Add MS 61432

BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CCCXXXII (ff. 148).

(1) Churchill and Jenyns arms, in tincture; 17th- 18th cent. f. 1.

(2) Records of the births and godparents of her children, entered by the Duchess in her Bible; 1681-1690. Copies. ff. 2-5b.

(3) Chancery deposition by a servant, Dorothy Foulks, identifying the children and grandchildren of the 1st Duke of Marlborough; 1738. Copy. ff. 6-7b.

(4) Letters to Marlborough and the Duchess from their son, John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, 1703; followed (f. 11) by an autograph(?) Latin inscription for his monument in King's College chapel, Cambridge, by his tutor, Francis Hare, D.D., Bishop of St Asaph (1727) and Chichester (1731). ff. 8-11b.

(5) Correspondence of the Duchess with her daughter, Henrietta, wife (1698) of Francis Godolphin, Viscount Rialton, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and (1722) Duchess of Marlborough in her own right; circ. 1693-1732. Including (ff. 21-55b) letters translated from the French by Henrietta as childhood exercises, a few of her letters to other correspondents, and letters addressed to her after 1722, but delivered to her mother in error. Partly copies. Excerpts are printed in K. M. Lynch, A Congreve Gallery, 1967, pp. 59-90. See also Add. MS. 61451 below. ff. 12-148.

includes:

• f. i Jenyns family: Arms, in tincture, with those of Churchill: 17th-18th cent.
• f. 1 Heraldry: Arms, in tincture, of Churchill and related families: 17th-18th cent.
• f.1 Churchill family: Arms, in tincture, with related families: 17th-18th cent.
• ff. 2-4b Elizabeth Egerton, née Churchill; 1st wife of Scroop, 1st Duke of Bridgewater: Record of her birth and godparents: [1688?].: Copies.
• ff. 2-4b Mary Montagu, née Churchill; wife of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu: Record of her birth and godparents: 1689.: Copies.
• ff. 2-4b Anne Spencer, née Churchill; 2nd wife of Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Record of her birth and godparents: [1683?].: Copies.
• ff. 2-4b Charles Churchill, son of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Record of his birth and godparents: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 2-4b John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford; son of John Churchill: Record of his birth and godparents: [1687?].: Copies.
• ff. 2-4b Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Record of her birth and godparents: 1681.
• f. 6 Dorothy Ffoulks, alias Foulkes; servant in Marlborough family: Chancery deposition rel. to descendants of Duke of Marlborough: 1738.: Copy.
• f. 8 John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford; son of John Churchill: Letter to his father: 1703.
• ff. 8, 64, 119 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence with his children: 1703-1722.
• f. 9 John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford; son of John Churchill: Letter to his mother, Sarah: 1703.
• f. 11 John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford; son of John Churchill: Monumental inscription for: 1703.: Lat.
• f. 11 Francis Hare, Bishop of Chichester: Monumental inscription for Lord Blandford: 1703.: Lat.
• ff. 12-20b, 56-127b,133,139-143b Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Correspondence with her mother, Duchess of Marlborough: circ. 1693-1729.
• ff. 14b, 17b,19b-55b Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Translations by, as childhood exercises: [169-].
• ff. 64, 119 Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Letters to her father, Duke of Marlborough: 1703, 1716.
• f. 84 Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Letter to Duchess of Somerset: 1712.: Copy.
• f. 84 Elizabeth Seymour, 1st wife of Charles, 6th Duke of Somerset: Letter to: 1712.
• f. 124 Peter Walter, MP; steward of Thomas, Duke of Newcastle: Receipt to: 1721.
• f. 124 Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Receipts by: 1718, 1721.: Signed.
• f. 128 Sir John Vanbrugh, architect: Letter to Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough: 1722.
• ff. 128-130b, 141 Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Letters to: 1722-1729.
• f. 129 Barzillai Jones, Dean of Lismore; chaplain to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough: 1722.
• f. 131 Barzillai Jones, Dean of Lismore; chaplain to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to Capt. R. Reed: 1722.: Copy.
• f. 131 Captain Robert Reed, 1st Foot Guards; Master of Horse to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to: 1722.
• ff. 135-138b Galfridus Walpole, Joint Postmaster-General: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: 1725.
• ff. 135-138b Edward Carteret, joint postmaster-general: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: 1725.
• f. 141 Henrietta Maria Vanbrugh, widow of Sir John Vanbrugh: Letter to Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough: 1729.
• ff. 144-146b Henrietta Mathews, wife of Admiral T Mathews: Letter to (?): 1732.
• ff. 144-146b Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Letters to Mrs [H?]. Mathews: 1732.: Copies.
• f. 147 Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill; wife of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin; suo jure Duchess of Marlborough: Letter to Lady -: bef. 1722.: Draft.