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Add MS 61445
- Record Id:
- 040-001950402
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001949954
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000392.0x00019e
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 61445
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BLENHEIM PAPERS. VOI. CCCXLV (ff. 184).
(1) Correspondence with John Spencer and Humphrey Fish, continuing Add. MS. 61444 above, and including translations by Spencer from the French; 1728. Most of the Duchess's letters in this and Add MS 61444 are originals, partly signed; Fish's letters are partly drafts. ff. 1-83b.
(2) Bills, receipts and lists of disbursements for the clothing, education and travelling expenses of Charles and John Spencer, while under the Duchess's care, including accounts by Fish (ff. 124-148) and Gallatin (ff. 150-177b); 1722-1728. Partly French. ff. 84-184b. For an account of the Spencers' tour, including extensive citations from Add. MSS. 61444-61445, see A. L. Rowse, The Later Churchills, 1958, pp. 1-23.
Captain Humphrey Fish, alias Fyshe; Coldstream Guards; Secretary to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough, as governor to her grandsons: 1725-1728.: Partly drafts.
includes:
- ff. 1-83b passim John Spencer, MP; son of Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence of Duchess of Marlborough with and rel. to: 1722-1744.
- f. 84 Eton College; Berkshire: Accounts of 3rd Duke of Marlborough and J. Spencer at: 1722.
- ff. 84-183b passim Accounts: 3rd Duke of Marlborough; personal and family expenses: 1722-1757.: Partly Fr.
- ff. 84-183b passim Accounts: J.Spencer; personal expenses: 1722-1739, n.d.
- ff. 84-184b passim John Spencer, MP; son of Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Bills, etc., for his education and clothing: 1722-1728.
- ff. 84-184b passim Charles Spencer, 5th Earl of Sunderland; 3rd Duke of Marlborough: Bills, etc., for his clothing and education: 1722-1727.
- ff. 90, 97, 119 Major Henri Foubert, proprietor of academy in London: Bills and receipt of: 1723-1725.: Partly signed.
- f. 91 Peter Lucas, hosier: Receipt by: 1723.
- f. 92 Joseph Valding, fencing-master: Receipt for J. Spencer: 1723.: Signed.
- f. 95 Simon Bagnol, shoemaker: Receipted bill of: 1724.
- f. 96 Thomas Goff, shoemaker: Receipted bill of: 1725.
- ff. 99-100b Charles Hodges, steward of Marlborough household: Accounts rel. to 3rd Duke of Marlborough and J. Spencer: 1722-1725.
- f. 101 Bernard Lens, d 1740 miniature painter: Receipted bill for teaching J. Spencer: 1723-1725.
- ff. 102-103b, 107 Gilbert Watson, shoemaker: Receipted bills of: 1723-1725.
- ff. 104, 106 John Main, glover: Receipted bills of: 1722-1725.
- f. 105 Robert Williams, hatter: Receipted bills of: 1725, 1732.
- ff. 108-109b P. Siris, dancing-master: Receipted bills of: 1723-1725.
- ff. 110-112b Andrew Regnier, tailor: Bills of: 1725-1739.
- ff. 110-121, 124-129b, 134-149, 181-183b Captain Humphrey Fish, alias Fyshe; Coldstream Guards; Secretary to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: Accounts, etc., as governor: 1725-1728.
- ff. 113-114b Stephen Matthews, wig-maker: Receipted bills of: 1725, 1729.
- ff. 150-177b Ezechiel Gallatin, proprietor of academy in Geneva: Accounts for 3rd Duke of Marlborough and J. Spencer: 1723-1727.: Fr.
- f.174 Ezechiel Gallatin, proprietor of academy in Geneva: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: 1725-1727.: Partly Fr.
- ff. 180, 182 Abraham Gyraud, servant: Account and receipts for wages: 1727.: With mark.
- f. 183 Charles Chais, Protestant minister at The Hague: Receipt as governor to 2nd Lord Fane: 1727.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001949954
033-001950361
036-001950380
040-001950402 - Is part of:
- Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8 : BLENHEIM PAPERS
Add MS 61414-61480 : B. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH 61414-61480. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCXIV-CCCLXXX.…
Add MS 61427-61454 : B. Section IV. FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS
Add MS 61445 : BLENHEIM PAPERS. VOI. CCCXLV (ff. 184). (1) Correspondence with John Spencer and Humphrey Fish, continuing Add. MS. 61444 above,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001949954[0002]/033-001950361[0004]/036-001950380[0011]/040-001950402
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1722
- End Date:
- 1728
- Date Range:
- 1722-1728
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- Bagnol, Simon, shoemaker, fl 1724
Chais, Charles, Protestant minister at The Hague
Eton College, Berkshire
Fish, Humphrey, army officer; secretary to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, fl 1718-1728
Foubert, Henri, Major; proprietor of academy in London
Gallatin, Ezechiel, of Geneva, proprietor of an academy, fl 1725-1728
Goff, Thomas, shoemaker, fl 1725
Gyraud, Abraham, servant to Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, fl 1727
Hodges, Charles, steward of Marlborough household
Lens, Bernard, miniature painter, 1682-1740
Lucas, Peter, hosier
Main, John, glover
Matthews, Stephen, wig-maker
Regnier, Andrew, tailor
Siris, P., dancing-master
Spencer, Charles, 5th Earl of Sunderland; 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Spencer, John, MP; son of Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Valding, Joseph, fencing-master
Watson, Gilbert, shoemaker
Williams, Robert, hatter