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Stowe MS 256

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040-001953056

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032-001952775

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Stowe MS 256

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PHELPS PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 320). 22 June, 1725-26 Sept. 1757.

1. Original Letters to R. Phelps from (a) W[illiam] B[agot, afterw.

1st Baron Bagot]; Blithfield, [co. Staff.], 5 Nov. 1755. f. 280;-

(b) Sn[eyd] Davies, [Prebendary of Lichfield, afterw. Archdeacon of Derby] ; Eccleshall, Staffordshire, 17 Aug. 1751. f. 113.- (c) Joseph Spence, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford; London, 17 Feb., 8 Mar. 1744/5. ff. 103, 105.

2. Letters from Sir Benjamin Keene, K.B., Ambassador at Madrid, to (a) Thomas Pelliam Holles, Duke of Newcastle; Seville, Madrid, 24 Nov. 1730-11 Oct. 1752. Orig. and Copies. ff. 78-85, 97, 120, 123, 147-170, 173-210;-(b) Robert Darcy, 4^th Earl of Holdernesse; Morleja, near Madrid, and Madrid, 27 March, 30 June, 1752. Copies. ff. 115, 119, 130;-(c) William Henry Nassau, 4th Earl of Rochford, Ambassador at Turin; Antigola, near Aranjues, 15 May, 1752. Copy. f. 125 ;-(d) Sir Thomas Robinson, Secretary of State; Antigola, Madrid, 17 June, 25 Sept. 1754. Orig. and Copies. ff. 211, 218, 221, 236,251, 255, 266, 274;-(e) William Pitt, afterw. lst Earl of Chatham, Secretary of State, Madrid, 26 Sept. 1757. Copy. f. 292.

3. Copies of letters to Sir B. Keene from (a) the Duke of Newcastle; Whitehall, Kensington, 30 April, 1730-[-] Oct., 1732. ff. 76, 86-96;-(b) Lord Holdernesse; Whitehall, 2 April, 1752. f. 117 ; -(c) Joseph de Carvajal y Lancaster, Spanish Minister of State; Buen Retiro, 3 July, 16 Aug. 1752. ff. 138, 171 ;-(d) Sir T. Robinson; Whitehall, 8 July, 15 Aug. 1754. ff. 214, 253;-(e) W. Pitt; Whitehall, 23 Aug. 1757. f. 282.

4. J. de Carvajal,y Lancaster to Gen. Ricardo Wall, Spanish Minister in London; Buen Retiro, 9 April, 1752. Transl. f. 121.

5. Sir William Godolphin, Ambassador to Madrid, to Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, Secretary of State; Madrid, May, 1672. Copy. f. 305.

6. Joseph de Grimaldo Gutierrez, Marquis de Grimaldo, Secretary and Councillor of State, to William Stanhope, afterw. lst Earl of Harrington, Ambassador to Madrid; San Ildefonso, 13 July, 1725. Transl. f. 16.

7. Rev. John Henley, the " Orator," to Col. Sir Thomas De Veil, J.P. for co. Middl. and Westminster; 8 Oct. 1745. Copy. f. 106 b.

8. Count Heinrich von Podewils and Count A- Mardefeld, Prussian Foreign Ministers, to Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Secretary of State; Berlin, 2 July, 1747. Fr. Copy. f. 107.

9. The Duke of Newcastle to W. Stanhope; Whitehall, 23 Sept. 1725, 22 Dec. 1726. Copies . ff. 46, 70.

10. Frederic 11. of Prussia, to George II.; Berlin, 4 March, 1751. Fr. Copy. . f. 111.

11. Cenon de Somodevilla, Marques de La Enseñada, to the Spanish Governors and Officers in America; Madrid, 1 July, 1752. Span and Engl. Copies. ff. 140, 143.

12. Lord Chesterfield to Counts von Podewils and Mardefeld; Whitehall, 15 July, 1747. Fr. Copy. f. 109.

13. W. Stanhope (a) to the Duke of Newcastle; Madrid, 22 June, 1725-6 Jan. 1727. Copies . ff. 11, 14, 48, 68, 73;-(b) to Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, Secretary of State; Madrid, Segovia, 14 July-27 Dec. 1725. Copies. ff. 18, 23, 31, 33, 38, 44, 50-67.

14. Hon. Charles Townshend, 2nd son of Charles, 3rd Viscount Townshend, Secretary to the Embassy at Madrid, (a) to Claudius Amyand, Under Secretary of State; Madrid, 22 July, 30 Sept. 1754. ff. 219, 278;-(b) to Sir T. Robinson; Madrid, 31 July, 1754. 232. Among the correspondence are the following papers:-

15. " A rough draft of the Characters of some of the Ministers at Cainbray," by [? Horace Walpole, afterw. 1st Baron Walpole of Woolterton, then Plenipotentiary at Cambray]; circ- 1724. f. 2.

