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040-001950589

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032-001949954

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Vol. CCCCLXXXVII (ff. 231). Letters, partly addressed to Hedges, from: — (1) Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, as commander-in-chief of the Fleet; 1706, 1707. Partly French. Mostly signed. Partly copies. ff. 1-133b.

(2) Admiral Sir John Norris, partly as commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean; 1707-1710. Partly signed. Followed (ff. 228-231) by abstracts of his expenses and those of Admiral Sir George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington; 1719-1721. ff. 134-231.

Navy; England: Reports, correspondence, etc., of Lord Sunderland rel. to: 1696-1722, n.d.: Partly copies.

Councils of War: Rel. to British naval operations: 1704-1710.

Navy; England: Reports, etc., of Councils of War: 1704-1710.

includes:

ff. 1-21b Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell: Letters, etc., to Sir C. Hedges: 1705-1706.
ff. 1-21b, 44, 63 Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State: Letters, etc., to: 1702-1708.: Partly Fr. and cipher.
ff. 10, 24-31b Ali ibn Abd Allah, Qadì of Tangier: Correspondence with Sir C. Shovell: 1706.: Copies and draft.
ff.16-19b,36-43b,54-62b Sir Paul Methuen, KB, Ambassador to Spain and Portugal, afterwards Secretary of State: Correspondence with Sir C. Shovell: 1706.: Copies.
ff.23-133b Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell: Letters, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1706-1707.: Partly Fr.
f. 28 Jacob Salvador Cansino, Secretary to 'Ali ibn 'Abd Allah: Letter to Sir C. Shovell: 1706.: Copy.
ff. 40-41b, 58-62b Conde Diego Mendonça de Corte Real, Portuguese Secretary of State: Correspondence with Sir P. Methuen: 1706-1708.: Copies and transl.
ff. 46, 65 Robert Cole, consul-general at Algiers: Letter to: 1706.
f. 71 John Milner, Consul-General in Lisbon: Letter to Sir C. Shovell: 1707.: Copy.
f. 74 John Brooke, master of merchant ship 'May Flower': Letter to: 1707.
f. 74 Joseph Hardwick, the younger; shipping agent in Portugal: Letter to J. Brooke: 1707.: Copy.
ff. 89-94b Sir John Norris, Admiral of the Fleet: Instructions to: 1707.
f. 95 Victor Amadeus II; Duke of Savoy: Letters to: 1707, 1709.: Fr. and transl.
ff. 113-114b Victor Amadeus II; Duke of Savoy: Correspondence, etc., with Sir C. Shovell: 1707.: Fr. and transl.: Partly copies.
ff.113-114b,129-133b Eugene Francis, Prince of Savoy-Carignan: Memorials to Sir C. Shovell: 1707.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 134-227b Sir John Norris, Admiral of the Fleet: Correspondence, etc., with Lord Sunderland: 1707-circ. [1718?].: Mostly signed.
ff. 144, 147 Henry de Massue de Ruvigny, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny; Earl of Galway: Correspondence with Adm. Sir G. Byng: 1707-1709.: Copies.
ff. 144, 147 George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Letters to: 1707-1708.
f. 159 Ordnance: Cannon balls to be sent to Genoa: 1707.
f. 164 Newsletters From France: Marseilles: 1706-1710.: Mostly Fr.: Partly extracts.
ff. 164-165 Newsletters From France: Barcelonnette: 1707.: Abstracts.
f. 174 Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell: Correspondence, etc.with Sir J.Norris: 1707.: Copies.
f. 210 Daniel Pulteney, Envoy at Copenhagen: Letters to: 1707-1722.
ff. 221-223 Charles III of Spain: Letters to Sir J. Norris: 1710.: Transl.
ff. 228-231 Sir John Norris, Admiral of the Fleet: Accounts of: 1719-1721.
ff. 228-231 Accounts: Sir J. Norris and Sir G. Byng; official expenses: 1719-1721.: Extract and abstract.
f. 231 George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Disbursements by: 1719-1721.: Abstract.

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032-001949954
033-001950460
036-001950574
037-001950575
040-001950589

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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 61577-61595 : D. Section V. MILITARY AND NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS
Add MS 61577-61590 : BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCCLXXVII-CCCCXCV. Military and naval correspondence, mostly as Secretary of State for the…

Add MS 61587 : Vol. CCCCLXXXVII (ff. 231). Letters, partly addressed to Hedges, from: — (1) Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, as commander-in-chief…

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032-001949954[0004]/033-001950460[0005]/036-001950574[0001]/037-001950575[0007]/040-001950589

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

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1 item

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Languages:

Cipher
English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1706

End Date:

1721

Date Range:

1706-1721

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Names:

Ali ibn Abd Allah, Qadì of Tangier
Brooke, John, master of merchant ship 'May Flower'
Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington
Cansino, Jacob Salvador, Secretary to 'Ali ibn 'Abd Allah
Charles III, of Spain, 1716-1788
Cole, Robert, consul-general at Algiers
Hardwick, Joseph, the younger; shipping agent in Portugal
Hedges, Charles, Sec of State
Massue, Henri, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, soldier and diplomat, 1648-1720
Mendonça de Corte Real, Conde Diego, Portuguese Secretary of State
Methuen, Paul, KB, Ambassador to Spain and Portugal, afterwards Secretary of State
Milner, John, Consul-General in Lisbon
Navy of England
Norris, John, Admiral of the Fleet
Pulteney, Daniel, Envoy at Copenhagen
Savoy-Carignan, Eugene Francis, Prince of
Shovell, Cloudesley, Knight, naval officer, 1650-1707
Victor Amadeus II, of Savoy