jonson: Letter to Sir W. Petty to Lancelot Jonson: 1675: Copy.
f. 220v Captain Barry: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Capt. — Barry: 1675: Copy.
f. 222 Thomas Fox, merchant: Letter from Sir W. Petty to Thomas Fox: 1675: Copy.
ff. 222v, 226-227v Evan Gwin: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Evan Gwin: 1675: Copies.
ff. 234-236 Ireland: Accounts: Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet; Governor of Jersey: Account for charges in the Court of Claims of Sir George Carteret: 1668.

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1675

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