16. " Account of Henley's Oratory " ; 10 Dec. 1729. f. 75.

17. " Account of the Expedition to Naples," by Capt. - Do Langle, R.N. ; Off Naples, 21 Aug. 1742. Copy. f. 99.

18. " Case of the portion granted to H.R.H. the Princess Louisa, [youngest daughter of George II.], with [Frederic] the Prince Royal [afterwards Frederic V.] of Denmark"; 31 Jan. 1743 f. 101.

19. Memorial from the Board of Trade to George I., on the right of cutting logwood in the Province of Yucatan, Central America, 25 May, 1717 ; with another paper on the same subject, 10 May, 1672. ff. 305, 308.

20. " The method for taking St. Ja-o [in Cuba] by sea," by Sir George Lowther, R.N.; circ. 1740. f. 319.

Logwood: Correspondence and papers of the Spanish and British Governments relating to the cutting of, in Campeachy: 1672-1754.

includes:

f. 2 Cambrai, France: Characters of some of the Ministers at the Congress of, by H. Walpole: circ. 1724.
f. 2 Horace Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Woolterton: Charaters of some of the Ministers at Cambray: circ. 1724.
ff. 11, 14, 46, 48, 68, 70, 73 Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1725-1727.: Copies.
ff. 11, 14, 46, 48, 68, 70, 73 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Correspondence with W. Stanhope: 1725-1727.: Copy.
f. 16 Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: Letter to, from the Marquis de Grimaldo: 1725.
f. 16 Joseph de Grimaldo Gutierrez, Marques de Grimaldo; Secretary and Councillor of State: Letter to W. Stanhope: 1725.: Transl.
ff. 18, 23, 31, 33, 38, 44, 50, 52, 54, 65, 67 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Letters to, from W. Stanhope: 1725.
ff. 18, 23, 31, 33, 38, 44, 50, 67 Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: Letters to Lord Townshend: 1725.: Copies.
f. 75 John Henley, Orator: Abstract of the discourse of 10 Dec., 1729.
ff. 76, 78, 80, 82, 86, 89, 91, 93, 97, 120, 123, 147, 152, 155, 162, 166, 173, 183, 191, 196, 199, 203, 205, 207 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Correspondence with Sir B. Keene: 1730-1752.
ff. 76-98, 120, 123, 147-170 b, 173-210 b Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1730-1752.
f. 99 de Langle, Captain RN: Account of the threatened naval bombardment of Naples: 1742.
f. 99 Kingdom of Naples: Account by Capt. De Langle of the threatened naval bombardment of: 1742.
f. 101 George II of England: Case of the marriage portion granted to Princess Louisa: 1744.
ff. 103, 105 Reverend Joseph Spence, Professor of Poetry, afterwards of Modern History, at Oxford: Letters to R. Phelps: 1745.
f. 106 b John Henley, Orator: Letter to Sir T. De Veil: 1745.
f. 106 b Colonel Sir Thomas De Veil, JP for Middlesex and Westminster: Letter to, from Orator Henley: 1745.
ff. 107, 109 A- Mardefeld, Count; Prussian Foreign Minister: Correspondence with Lord Chesterfield: 1747.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 107, 109 Count Heinrich von Podewils,; Prussian Foreign Minister: Correspondence with Lord Chesterfield: 1747.: Fr.: Copy.
ff. 107, 109 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: Correspondence with Counts von Podewils and Mardefeld: 1747.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 111 Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, British ambassador at St Petersburg: Letter of Frederic the Great on the recall of: 1751.: Fr.
f. 111 George II of England: Letters to, from Frederic the Great: 1751, 1753.: Fr.
f. 113 Sneyd Davies, Prebendary of Lichfield, afterwards Archdeacon of Derby: Letter to R. Phelps: 1751.
ff. 115, 117, 119, 130 Robert D'Arcy, Earl of Holdernesse; Secretary of State, etc: Correspondence with B. Keene: 1752.: Copies.
ff. 115, 117, 119, 130 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Correspondence with Lord Holdernesse: 1752.: Copies.
f. 121 José de Carvajal y Lancaster, Spanish Minister of State: Letter to Gen. Wall: 1752.: Transl.
f. 121 General Ricardo Wall, Spanish Minister in England, and Minister of State: Letter to, from J. de Carvajal y Lancaster: 1752.: Transl.
f. 125 William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford: Letter to, from B. Keene: 1752.
f. 125 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Letter to Lord Rochford: 1752.: Copy.
ff. 138, 171 José de Carvajal y Lancaster, Spanish Minister of State: Letters to B. Keene: 1752.: Copies.
ff. 140, 143 Spanish America: Circular letter to the Governors, etc., from the Marques de La Enseñada: 1752.: Span. and Engl.: Copies.
ff. 140, 143 Cenon de Somodevilla, Marques de la Enseñada; Spanish Secretary of State: Circular letter to the Spanish Governors and Royal officers in America: 1752.: Span. and Engl.: Copies.
ff. 211, 214, 218, 221, 236, 251, 253, 255, 266, 274 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Correspondence with Sir T. Robinson: 1754.
ff. 211-218 b, 221, 236, 251-277 b Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Correspondence with Sir B. Keene: 1754.
ff. 219, 278 Claudius Amyand, Under-secretary of State, Commissioner of Customs (1756-1765): Letters to, from Hon. C. Townshend: 1754.
ff. 219, 278 Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend: Letters to C. Amyand: 1754.
f. 232 Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend: Letter to Sir T. Robinson: 1754.
f. 232 Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Letter to, from C. Townshend: 1754.
f. 249 Havana, Cuba: Secret intelligence from: 1754.: Transl.
f. 280 William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot: Letters to R. Phelps: 1755, 1759.
ff. 282, 292 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Correspondence with W. Pitt: 1757.: Copies.
ff. 282, 292 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; Prime Minister: Correspondence with Sir B. Keene: 1757.: Copies.
f. 305 Sir William Godolphin, Ambassador at Madrid: Letter to Lord Arlington: 1672.: Two copies.
f. 305 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Letters to, from Sir W. Godolphin: 1672.
f. 308 George I of England: Memorial to, from the Board of Trade: 1717.
f. 308 Trade and Plantations; Board of Commissioners for: Memorial from, to George I.: 1717.
f. 319 Sir George Lowther, RN: Plan for capture of San Jago: circ. 1740.
f. 319 San Jago, Cuba: Plan for capture of, by Sir G. Lowther: circ. 1740.

