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Stowe MS 260

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040-001953060

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032-001952775

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Stowe MS 260

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PHELPS PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 224). 7 Dec. 1764--29 March, 1765.

1. Letters to R. Phelps from (a) D. A. S. Cosby; Copenhagen, 26 March, 1765. f. 215;-(b) Sir J. Goodricke; Stockholm, 2 Febr. 1765. f. 144;-(c) W. Gordon.; Ratisbon, 14 Jan., 14 March, 1765. ff. 120, 204;-(d) Sir George Macartney, Ambassador to Russia. St. Petersburg, 15/26 March, 1765. f. 219;-(e) Hon. J. S. Mackenzie; Hill Street, 4 Febr., 4 March, 1765. ff. 146, 187.

2. Letters to Lord Sandwich from (a) Sir J. Goudricke; Stockholm, 8 Febr., 26 March, 1765. ff. 148, 217 ;-(b) Baron Gross, Russian Prime Minister; 14 Febr. 1765. Précis. f. 164;-(c) Sir G. Macartney; St. Petersburg, I March, 1765. Two letters. ff. 193, 199;-(d) [Claude Louis François de Regnier], Comte de Guerchy; London, 9 March. Fr. f. 189.

3. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps to (a) D. A. S. Cosby ; Whitehall, IS Dec. 1764-1 Febr. 1765. ff. 19, 32, 122, 142;-(b) Sir J. Goodricke; Whitehall, 7 Dec. 1764- 29 March, 1765. ff. 6, 13, 34, 106, 108, 124, 134, 150, 154, 156, 168, 174, 177, 191, 221 ;-(c) Lord Buckinghamshire; Whitehall, 21 Dec. 1764. f 30;-(d) Sir G. Macartney; Whitehall, 15 Jan. -15 March, 1765. ff. 126, 132, 170, 179, 183, 206, 211;(e) Lord Stormont; Whitehall, 14 Dec. 1764-1 March, 1765. ff. 15, 98, 112, 114, 138, 160, 185;-(f) W. Titley- ; Whitehall, 18 Dec. 1764 -19 Febr. 1765. ff. 19, 130, 162, 172, 181 ;-(g) R. Woodford; Whitehall, 25 Dec. 1764. f. 100;-(h) T. Wroughton; Whitehall, 14 Dec. 1764. f. 17 ;-(i) Sir J. Yorke; Whitehall, 25 Dec. 1764 - 22 March, 1765. ff. 102, 104, 110, 140, 152, 213;-(k) the Commissioners of Trade and Plantations; Whitehall, 11 Jan. 1765. f. 118;-(l) the Ministers of the Northern Department; Whitehall, 7 Dec. 1764, 22 March, 1765. ff. 1, 3, 213.

4. Philip Stanhope, Envoy to Saxony, to Carl Georg Friedrich Flemming, Polish and Saxon Minister; Dresden, 15 Febr. 1765. Extr. f. 166.

5. Copies of intercepted correspondence (a) of the Duc de Praslin and Louis Charles Auguste Le Tonnelier, Baron de Breteuil, Ambassador to Sweden, with - Berenger, Ambassador to Prussia; 6 July -20 Nov. 1764. Fr. ff. 36-73 b, 87 ;-(b) of the Baron de Breteuil and - Berenger; 26 Oct., 2 Nov. ff. 76, 78;-(c) of - Dumont, French Resident at Dantzic, and - Berenger; Dantzic, 26 Oct., 9 Nov. ff. 80, 82;--(d) of - Zuckmantel, French Resident at Dresden, and - Berenger; Dresden, - Oct. f. 84;-(e) of Jean François Ogier, French Resident at Copellhagen, and - Berenger.; Copenhagen, 11 Oct. f. 89;-(f) of Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, Foreign Secretary, and - Berenger; 16 Nov. f. 91 ;-and (g) " Copie dune lettre venüe de Vienne par la voye de Dresde," n.d. f. 94. Among the correspondence are the following papers:-

6. Papers relating to the marriage of Caroline Matilda, younger dau. of Frederic Louis, Prince of Wales, to Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, afterw. Christian VII.; 19 Dec. 1764. Lat. and Fr. ff. 21-29.

