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Stowe MS 241

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040-001953038

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032-001952775

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Stowe MS 241

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Vol. I. (ff. 243). 1688-1712.

1. J[oseph] Addison, [Under Secretary of State], to [Erasmus] Lewis, [Under Secretary of State]; [Menin in W. Flanders], 26 July, 1706. f. 71.

2.[Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of] O[rrery,Ambassador to the Netherlands], to [William North, 6th Baron North and 2nd Baron Grey; 28 Sept. 1711]. f. 154.

3. - Bude de Verace, to [? Bevil Skelton, English Ambassador at Paris]; Geneva, 20 Aug. 1688. Fr. Copy. f. 6.

4. John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, to J- Robethon, private secretary to the Elector of Hanover; 18 Aug., 10 Sept. 1710. ff. 89, 109.

5. The same to the Elector of Hanover; 30 Aug. 1710. Fr. Copy. f. 90.

6. The same to an English secretary of state; 14 Sept. 1711. f. 149.

7. William Cowper, afterw. 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Keeper, to the Elector of Hanover; London, 11 April, 1706. Copy. f. 51.

8. Qu. Anne to the Elector of Hanover; Hampton Court, St. James', Kensington, 20 April, 1706, 18 April, 14 Aug. 1710. Fr. Copies. ff. 63, 80, 85.

9. Sir Rowland Gwynne, formerly page to Princess Anne, and M.P. for co. Brecon, to J. Robethon; Hamburg, 10, 31 Dec. 1710 Copies. ff. 126, 135.

10. Sophia, widow of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, to Lord Strafford; le Göhr, Hanover, Herrenhausen, 15 Nov. 1711--19 Aug. 1712. Fr. Copies. ff. 181, 184, 205, 220, 226, 236.

11. George Louis, Elector of Hanover, afterw. George 1. of England, to Qu. Anne; Hanover, Herrenhausen, 20 June, 1706-16 Oct. 17 10. Fr. Copies. ff. 69, 76, 83, 111, 117.

12. The same to the Duke of Marlborough; Herrenhausen, 8 Sept. 1710. Fr. Copy. f 106.

13. The same to the Duke of Shrewsbury; Herrenhausen, 16 Oct. 1710. Fr. Copy. f. 118.

14. The same to Lord Oxford; 4 Sept., 7 Nov. 1711. Fr. Copies. ff. 145, 179.

15. George Augustus, Electoral Prince of Hanover, to Lord Raby; 8 May, 1706. Copy. f. 65.

16. The same to Qu. Anne; Hanover, 12 June, 1706. Fr. Copy. f. 68.

17. Robert Harley, lst Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, to the Elector of Hanover; London, 1/12 Nov. 1710, 19 Jan. 1710, 11 Sept. 1711. Copies. ff. 120, 142, 151.

18. The same to Sir R. Gwynne; 21 Nov. 1710. Copy. f. 122.

19. The same to the Electress Sophia; London, Oct. 1711, Sept. 1712. Copies. ff. 156, 239.

20. John Hutton, M.D., late physician to William III. and M.P. for Richmond, to the Elector of Hanover; London, 5 Sept. 1710. Fr. Copy. f 92.

21. P[- de Jonge], B[aron] d'Elleméét de Dalem, to his brother [-inlaw, Lord North and Grey]; Hague, 4 Nov. 1712. Fr. f. 240.

22. Charles Montagu, lst Baron, afterw. Earl of, Halifax, to J. Robethon; Oct. 1706, 26 April, O.S. 1709. Copies ff 72, 75.

23. Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, to the Elector of Hanover; London, 12 Apr. 1706. Copy. f. 55.

24. Daniel Pulteney, Envoy to Denmark, to J. Robethon; Copenhagen, 22 Jan. 1707. Copy. f. 74.

25. J- Robethon, private secretary to the Elector of Hanover, to H. St. John; Hanover, 12 Dec. 1710. Fr.. Copy f 128 26. Henry St. John, afterw. Viscount Bolingbroke, Secretary of State, to J-- Robethon; Whitehall, 21/10 Nov. 1710, 20/9 Jan. 1710 [1]. Fr. Copies. ff. 124, 140.

27. The same to John Drummond, of Amsterdam; Whitehall, 23 Jan. 1710 [1]-27 April, O.S. 1711. Hol. and Copies . ff. 131, 133, 141 b, 143 b.

28. Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, to Baron Bernstorff; 24 Sept. 1710. Fr. Copy. f. 112.

29. John Sheffield, lst Duke of Buckingham, to the Elector of Hanover; Windsor, 29 Sept. 1710, 9 Oct. 171 1. Copies ff. 114, 158 30. Bevil Skelton, Ambassador to France, to Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, President of the Council; Paris, 16/26 June, 1688. Copy f. 2 31. [John Sommers, Baron], Sommers [late Lord Chancellor], to the Elector of Hanover; London, 12 April, O.S., 1706. Copy f.56 32. Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, to the Elector of Hanover; 18 Aug. 1710. Fr. Copy. f. 87.

33. Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron, afterw. lst Marquis of, Wharton, to the Elector of Hanover; 10 May, 1706. Fr. Copy f.66 34. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, to the Electress Sophia; Hague, Utrecht, 28 Oct. 1711-12 Aug. 1712. Copies ff 160, 185 197, 209, 224, 228.

Among the correspondence are the following papers 35. Calendar of letters of Edmund Poley, Envoy to Hanover, Zell and Wolffenbüttel; 16 May, 1704-14 April, 1705. f. 8.

36. "An account of the Elector and Princes of the House of Brunswic and of the dominions which belong to them in 1705." ff. 13-50.

37. Address from the deputation of the City of Ghent to Qu. Anne; n.d. Copy f. 78 38. " The present state of the Peerage of England in relation to the succession after the Queen's death, recommended by a club of gentlemen conversant in both Parties "; [1712]. f. 242.

includes:

f. 2 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Bevil Skelton, diplomatist: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1688.: Copy.
f. 2 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letter to, from B. Skelton: 1688.
f. 6 Budé de Verace: Letter to [B. Skelton ?]: 1688.: Fr.: Copy.
f. 8 Edmund Poley, Envoy to Hanover, Zell and Wolffenbüttel: Calendar of his letters: May, 1704-April, 1705.
ff. 13-50 Brunswick family: Account of the Elector and Princes, and of their dominions: 1705.
ff. 13-50 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Account of the Elector and Princes and of their dominions: 1705.
f. 51 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Letter to, from Lord Keeper Cowper: 1706.
f. 51 (copy) William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1706.: Engl. and Fr.
f. 55 Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1706.: Engl. and Fr.
f. 55 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Letter to, from the Duke of Bolton: 1706.
f. 56 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1706.: Engl. and Fr.
f. 56 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Letter to, from Lord Somers: 1706.
ff. 63, 69, 76, 80, 83, 85, 111, 117 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Correspondence with Qu. Anne: 1706-1710, 1714.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 63, 69, 76, 80, 83, 85, 111, 117 Anne of England: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1705-1710, 1714.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 65 Hanover, Elector of. George (II) Augustus: Letters to Lord Raby: 1706, 1707.: Fr.: draft.
f. 65 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Letters to, from the Electoral Prince of Hanover: 1706, 1707.: Fr.
f. 66 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Letter to, from Lord Wharton: 1706.: Fr.
f. 66 (copy) Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1706.: Fr.
f. 68 Hanover, Elector of. George (II) Augustus: Correspondence with Qu. Anne: 1706-1714.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 68 Anne of England: Correspondence with the Electoral Prince of Hanover and his wife: 1706, 1714.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 71 Erasmus Lewis, Under Secretary of State: Letter to, from J. Addison: 1706.
f. 71 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Letter to E. Lewis: 1706.
ff. 72, 75 J- Robethon, Private Secretary to William III., and afterwards to George I: Letters to, from Lord Halifax: 1706, 1709.
ff. 72, 75 (copies) Charles Montagu, 1st Baron; afterwards Earl of, Halifax, Envoy to Hanover: Letters to J. Robethon: 1706-1714.
f. 74 Daniel Pulteney, Envoy at Copenhagen: Letters to J. Robethon: 1707, 1714.
f. 74 J- Robethon, Private Secretary to William III., and afterwards to George I: Letter to, from D. Pulteney: 1707.
f. 78 Anne of England: Letter to, from the city of Ghent: n.d.: Copy.
f. 78 Ghent, Flanders: Address from the deputation of the city to Qu. Anne: n.d.: Copy.
ff. 87, 118 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Correspondence with the Duke of Shrewsbury: 1710.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 87, 118 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1710, 1711.: Fr.: copies.
ff. 89, 109 J- Robethon, Private Secretary to William III., and afterwards to George I: Letters to, from the Duke of Marlborough: 1710-1714: Engl. and Fr.
ff. 89, 109 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letters to J. Robethon: 1710-1714.
ff. 90, 106 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1710, 1713.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 90, 106 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Correspondence with the Duke of Marlborough: 1710, 1713.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 92 John Hutton, MD, late Physician to William III., and MP for Richmond: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1710, 1711.: Fr.
f. 92 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Letter to, from Dr. J. Hutton: 1710.: Fr.
f. 112 Baron Andreas Gottlieb von Bernstorff,; Hanoverian Minister: Letters from Lord Rivers: 1710.: Fr.
f. 112 (copy) Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers: Letter to Count Bernstorff: 1710.: Fr.
ff. 114, 158 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Letters to, from the Duke of Buckingham: 1710, 1711.
ff. 114, 158 John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1710, 1711.: Engl. and Fr.
ff. 120, 142, 145, 151, 179 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Correspondence with the Elector of Hanover: 1710-1711.: Engl. and Fr.
ff. 120, 142, 145, 151, 179 Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Correspondence with Lord Oxford: 1710, 1711, 1714.: Engl. and Fr.: Copies.
f. 122 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letters to Sir R. Gwynne: 1710.: Fr. transl.
ff. 124, 128, 140 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Correspondence with J. Robethon: 1710, 1711.: Fr.
ff. 124, 128, 140 J- Robethon, Private Secretary to William III., and afterwards to George I: Correspondence with H. St. John: 1710, 1711.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 126, 135 Sir Rowland Gwynne, formerly Page to Princess Anne, and MP for county Brecknockshire: Letters to J. Robethon: 1703-1710.: Engl. and Fr.
ff.126, 135 J- Robethon, Private Secretary to William III., and afterwards to George I: Letters to, from Sir R. Gwynne: 1710.
ff. 131, 133, 141 b, 143 b John Drummond, of Amsterdam: Letters to, from H. St. John: 1710, 1711.
ff. 131, 133, 141 b, 143b Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letters to [J.] Drummond: 1710, 1711.: Copies and Hol.
f. 149 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to a Secretary of State: 1711.
f. 154 William North, 6th Baron North: Letter to, from Lord Orrery: 1711.
f. 154 Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery: Letter to Lord North and Grey: 1711.
ff. 156, 239 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letters to the Electress Sophia: 1711-1714.
ff. 156, 239 Hanover, Electors of. Ernest Augustus: Letters to the Electress from Lord Oxford: 1711, 1712, 1714.
ff. 160, 181, 185, 194, 197, 205, 209, 220, 224, 226, 228, 236 Hanover, Electors of. Ernest Augustus: Correspondence of the Electress with Lord Strafford: 1711-1714.: Engl. and Fr.: Copies.
ff. 160, 181, 185, 194, 197, 205, 209, 220, 224, 226, 228, 236 (copies) Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Correspondence with the Electress Sophia: 1709-1714.
f. 240 William North, 6th Baron North: Letter to, from his brother-in-law, P. B. d'Elleméét de Dalem: 1712.: Fr.
f. 240 P- Jonge, Baron d'Elleméét de Dalem: Letter to his brother-in-law, Lord North and Grey: 1712.: Fr.
f. 242 Anne of England: State of the Peerage in relation to the succession: 1712.
f. 242 Peerage: State of the peerage of England in relation to the succession after the Queen's death: 1712.

