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040-001950611

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Vol. DV (ff. 188).

(1) Proposals and memorials relating to public finance; 1708-1721, temp. Geo.I, n.d. Partly French and translations. Partly copies. ff. 1-73.

(2) Orders, etc., relating to custody of the Privy Seal; 1697-1716. Partly copies. ff. 74-81b.

(3) Docquet for a Privy Seal warrant for a grant settling the jointure of the Princess of Wales; 1715. See also Add. Ch. 76128 below. ff. 82-83b.

(4) Tables of fees for the Privy Seal Office, with related instructions; 1713-1716. Partly copies. ff. 84-109.

(5) Accounts and lists of fees paid to the Privy Seal Office, with statements of Sunderland's dividends, 1715-1716; followed by a receipt for taxes paid by Sunderland as Lord Privy Seal, 1717. ff. 110-129b.

(6) Report of a Privy Council committee on petitions of Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain, and John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath, Groom of the Stole, relating to orders for the government of the King's Bedchamber, 1683. Copy. ff. 130-156b.

(7) Letters and papers relating to the office of Groom of the Stole and the royal household; 1709-1722, n.d. Partly drafts, copies and signed. See also Add. Ch. 76134 below. ff. 157-178.

(8) Letters and papers relating to the Board of Works, including (ff. 179, 185) two letters of Sir John Vanbrugh, printed in L. Whistler, The Imagination of Vanbrugh, 1954, pp. 244-245. Partly French. ff. 179-188b.

includes:

ff. 1-4b Joseph Blake, [merchant?]: Memorial, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1708.
ff. 1-73 Finance: Memorials, etc., rel. to public finance: 1708-1721, n.d.: Partly Fr. and transl.
ff. 1-73 Revenue: Memorials, etc., rel. to public finance: 1708-1721, n.d.: Partly Fr. and transl.
ff. 21-24b Case Billingsley: Letter to George I: 1716.: Fr. and transl.: Signed.
ff. 21-24b Thomas Burgess, of Fleet Street: Letter to George 1: 1716.: Fr. and transl.: Signed.
ff. 21-24b George I of England: Letters to, partly as Elector of Hanover: 1707-1717.: Fr., Lat., Germ. and transl.
f. 25 Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: Correspondence with Lord Sunderland, etc.: 1707, 1717.
ff.27-28b Customs and Excise: Calculation of decline in revenue: aft. 1717.
ff. 29-3 1b Smuggling: Memorial rel. to evasion of salt duty: 1718.
ff. 32-34 Archibald Hutcheson, MP, FRS: Comments on his 'Present State of the Public Debts': 1718.
ff. 32-34 John Crookshanks, writer on finance; Army paymaster: Comments on A. Hutcheson's 'Present State of the Public Debts and Funds': 1718.
f. 35 C. Lawton: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1719.
f. 36 Matthew Wymondesold, of Wanstead; broker for South Sea stock: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1719.
ff. 37-40 Customs and Excise: Project rel. to revenue from linen duties: 1719.
f. 48 Bryan Mills, of White Lyon Brewhouse, without Cripplegate: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1721.
ff. 62-68 Lotteries: Proposals for: 1707, n.d.: Partly Fr.
ff. 69-69b John Dorieson: Proposals for tax on brick: n.d.
ff. 74-75b William III of England: Warrant to Attorney General for bill to appoint Commissioners of Privy Seal: 1697.: Copy.
ff. 74-75b Sir Thomas Mompesson, Commissioner of Privy Seal: Warrant for his appointment: 1697.: Copy.
ff. 74-75b James Tyrrel, Commissioner of Privy Seal: Warrant for his appointment: 1697.: Copy.
ff. 74-75b Sir Charles Cotterel, Commissioner of Privy Seal: Warrant for his appointment: 1697.: Copy.
ff. 74-81b Privy Seal: Orders, etc., rel. to their custody: 1697-1716.
ff. 76-77b Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Baronet: Memorandum for his appointment as Commissioner of Privy Seal: 1715.
ff. 76-77b, 80-81b Edward Southwell, Irish Secretary of State: Warrant, etc., for his appointments as Commissioner of Privy Seal: 1715, 1716.: Partly copy.
ff.76-77b,80-81b Andrew Charlton, Commissioner of Privy Seal: Memorandum and warrant for his appointment: 1715, 1716.: Partly copy.
f. 78 Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Baronet: Privy Council minute signed by: 1715.
ff. 78-79 Privy Council, The: Minute rel. to Lord Sunderland's appointment as Keeper of Privy Seal: 1715.: Seal en placard.
ff. 80-81b James Vernon, the elder; Secretary of State: Warrant for his appointment as Commissioner of Privy Seal: 1716.
ff.80-81b George II of England: Warrant, as Custos Regni, for bill to appoint Commissioners of Privy Seal: 1716.: Copy.
ff. 82-83b John Woodeson, of Privy Seal Office: Docquet of privy seal warrant for grant settling jointure of Caroline, Princess of Wales: 1715.: Copy.
ff. 82-83b George II of England: Docquet of warrant rel. to jointure of Qu. Caroline, as Princess of Wales: 1715.: Copy.
ff. 84-129b Fees: Tables, accounts and lists of Privy Seal Office fees: 1713-1716.: Partly copies.
ff. 84-129b Privy Seal: Fees paid to Privy Seal Office, etc.: 1713-1717.
ff. 84-89b William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth: Orders by: 1713.: Copies.
ff.102-104b James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope: Orders to Clerks of Privy Seal and Signet: 1716.: Copies.
ff. 107-109 George Sawyer, Clerk of Privy Seal: Table of fees and certificate: 1716.: Signed.
ff. 107-109 Henry Ludlow, Clerk of Privy Seal: Table of fees and certificate: 1716.: Signed.
ff. 110-128b Accounts: 3rd Lord Sunderland, as Lord Privy Seal: 1715-1716.
f. 129 Herbert Price, tax collector: Receipts by: 1717-1721.: Printed, with MS. additions. Signed.
ff. 129-129b Richard Lloyd, tax collector: Receipts by: 1717-1720.: Printed, with MS. additions. Signed.
ff. 130-156b John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath: Privy Council report on petitions rel. to his dispute with Lord Arlington: 1683.: Copy.
ff. 130-156b Household, Royal: Report rel. to entry into King's bedchamber: 1683.: Copy.
ff. 130-156b Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Report on petitions rel. to his dispute with Lord Bath: 1683.
ff. 130-156b Privy Council, The: Report of committee rel. to dispute betw. Lords Arlington and Bath: 1683.: Copy.
ff. 157-158b William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington; 2nd Duke of Devonshire: Warrant for Mrs A. Edon's lodgings: 1709.
ff. 157-178 Household, Royal: Letters, etc., of Lord Sunderland as Groom of the Stole: 1719-1722.
ff.157-158b Household, Royal: Warrant by Duke of Devonshire, as Lord Steward, for lodgings for Mrs A. Edon: 1709.: Copy.
ff.157-158b Mrs Ann Edon: Warrant for her lodgings in Scotland Yard: 1709.
f. 159 James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1719.
ff. 162-164b Oaths: Oath for Groom of Stole, etc.: 1720.
f. 165 Isabella Legh, wife of John Legh: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1721.
f. 166 William Colinge, apothecary: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1721.
f. 167 Edward Harrison, Postmaster-General: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1721.
ff. 168-168b Daniel Graham, Apothecary in Ordinary to George I: Docquet for grant of office: 1721.
f. 169 Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of George, 1st Earl of Orkney: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1722.
ff. 169-170b William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin: Recommendation for appointment as Lord of Bedchamber: 1722.
f. 171 Andrew Shields, Supernumerary Page of the Backstairs: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1719-1722.
ff. 172-173b Lieutenant-General Piercy Kirke, the younger: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1719-1722.
ff. 174-176 Jonathan Wathen, [Coffer Bearer to George I?]: Letters to Lord Sunderland: temp. Geo. I.
f. 177 Frances Curtis, servant: Letter to Lord Sunderland: temp. Geo.I.
f. 178 Mrs Jane Spencer, necessary woman in Royal Household: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: temp. Geo. I.
ff. 179-182b Sir John Vanbrugh, architect: Letters, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1707, 1718.
ff. 179-188b Board of Works: Letters, etc., rel. to: 1718-1719.: Partly Fr.
ff. 181-182b Treasury: Regulations and state of Board of Works: 1717.: Abstract.
ff. 183-184b George I of England: Memorials, etc., to, partly as Elector of Hanover: 1710-1722, n.d.: Fr.
ff. 183-184b Henry Wise, Superintendent of Royal Gardens: Memorial to George I: 1718.: Fr.
ff. 185-186 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Letters, etc., to: 1719.
ff. 185-188b Sir John Vanbrugh, architect: Letter, etc., to Duke of Newcastle: 1719.

