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040-001950602

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Vol. CCCCXCVII (ff. 174). Accounts, etc., as Chief Clerks to the Secretary of State, of Charles Delafaye (1706-1710) and John Wace (1717-1745), including receipts for Sunderland's salary as Groom of the Stole, 1719-1722, and (f. 73) a receipt of Daniel Defoe (for which see J. D. Alsop, 'Defoe and his Whig Paymasters', Notes and Queries, n.s. XXVIII, June 1981, pp. 225-226); 1710-1722, n.d. Partly printed.

Accounts: Chief Clerks to Secretary of State: 1710-1722, n.d.

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ff. 1-12b Charles Delafaye, Under Secretary of State: Accounts as Chief Clerk to Sec. of State: 1710- aft. 1714.
ff. 13-174b John Wace, First Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office: Accounts of: 1717-1722, n.d.
f. 16 Thomas Norgate, steward in Sunderland and Marlborough families: Accounts, etc., for Lord Sunderland: 1701-[1720?], n.d.
ff. 22-22b, 42-42b, 83-83b, 122-122b Martin Buckle, messenger: Orders for payment to: 1717-1718.
ff. 22-22b, 42-42b,83-83b,122-122b Bevis Hill, at Deal: Orders to G. Tilson for payment of M. Buckle: 1717-1718.
ff.22-22b, 42-42b, 83-83b, 122-122b George Tilson, under-secretary of state: Letters, etc., to: 1706-1718.: Partly Fr.
ff. 23, 40 Michael Armestead, Clerk to Secretary of State: Receipts for salary: 1717.: Signed.
ff. 23, 40 John Shepherd, clerk to Secretary of State: Receipts for salary: 1717.: Signed.
ff. 23, 40, 78, 107 Isaac Burrows, Office Keeper to Secretary of State: Receipts for salary: 1717-1718.: Signed.
ff. 23, 40, 78, 107 John Couraud, Under Secretary of State: Receipts for salary as clerk: 1717-1718.: Signed.
ff. 23, 40, 78, 107 Elizabeth Smart, necessary woman, Secretary of State's office: Receipts for salary, etc.: 1717-1718.: Signed.
ff. 23, 78, 107 Thomas Smith, Office Keeper to Secretary of State: Receipts for salary: 1717-1718.: Signed.
ff. 23, 78, 107 James Payzant, Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office: Receipts for salary: 1717-1718.: Signed.
f. 25 John Chulton, employed by Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, for secret service: Receipt by: 1717.: With mark.
ff. 37, 54-55b, 66, 71, 86, 94 Samuel Buckley, printer; writer of London Gazette: Receipts to J. Wace: 1717-1718.
f. 40 Joseph Richardson, Chief Clerk to Secretary of State: Receipt for T. Smith: 1717.: Signed.
f. 40 Thomas Smith, Office Keeper to Secretary of State: Receipt on his behalf: 1717.
f. 40 M. Payzant: Receipt for J. Payzant: 1717.: Signed.
f. 40 James Payzant, Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office: Receipt on his behalf: 1717.
ff. 43-44b, 49-50b Joseph Smith, messenger: Bills to Lord Sunderland: 1717.: Signed.
ff.43-44b,49-50b James Barbon, Clerk of the Cheque: Examined: in 1717.
ff. 47-48b James Gerard, Chief Engraver of Royal Mint: Receipted bill for Lord Sunderland's seals: 1717.: Signed.
f. 63b Pinckney Wilkinson: Witnessed: in 1717.
f. 63b John Furly: Receipts by: 1713, 1717.: Signed.
ff. 63-63b Etienne Caillaud, postmaster of Rotterdam: Order to J. Wace for payment of B. Furly: 1717.: Fr.
ff. 63-63b Benjamin Furly, Quaker; merchant, of Rotterdam: Order for payment to: 1717.: Fr.
ff. 64-65b Thomas Yapp, alias Japp: Receipt to S. Buckley: 1717.
f. 66 John Hamley: Witnessed: in 1717.
f. 66 Shadrach Pipperell: Receipt to S. Buckley: 1717.: Signed.
f. 73 Daniel Defoe, novelist: Receipt to S. Buckley: 1717.
f. 74 Thomas Wells, alias 'William Fountaine'; intelligence agent: Letter to C. Delafaye: 1717.
f. 74 Charles Delafaye, Under Secretary of State: Letters to: 1706-1722.: Partly Fr.
ff. 76, 88 Thomas Wells, alias 'William Fountaine'; intelligence agent: Receipts for: 1717, 1718.
ff. 76, 88 Frances Fountain, sister of William Fountaine: Receipts to Lord Sunderland, etc.: 1717, 1718.: Signed.
f. 78 John Shepherd, clerk to Secretary of State: Receipt on his behalf: 1717.
ff. 78, 107 Joseph Richardson, Chief Clerk to Secretary of State: Receipts for salary: 1717, 1718.: Signed.
ff. 78, 107 George Woodward, Clerk to Secretary of State: Receipts for salary: 1717, 1718.: Signed.
ff. 84-85b Thomas Smith, Office Keeper to Secretary of State: Bill, with signed receipt: 1718.
ff. 96-97b Valentine Randall, messenger: Bill to Lord Sunderland: 1718.: Signed.
ff. 96-97b William Sharpe, Clerk of the Cheque: Examined, in: 1718.
f. 103 Thomas Gregory, Messenger to House of Commons: Receipt to J. Wace: 1718.: Signed.
f. 105 James Courthope, Under Clerk in House of Commons: Receipt to J. Wace: 1718.: Signed.
ff. 114-114b John Turner, charcoal merchant: Receipted bill of: 1718.
ff. 116, 143-143b Richard Lloyd, tax collector: Receipts by: 1717-1720.: Printed, with MS. additions. Signed.
ff. 116-170 passim Herbert Price, tax collector: Receipts by: 1717-1721.: Printed, with MS. additions. Signed.
f. 118 Gerald Fitz Gerald, Under Clerk in House of Lords: Receipt to Lord Sunderland: 1718.: Signed.
f. 118 Edmund Fitz Gerald, copying clerk in House of Lords: Receipt to Lord Sunderland: 1718.
f. 122b John Leekey: Signature: 1718.
f. 123b Clement Boehm, banker, of Paris: Receipt by: 1718.: Signed.
f. 123b William Drury, of M Kerwood and Co: Witnessed: in 1718.
ff. 123-123b G. D. Beauvoir, banker, of Paris: Bill of exchange to J. Wace: 1718.: Fr.
ff. 123-123b Labhard and Co: Bill of exchange payable to,: 1718: Fr.
ff. 155, 157-158b, 167,170 James Halsey, Collector of Land Tax: Receipts to Lord Sunderland: 1721.: Printed, with MS. additions. Signed.