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Stowe Collection

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032-001952775
036-001952833
037-001952918
038-001953055
040-001953056

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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 256-261 : CORRESPONDENCE and papers, political and private, of Major Richard Phelps, Secretary to the Embassy at Turin, and Under-…

Stowe MS 256 : PHELPS PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 320). 22 June, 1725-26 Sept. 1757. 1. Original Letters to R. Phelps from (a) W[illiam] B[agot, afterw.…

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1725

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1757

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22 Jun 1725-26 Sep 1757

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Names:

Amyand, Claudius, Under-secretary of State, Commissioner of Customs (1756-1765)
Bagot, William, 1st Baron Bagot, M.P. for Staffordshire, 1728-1798
Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Board of Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
Carvajal y Lancaster, José de, Spanish Minister of State
D'Arcy, Robert, 4th Earl of Holdernesse, diplomat and politician, 1718-1778
Davies, Sneyd, poet, academic and Archdeacon of Derby, 1709-1769
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760
Godolphin, William, Knight, diplomat, ?1634-1696
Grimaldo Gutierrez, Joseph, Marques de Grimaldo, Secretary and Councillor of State
Henley, John, Orator
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Keene, Benjamin, Knight, diplomat, 1697-1757
Langle, Captain RN
Lowther, George, RN
Mardefeld, A-, Count, Prussian Foreign Minister
Nassau de Zuylestein, William Henry, 4th Earl of Rochford
Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister, called 'the elder', 1708-1778
Podewils, Heinrich, Count, Prussian Foreign Minister
Robinson, Thomas, 1st Baron Grantham, diplomat and politician, 1695-1770
Somodevilla, Cenon, Marques de la Enseñada, Spanish Secretary of State
Spence, Joseph, Reverend; Professor of Poetry, afterwards of Modern History, at Oxford
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Stanhope, William, 1st Earl of Harrington, Colonel
Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Townshend, Charles, 3rd Viscount Townshend
Veil, Thomas, Knight, army officer and magistrate, 1684-1746
Wall, Ricardo, General; Spanish Minister in England, and Minister of State
Walpole, Horace, 1st Baron Walpole of Woolterton
Williams, Charles Hanbury, British ambassador at St Petersburg

Places:

Cambrai, France
Havana, Cuba
Naples, Kingdom of, Italy
San Jago, Cuba
Spanish America, Americas