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033-001950460
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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 61605 : Vol. DV (ff. 188). (1) Proposals and memorials relating to public finance; 1708-1721, temp. Geo.I, n.d. Partly French and…

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English
French
German
Latin

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Start Date:

1697

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1727

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1697-1727

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Names:

Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Berkeley, James, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
Billingsley, Case, of Add MS 61605
Blake, Joseph, merchant?
Board of Works
Burgess, Thomas, of Fleet Street
Cavendish, William, Marquess of Hartington; 2nd Duke of Devonshire
Charlton, Andrew, Commissioner of Privy Seal
Colinge, William, apothecary
Cotterel, Charles, Commissioner of Privy Seal
Crookshanks, John, writer on finance; Army paymaster
Curtis, Frances, servant
Dorieson, John
Edon, Ann, Mrs
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760
Graham, Daniel, apothecary, c 1695-1778
Granville, John, 1st Earl of Bath, army officer and landowner, 1628-1701
HM Customs and Excise, 1909-2005
HM Treasury, 12th century-
Hamilton, Elizabeth, wife of George, 1st Earl of Orkney
Harrison, Edward, Postmaster-General
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Hutcheson, Archibald, MP, FRS
Kirke, Piercy, Lieutenant-General; the younger
Lawton, C.
Legge, William, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, 1672-1750
Legh, Isabella, wife of John Legh
Lloyd, Richard, tax collector
Ludlow, Henry, Clerk of Privy Seal
Mills, Bryan, of White Lyon Brewhouse, without Cripplegate
Mompesson, Thomas, Commissioner of Privy Seal
Musgrave, Christopher, 5th Baronet
Northey, Edward, Attorney General
O'Brien, William, 4th Earl of Inchiquin
Price, Herbert, tax collector
Privy Council, The
Privy Seal
Royal Household
Sawyer, George, Clerk of Privy Seal
Shields, Andrew, Supernumerary Page of the Backstairs
Southwell, Edward, Irish Secretary of State
Spencer, Jane, Mrs; necessary woman in Royal Household
Stanhope, James, 1st Earl Stanhope
Tyrrel, James, Commissioner of Privy Seal
Vanbrugh, John, architect and dramatist, 1664-1726
Vernon, James, the elder, Secretary of State, 1646-1727
Wathen, Jonathan, Coffer Bearer to George I?
William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1650-1702
Wise, Henry, Superintendent of Royal Gardens
Woodeson, John, of Privy Seal Office
Wymondesold, Matthew, of Wanstead; broker for South Sea stock