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032-001949954
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036-001950600
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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 61596-61606 H : D. Section VI. ADMINISTRATIVE CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS 61596-61606. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCCXCVI-DVI.…

Add MS 61597 : Vol. CCCCXCVII (ff. 174). Accounts, etc., as Chief Clerks to the Secretary of State, of Charles Delafaye (1706-1710) and John…

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English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1710

End Date:

1722

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1710-1722

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Names:

Armestead, Michael, Clerk to Secretary of State
Barbon, James, Clerk of the Cheque, fl 1717
Beauvoir, G. D., banker, of Paris
Boehm, Clement, banker, of Paris
Buckle, Martin, messenger
Buckley, Samuel, printer; writer of London Gazette
Burrows, Isaac, Office Keeper to Secretary of State
Caillaud, Etienne, postmaster of Rotterdam
Chulton, John, employed by Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, for secret service
Couraud, John, Under Secretary of State
Courthope, James, Under Clerk in House of Commons
Defoe, Daniel, novelist, ?1660-1731
Delafaye, Charles, politician and civil servant, 1677-1762
Drury, William, witness of a receipt, fl 1718
Fitz Gerald, Edmund, copying clerk in House of Lords, fl 1718
Fitz Gerald, Gerald, Under Clerk in House of Lords, fl 1718
Fountain, Frances, sister of William Fountaine
Furly, Benjamin, Quaker; merchant, of Rotterdam
Furly, John
Gerard, James, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, fl 1717-1719
Gregory, Thomas, messenger to the House of Commons, fl 1716-1718
Halsey, James, Collector of Land Tax
Hamley, John
Hill, Bevis, at Deal
Labhard and Co
Leekey, John
Lloyd, Richard, tax collector
Norgate, Thomas, steward in Sunderland and Marlborough families
Payzant, James, Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office
Payzant, M.
Pipperell, Shadrach
Price, Herbert, tax collector
Randall, Valentine, messenger
Richardson, Joseph, Chief Clerk to Secretary of State
Sharpe, William, Clerk of the Cheque
Shepherd, John, clerk to Secretary of State
Smart, Elizabeth, necessary woman, Secretary of State's office
Smith, Joseph, messenger
Smith, Thomas, Office Keeper to Secretary of State
Tilson, George, administrator; under-secretary of state, c 1672-1738
Turner, John, charcoal merchant
Wace, John, First Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office
Wells, Thomas, alias 'William Fountaine'; intelligence agent
Wilkinson, Pinckney, of Add MS 61597
Woodward, George, Clerk to Secretary of State
Yapp, Thomas, alias Japp