Add MS 72905

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. LVI (ff. 178).

1. ff. 1-4v. Letter from Robert Cullen to ?, containing notes of Petty's published and unpublished works; 1758.

2. ff. 5-6. Account by James Matthews of the contents of four chests of papers 'sent to Shelburne House by Mr Fitzmaurice from Twickenham'; 10 June 1780. The contents include Petty's 'public papers upon a variety of subjects' and his 'private Papers concerning his Estates in Ireland'.

3. ff. 7-8. Copy of Petty's 1671 list of his writings (see Add. 72857, ff. 77-78v above); early 19th cent.

4. ff. 9-10v. 'Schedule of the Petty Papers'; 1834. The Down Survey and a few other items only.

5. ff. 11-13v. 'A Schedule of papers now to be delivered to the Marquis of Lansdowne by Mr Cameron'; April 1836. Two copies. A list of the Petty Papers chiefly under the old numbers of the Bibliotheca Lansdowniana (672-686), with accompanying notes by the 6th Marquess.

6. ff. 14-28. Lists of Petty's papers formerly belonging to Sir Peter Pett, and of those in Sloane MS 2903, followed by copies of a few papers from the latter source and from the Petty Papers by James Matthews; 18th cent.

7. ff. 29-39v. A tabulated survey of the maps of Ireland in the Bowood collections, the Bibliothèque Nationale and the Surveyor-General's Office, Dublin (ff. 29-32), followed by notes and correspondence concerning the maps in the Bibliothèque Nationale; late 18th cent.-1931. Partly French. Partly printed.

8. ff. 40-61. Letters from Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., and Richard Jones to William, Earl of Kerry, concerning his research into Petty's life, followed by his notes; 1836, n.d.

9. ff. 62-76. Extracts copied by Lord Kerry from Petty's letterbooks, 1666-1683, while they were owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps; circa 1836. One letterbook is Add. 72858 above; the others are now in the Osler collection, McGill University Library.

10. ff. 77-121. Lists of the Petty Papers, consisting of typewritten copies of the 18th cent. list by James Matthews, and of the papers in their later arrangement of bound volumes and loose boxes at Bowood; followed (ff. 104-121) by annotated sale catalogue extracts and other documentation relating to the Petty-Southwell papers bought at the De Clifford sale, 1834, and at the Phillipps sale at Christie's, 27 April 1911. Partly typewritten and printed.

11. ff. 122-123. Notes by the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne concerning the Rev. William Petty, whose letters are in BL Lansdowne MS 770; 1931.

12. ff. 124-171. Correspondence, etc., between Lord Lansdowne and the Record Press concerning the genealogy of Petty and his family; 1929-1932. Mostly typewritten.

13. ff. 172-175. Letter to Lord Fitzmaurice from Lionel Cust and notes of Lord Lansdowne concerning portraits of Petty; 1907, 1934.

14. ff. 176-178. Letter to Lord Lansdowne from William McReath enclosing a cutting of an article from the Romsey Advertiser of 15 July 1932 concerning Petty. Partly printed.

includes:

• ff. 1-4 Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen; Scottish judge: Letter to — from Robert Cullen: 1758.
• ff. 5-6 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: List of papers of Sir W. Petty by James Matthews: 1780.
• ff. 7-8 Inventories: Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Sir William Petty, political economist: Lists of works and projects by Sir William Petty: 1671-1687: Partly autogr.
• ff. 9-16, 52-61, 76-103, Inventories: Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Lists of Sir W. Petty's papers and writings: 18th-20th cent.
• f. 17 Charles Petty, 2nd Baron Shelburne: Letter from Sir W. Petty to his son, Charles: 1683: Copy.
• ff. 18-20v Education: Charles Petty, 2nd Baron Shelburne: Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne: Instructions from Sir W. Petty for his sons Charles and Henry: 1686, n.d.: Partly copies.
• ff. 21-28 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Copies of Sir W. Petty's papers by James Matthews: 1780s.
• ff. 29-32v Paris; Bibliothèque Nationale: Ireland 'Down Survey': Notes and correspondence rel. to `Down Survey' in Bibliothèque Nationale: 18th cent.
• ff. 38-39 Yann Morvran Goblet, alias 'Louis Trequiz': Letter, etc., to Lord Lansdowne rel. to `Down Survey' from Yann Morvran Goblet: 1925-1931.
• f. 40 William Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry: Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Letter to Lord Kerry from Sir Thomas Phillipps: 1836.
• f. 42 William Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry: Reverend Richard Jones, political economist: Letter to Lord Kerry from Rev. Richard Jones: 1836.
• ff. 44-61 William Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry: Notes and lists rel. to Sir W. Petty's writings by William Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice: circa 1836.
• ff. 63-76 Sir William Petty, political economist: Letterbooks of Sir William Petty: 1666-1683: Partly extracts.
• ff. 63-76 Montreal; McGill University: William Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry: Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Extracts from Sir W. Petty's letterbooks in possession of Sir Thomas Phillipps now in Osler Library: circa 1836.
• ff. 104-116 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: Edward Southwell, 21st Lord de Clifford: Sale catalogue of Sir W. Petty's papers by Thomas Thorpe belonging to Lord De Clifford: 1834: Printed, with MS annotations.
• ff. 117-121 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Letters, etc., rel. to sale of Sir W. Petty's MSS belonging to Sir Thomas Phillipps: 1911: Partly pr.
• ff. 124-171 Petty family: Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne: Record Press: Correspondence, etc., between 6th Marquess of Lansdowne and Record Press rel. to Petty family: 1929-1932: Mostly typewritten.
• f. 172 Lord Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, Baron Fitzmaurice: Sir Lionel Henry Cust, KCVO; FSA; Surveyor of the King's Pictures: Letter to Lord Fitzmaurice from Sir Lionel Henry Cust: 1907.
• ff. 172-175 Art. Portraits: Sir William Petty, political economist: Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne: Notes rel. to portraits of Sir W. Petty: 1934.