includes:

ff. 6, 13, 34, 106, 108, 124, 134, 144, 148, 150, 154, 156, 168, 174, 177, 191, 217, 221 Sir John Goodricke, Baronet; Ambassador to Denmark: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763-1765.
ff. 15, 98, 112, 114, 138, 160, 185 David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763-1765.
f. 17 Sir Thomas Wroughton, K B; Envoy at Warsaw and Stockholm: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763, 1764.
ff. 19, 130, 162, 172, 181 Walter Titley, Resident at Copenhagen: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1764-1765.
ff. 19, 32, 122, 142, 215 Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, private Secretary to Lord Halifax: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1764, 1765.
ff. 21-29 b Christian VII; King of Denmark: Papers rel. to his marriage with Princess Caroline Matilda of England: 1764.: Lat. and Fr.
f. 30 John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763, 1764.
ff. 36-57 b, 76, 78 Louis Charles Auguste Le Tonnelier, Baron de Breteuil: Correspondence with the Duc de Praslin and - Berenger: 1764.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 36-73 b, 87 César Gabriel de Choiseul, Comte de Choiseul; Duc de Praslin 1762: Correspondence with the French Ambassadors to Sweden and Prussia: 1764.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 58-93 Berenger, French Ambassador to Prussia: Correspondence with the Duc de Praslin, etc.: 1764.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 80, 82 Dumont, French Resident at Danzic: Correspondence with the French Ambassador at Berlin: 1764.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 84 Zuckmantel, French Resident at Dresden: Letter to the French Ambassador at Berlin: 1764.: Fr.: Copy.
f. 89 Jean François Ogier, French Resident at Copenhagen: Letter to the French Ambassador at Berlin: 1764.: Fr.: Copy.
f. 91 Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes: Letter to, from the French Ambassador at Berlin: 1764.: Fr.
f. 100 Ralph Woodford, 1st Baronet 1791; diplomatist: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763, 1764.
ff. 102, 104, 110, 140, 152, 213 Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763-1765.
f. 118 Trade and Plantations; Board of Commissioners for: Letters to the Commissioners, from Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1764, 1765.
ff. 120, 204 William Gordon, afterwards Baronet, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Diet at Ratisbon and Ambassador to Denmark: Correspondence with Under-Secr. R. Phelps: 1764, 1765.
ff. 126, 132, 170, 179, 183, 193, 199, 206, 211, 219 George Macartney, Baron (1776) and Earl Macartney 1794: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1765.
ff. 146, 187 Hon James Stuart Mackenzie, 2nd son of James, 2nd Earl of Bute, Keeper of the Privy Seal for Scotland: Letters to Under-Sec. R. Phelps: 1764, 1765.
f. 164 Gross, Baron; Russian Prime Minister: Substance of letter from, to Lord Sandwich: 1765.
f. 166 Carl Georg Friedrich Flemming, Polish and Saxon Minster: Letter to, from P. Stanhope: 1765.: Fr.
f. 166 Philip Stanhope, Envoy to Saxony: Letter to Count Flemming: 1765.: Fr.: Extract.
f. 189 Claude Louis François de Regnier, Comte de Guerchy; French Ambassador in London: Letter to Lord Sandwich: 1765.: Fr.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Stowe Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001952775
036-001952833
037-001952918
038-001953055
040-001953060

Is part of:

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 260 : PHELPS PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 224). 7 Dec. 1764--29 March, 1765. 1. Letters to R. Phelps from (a) D. A. S. Cosby; Copenhagen, 26…

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English
French
Latin

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Latin

Start Date:

1764

End Date:

1765

Date Range:

7 Dec 1764-29 Mar 1765

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Names:

Berenger, French Ambassador to Prussia
Board of Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
Choiseul, César Gabriel de, Comte de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin 1762
Christian VII, King of Denmark
Cosby, Dudley Alexander Sydney, private sec to Lord Halifax
Dumont, -, of Danzig, diplomat, fl 1764
Flemming, Carl Georg Friedrich, Count, politician, 1705-1767
Goodricke, John, Baronet, Ambassador to Denmark
Gordon, William, Knight, diplomat and politician, 1726-1798
Gravier, Charles, Comte de Vergennes, politician, diplomat and statesman, 1719-1787
Gross, -, Baron, correspondent of Richard Phelps, fl 1764
Hobart, John, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
Le Tonnelier, Louis Charles Auguste, Baron de Breteuil
Macartney, George, Baron (1776) and Earl Macartney 1794
Mackenzie, James Stuart, 2nd son of James, 2nd Earl of Bute, Keeper of the Privy Seal for Scotland
Murray, David, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
Ogier, Jean François, French Resident at Copenhagen
Regnier, Claude Louis François de, Comte de Guerchy, French Ambassador in London
Stanhope, Philip, Envoy to Saxony; of Stowe MS 260
Titley, Walter, Resident at Copenhagen; of Stowe MS 258
Woodford, Ralph, 1st Baronet 1791, diplomatist
Wroughton, Thomas, K B; Envoy at Warsaw and Stockholm
Yorke, Joseph, 1st Baron Dover, army officer, diplomat and politician, 1724-1792
Zuckmantel, French Resident at Dresden