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040-001950496

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032-001949954

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Vol. CCCCXVI (ff. 144). Correspondence, etc., with British and Allied commanders in Spain and Portugal; 1706-1721:-

(1) Correspondence with Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, partly addressed to Hedges; 1706, 1707. Mostly signed. ff. 1-46.

(2) Letters from Lt.-Gen. George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter, partly addressed to Hopkins; 1708-1721. Mostly signed. Partly copies. ff. 47-68.

(3) Letters from Brig.-Gen. John Richards, as Governor of Alicante; 1707. ff. 69-78b.

(4) Letters, etc., from Maj.-Gen. John Shrimpton and Brig-Gen. Roger Elliott, successively Governors of Gibraltar; 1706-1709. Mostly signed. Partly copies. ff. 79-108.

(5) Letters, mostly from François de Rochefoucault, Marquis de Montandre, Portuguese lieutenant-general, partly addressed to Hedges; 1706-1708. Mostly French. ff. 109-144b.

includes:

ff. 1- 15b, 79 Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State: Letters, etc., to: 1702-1708.: Partly Fr. and cipher.
ff. 1-15b Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers: Letters to Sir C. Hedges: 1706.: Mostly signed. Partly copy.
ff. 5, 20-23b, 30-3 1b Councils of War: At Lisbon: 1706, 1707.
ff. 5, 20-23b,30-31b City of Lisbon: Councils of war at: 1706, 1707.
ff. 16-46 Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers: Correspondence, etc., with Lord Sunderland: 1706-1709.: Partly signed.
ff. 21-23b John V of Portugal: Letters, etc., to: 1706-1709.: Partly Fr.
ff. 26, 32 Conde Diego Mendonça de Corte Real, Portuguese Secretary of State: Correspondence with Lord Rivers: 1707.: Transl.
f. 42 Henry de Massue de Ruvigny, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny; Earl of Galway: Correspondence, partly on his behalf, with Lord Sunderland: 1704-1717.: Partly Fr. and transl.: Mostly signed.
f. 42 General Thomas Erle, M P: Correspondence, partly on his behalf, with Lord Sunderland: 1707-1709.: Partly signed.
f. 46 Spain, General: Strengths of British regts in: 1706-1710.
f. 46 Portugal. Army of: Numbers of troops in Spain: [1707 ?].
f. 46 England Army of. Strengths: Strengths, etc., of regts in Spain: 1706-1710.
ff. 47-68 George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter d 1732: Correspondence with Lord Sunderland, etc.: 1708-1721.: Partly copies.
ff. 69-78b Major-General John Richards, Governor of Alicante: Correspondence with Lord Sunderland: 1707-1708.
f. 79? Major-General John Shrimpton: Letters to Sir C. Hedges: 1705, 1706.: Partly copy.
ff.81-108b Major-General John Shrimpton: Letters, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1707-1709, n.d.
ff. 83, 87, 100, 107 England Army of. Strengths: Strengths of regts at Gibraltar: 1705-1709.
ff. 83, 87, 100, 107 Gibraltar: Strengths of regts in garrison: 1705-1709.
ff. 83, 87, 100, 107 UNITED PROVINCES. Army of Netherlands: Strengths of regts at Gibraltar: 1707-1709.
ff. 84, 101, 104, 108 Gibraltar: Provisions for garrison: 1707-1709.
ff. 88-89b Captain John Webb, Commissary of garrison and works at Gibraltar: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: [1707?].
ff. 88-91b Accounts: Gibraltar; expenses for its security: [1707?].
ff. 88-95b Gibraltar: Papers rel. to its fortification: 1704-1708.
f. 109 François de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montandre; Huguenot lieutenant-general: Letter to Sir C. Hedges: 1706.
ff. 111-140b François de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montandre; Huguenot lieutenant-general: Correspondence with Lord Sunderland: 1707-1708.
f. 141 [Jacques Louis or Frédéric Louis Charles] de Noyelle, Comte de Noyelle et Falais: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1707.: Fr.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001949954
033-001950460
036-001950476
037-001950479
040-001950496

Is part of:

Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8 : BLENHEIM PAPERS
Add MS 61491-61665 : D. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE 3RD EARL OF SUNDERLAND61491-61665. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCXCI-DLXV. Correspondence…
Add MS 61501-61547 : D. Section III. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS
Add MS 61503-61537 : BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCCIII-CCCCXXXVII. Correspondence with British diplomats, etc., mostly as Secretary of State for…

Add MS 61516 : Vol. CCCCXVI (ff. 144). Correspondence, etc., with British and Allied commanders in Spain and Portugal; 1706-1721:- (1)…

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032-001949954[0004]/033-001950460[0003]/036-001950476[0003]/037-001950479[0009]/040-001950496

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View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8

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File

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1 item

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Languages:

Cipher
English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1706

End Date:

1721

Date Range:

1706-1721

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Names:

Army of Portugal
Army of the United Provinves of the Netherlands
Carpenter, George, 1st Baron Carpenter, d 1732
Erle, Thomas, army officer and politician, 1650?-1720
Hedges, Charles, Sec of State
John V, of Portugal
La Rochefoucauld, François, Marquis de Montandre, Huguenot lieutenant-general
Massue, Henri, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, soldier and diplomat, 1648-1720
Mendonça de Corte Real, Conde Diego, Portuguese Secretary of State
Noyelle, Jacques Louis or Frédéric Louis Charles, Comte de Noyelle et Falais
Richards, John, Major-General; Governor of Alicante
Savage, Richard, 4th Earl Rivers
Shrimpton, John, Major-General
Webb, John, Captain; Commissary of garrison and works at Gibraltar

Places:

Gibraltar, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Spain, Europe