Add MS 61471

BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CCCLXXI (ff. 118).

(1) Correspondence , accounts and papers relating to the Duchess's Rangership of Windsor Great Park:— (a) Correspondence and papers relating to disputes about her grant; 1711-1742. Partly copies. ff. 1-39; — (b) Accounts for expenditure on the Park and Lodge; aft. 1702-1736. ff. 40-53b; — (c) Warrants, chiefly from the Board of Green Cloth and George II, for the distribution of venison from the Park; 1718-1734. Mostly printed and signed, with seals en placard. ff. 54-72. See also Add. MSS. 61418, ff. 211-226, 61463 (2), and 61467 (5) above.

(2) Correspondence and papers relating to Marlborough's will, and her duties as his executor and trustee; 1720-1745. See also Add. MS. 61409 above. ff. 73-118b.

includes:

• ff. 1- 6 Agnata Cowper, alias Cooper; bedchamber woman to Queen Anne: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: 1711.: Copies.
• ff. 1, 3b Richard Shepard, keeper in Windsor Great Park: Letter to C. Hodges: 1711.: Copies.
• ff. 1, 3b Charles Hodges, steward of Marlborough household: Letters to: 1711-[1730?].
• ff. 1-6 Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet; Chancellor of Exchequer: Narratives by Duchess of Marlborough rel. to: 1711.
• ff. 1-6b Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset: Narratives, etc., by Duchess of Marlborough rel. to: 1710-1711, n.d.
• ff.1-79 Windsor, Parks: Correspondence and papers of Duchess of Marlborough as Ranger of Windsor Park: 1703-1744.
• ff. 7-15, 38 Treasury: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: aft. 1702-1742.
• f. 9 Charles Stanhope, MP; Treasury Secretary: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: 1717-1729.: Partly signed.
• ff. 11,14b Lucy Stanhope, wife of James, 1st Earl Stanhope: Letters to: 1717-1718.
• f. 13 James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope: Letters, etc., to: 1715-1720.
• ff. 16-19 Henry Fiennes Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln: Correspondence with Duchess of Marlborough: 1726.
• f. 20 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Letters to: 1710-1728.: Partly Fr.
• f. 22 Sidney Beauclerk, son of Charles, 1st Duke of St Albans: Narrative by Duchess of Marlborough rel. to: 1728.
• f. 24 Richard Topham, MP: Letter to Duchess of Marlborough: 1729.
• f. 26 Francis Whitworth, of Leybourne; afterwards Surveyor of Woods and Forests: Letter to: 1733.
• f. 28 Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans: Letter to: 1734.
• ff. 30-34b Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Warrant suspending Duchess of Marlborough's allowance as Ranger of Windsor Park, with her notes: 1737.: Copies.
• ff. 30-34b George II of England: Warrant suspending Duchess of Marlborough's allowance as Ranger of Windsor Great Park: 1737.: Copies.
• f. 35 Robert Nunn, keeper in Windsor Great Park: Letter to: 1742.
• f. 35 J. Ellis, of Office of Woods and Forests: Letter to R. Nunn: 1742.
• f. 36 Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington: Letters to: 1712-1742.
• f. 40 Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Payments to, as Ranger of Windsor Great Park: 1700-1702.
• ff. 40-41b John Taylor, alias Taylour; Treasury Chief Clerk: Memorandum by: [1702?].
• f. 42 Henry Banckes, mason: Receipted order for payment to: 1703.
• f. 43 Richard Shepard, keeper in Windsor Great Park: Receipt for wages: 1703.
• f. 43 John Nunn, keeper in Windsor Great Park: Receipt for his wages: 1703.
• ff. 44-53b Accounts: Duchess of Marlborough, as Ranger of Windsor Park: aft. 1702-1736.
• f. 45 John Winder, bricklayer: Receipted bill of: 1705.
• f. 46 William Finall, of J Coggs and partner, goldsmiths: Letters to: 1702-1710, n.d.
• f. 46 Charles Hodges, steward of Marlborough household: Letters to W. Finall: 1702-1710.
• ff. 46-47b Arthur West, carpenter, of Windsor: Bill and receipt of: 1721, 1724.
• ff. 46-47b Woodstock, Oxfordshire: List of deeds rel. to Fletcher's Farm near Woodstock Park: 1731.
• f. 54 General William Evans: Warrant by Duchess of Marlborough for venison for: 1718.
• f. 55 Colonel Martin Bladen, MP: Warrant from Board of Green Cloth for venison for: 1720.
• ff. 55-60, 67, 69-71 Household, Royal: Warrants from Board of Green Cloth to Duchess of Marlborough, as Ranger of Windsor Great Park: 1720-1734.: Partly printed.
• f. 57 E. Phillips: Warrant from Board of Green Cloth for venison for: 1720.
• f. 59 Hon William Feilding, MP: Warrant for venison for, from Windsor Great Park: 1720.
• f. 61 Richard Shepard, keeper in Windsor Great Park: Warrant to, for venison: 1718.
• f. 61 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Royal warrant for venison for: 1733.