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Western Manuscripts

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Stowe Collection

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032-001952775
036-001952833
037-001952918
038-001953037
040-001953038

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Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 54-310 : CLASS IV.HISTORY.
Stowe MS 132-267 : SECT. V. - STATE PAPERS, DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.
Stowe MS 241-242 : STATE PAPERS and Correspondence, originals and copies, 1688 - 1744; collected by Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Records in the…

Stowe MS 241 : Vol. I. (ff. 243). 1688-1712. 1. J[oseph] Addison, [Under Secretary of State], to [Erasmus] Lewis, [Under Secretary of State]; [Menin…

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English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1688

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1712

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1688-1712

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Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Owned.

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Names:

Addison, Joseph, dramatist and essayist
Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Astle, Thomas, archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, 1735-1803
Bernstorff, Andreas Gottlieb, Baron, Hanoverian Minister
Boyle, Charles, 4th Earl of Orrery
Brunswick, Family
Budé de Verace
Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Cowper, William, 1st Earl Cowper, lawyer and politician, c 1665-1723
Drummond, John, banker, merchant and politician, 1676-1742
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1629-1698
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
Gwynne, Rowland, Knight, politician and courtier, c 1659-1726
Hanover, Elector of. George (II) Augustus
Harley, Robert, first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083423906
Hutton, John, MD, late Physician to William III., and MP for Richmond
Jonge, P-, Baron d'Elleméét de Dalem
Lewis, Erasmus, Under Sec of State
Montagu, Charles, 1st Baron, afterwards Earl of, Halifax, Envoy to Hanover
North, William, 6th Baron North
Paulet, Charles, 2nd Duke of Bolton
Poley, Edmund, Envoy to Hanover, Zell and Wolffenbüttel
Pulteney, Daniel, Envoy at Copenhagen
Robethon, J-, Private Secretary to William III., and afterwards to George I
Savage, Richard, 4th Earl Rivers
Sheffield, John, Duke of Buckingham
Skelton, Bevil, Lieutenant-Colonel diplomatist, 1641-1696
Somers, John, Baron Somers, lawyer and politician, 1651-1716
Spencer, Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, 1641-1702
St John, Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Talbot, Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury
Wentworth, Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640
Wharton, Thomas, 1st Marquess of Wharton

Places:

Ghent, Belgium