• ff. 61-66, 68, 72 George II of England: Warrants for venison from Windsor Great Park: 1733-1734.: Partly printed.
• f. 62 John Conybeare, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; Bishop of Bristol 1750: Royal warrant for venison for: 1733.
• f. 63 Edward Weston, Clerk of the Signet: Royal warrant for venison for: 1733.
• f. 64 Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet: Royal warrant for venison for: 1733.: Partly printed.
• f. 66 Windsor, Parks: Royal warrant for venison for Dean and Chapter: 1733.: Partly printed.
• f. 67 Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet: Warrant for venison for: 1733.: Partly printed.
• f. 68 George Proctor, MP; Steward of Windsor Castle: Royal warrant for venison for: 1733.: Partly printed.
• f. 71 Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet: Warrant for venison for, from Windsor Great Park: 1734.: Partly printed.
• f. 72 Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston; Chief Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland: Royal warrant for venison for: 1734.: Partly printed.
• ff. 73-118b John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Narratives, etc., by his wife rel. to his will: 1720-1745.: Partly imperf.
• ff. 73-76b William Godolphin, Viscount Rialton; Marquess of Blandford: Narrative by Duchess of Marlborough rel. to settlement on: 1720.
• ff. 73-76b Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland: Narrative by Duchess of Marlborough rel. to settlement on: 1720.
• ff.73-118 Wills: Papers rel. to wills and executors of Duke of Marlborough: 1705-1744.
• ff. 81-83 Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: Correspondence with Duke and Duchess of Marlborough: 1721-1723.: Stamped signature.
• ff. 84-118b Accounts: Duchess of Marlborough; personal and estate expenditure: 1684-1747.
• ff. 84-85b Samuel Edwards, Deputy Teller of Exchequer: Note rel. to his handling of Duke of Marlborough's money: 1722.
• f. 86 John Smart, tax collector: Receipt for tax on Duke of Marlborough's pension on Post Office: 1723.: Signed.
• ff. 87-89b James Stephens, DMed., Secretary to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: Calculations of interest for Duke of Marlborough's trustees: [1724?].
• ff. 90-91b South Sea Company: Payments by trustees of Duke of Marlborough for estates of Directors: 1724.
• f. 92 Edward Greenly, DCL: Memorandum rel. to his bill for proving Duke of Marlborough's will: 1724.
• ff. 94-98b William Guidott, MP; nephew of Anthony Guidott; solicitor to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Papers rel. to Duchess of Marlborough's Chancery suit v.: [1725 ?}-1729.: Partly printed.
• f. 98 John Russell: Note to, for arrest of C. Widmore: 1729.
• f. 98 Christopher Widmore, clerk to W Guidott, solicitor: Note by Duchess of Marlborough for his arrest: 1729.
• f. 99 John Aldridge, land surveyor: Valuation of Lady Clerke's estate for trustees of Duke of Marlborough: 1730.
• ff. 99-101b Shabbington, Buckinghamshire: Papers rel. to purchase of Lady Clerke's estate by trustees of Duke of Marlborough: 1730-1731.
• ff. 99-101b Catherine Clerke, widow of Sir W Clerke, 3rd Baronet: Papers rel. to purchase of her estate at Shabbington by trustees of Duke of Marlborough: 1730-1731.
• ff. 100-101b Gilbert Horsman, lawyer: Legal opinion for Duke of Marlborough's trustees: 1731.: Copy.
• f. 102 John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol: Note of mortgage interest due to Duke of Marlborough's trustees: [1732?].
• ff. 103, 107-109,111-112 Bank of England: Orders, etc., by trustees of Duke of Marlborough rel. to money deposited with: [1733?]-1742.: Partly signed.
• ff. 103, 111-112 Taxes: Orders by trustees of Duke of Marlborough for loans on Salt and Land Taxes: [1733?]-1742.
• f. 106 Obadiah Douglas, of Gosford: Receipts by: 1737.: Copies.
• ff. 107, 111, 112 Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin: Orders as trustee of Duke of Marlborough: 1737-1742.
• f. 110 Hill Deverill, Wiltshire: Order by, Duchess of Marlborough to her tenants at: 1739.: Signed.
• f. 113 William Banks: Bill for bricks: 1744.
• f. 113 Edward Rudd, of Biggleswade: Order on behalf of Duke of Marlborough's trustees: 1744.
• f. 113 Goldington, Bedfordshire: Bill of W. Banks for Marlborough estate at: 1744.
• f. 115 John Dimbleby, tenant at Camringham: Note rel. to: bef. 1744.
• f. 116 Marston Jabbot, Warwickshire: Receipt for rent for land at: 1745.: Partly printed.
• ff. 117-118 William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth: Bill rel. to purchase of his estate by Marlborough trustees: 1739-1747.
• ff. 117-118 B. Horsmanden, [lawyer?]: Receipted bill of: 1739-1745.: Signed.