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Stowe MS 261

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040-001953061

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001952775

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000493.0x00031b

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Stowe MS 261

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PHELPS PAPERS. VOI. VI. (ff. 143). 5 April, 1765-16 Febr. 1768.

1. Letters to R. Phelps from (a) Lord Charlemont; Dublin, 16 Febr. 1768. f 124;-(b) Thomas Cornewall, [Capt. R.N.]; Chert Park, near Dorking, [Moccas Court, co. Heref.], 31 May, 1765, 1 Aug. s.a. ff. 60, 125 ;-(c) V [elters]Cornewall, [M.P. for co. Hereford] ; Bath, Moccas, 20 March, 30 May, 23 Aug., s.a. ff. 126-134;-(d) [Charles Douglas], Duke of Queensberry; 5 July, 1765. f. 101;-

(e) - Giseux; Epernay en Champagne, 1 May, 1765. Fr. f. 35;-(f) [Wills Hill, Earl of] Hillsborough, [afterw. lst Marquis of Downshire, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations]; Board of Trade, 7 May, s.a. f. 135;-(g) [George Henry Lee, 3rd Earl of] Lichfield; Hill Street, 10 April, 1765. f. 17;-(h) Hon. J. S. Mackenzie; House of Commons, Hill Street, 7, 8 May, 1765. ff. 36, 38;-(i) Lord Sandwich; Woburn, [co. Bedf.], Belvidere, 13 July, 1765, 2 Dec. 1766. ff. 105-122;-(k) Lord Stormont; Vienna, 25 May, 1765. f. 51 ;-(l) D- Phelps, his sister; Moccas, 23 Aug., s.a. f 133;-(m) W - Phelps; n.d. f. 137;-

(n) Richard Rigby, [Vice-Treasurer and Master of the ]Rolls, Ireland]; n.d. f 139 ; - (o) James Rivers, [Under -Secretary of State]; Teddington, [co. Middl.], 22 May, 1765, and n.d. ff. 45, 47;-(p) John Christopher Roberts, [Secretary to the Province of East Florida]; London, 11 Febr. 1768. f. 123;-(q) W Titley ; Copenhagen, 21 May. f. 43;-(r) [George Walpole, 3rd Earl of] Orford; Houghton, [co. Norf.], s. a. 141;- (s) E[dward] Weston, [ Under-Secretary of State]; Park Place, [London], 29 June, 1765. f. 96;-(t) Sir J. Yorke; Hague, 5 April, 2, 9 July, 1765. ff. 1, 98, 103.

2. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps to (a) Sir J. Goodricke; Whitehall, 9 April-[-] June, 1765. ff. 3, 7, 9, 22, 31, 49, 53, 62, 70, 74, 84;-(b) W. Gordon; Whitehall, 28 June, 2 July, 1765. ff. 78, 100;-(c) [William de Grey], Solicitor- General; Whitehall, 14 June, 1765. f. 68;-(d) Sir G. Macartney; Whitehall, 9, 23 April. ff. 15, 26;-(e) - Macky; Whitehall, 19 April, 1765. f. 21;-(f) Lord Stormont; 23 April, 1765. f. 27; [Sir Fletcher Norton], Attorney-General; Whitehall, 14 June, 1765. f. 68;-(h) J. Rivers; Whitehall, 29 April, 1765. f. 29;-

(i) W. Titley; Whitehall, 28 June, 1765. Two copies. ff. 80, 82; -(k) Sir J. Yorke; Whitehall, 16 April, 1765. f. 19;-(l) the Commissioners of Trade and Plantations; Whitehall, 29 May, 1765. f. 57.

3. Copies of letters from (a) J. F. Ogier to the Due de Praslin; Copenhagen, 12 March, 1765. f. 10;-(b) Sir Edmund Thomas, 3rd Bart., of Wenvoe, to Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte, 5th Bart.; 16 May, 1765. f. 40;-(c) G. Wrighte to the same; Gayhurst, [co. Bucks], 20 May, s.a. f. 42. Among the correspondence are the following papers:-

4. Minute of Cabinet Council; Whitehall, 12 June, 1765. In Lord Sandwich's hand. f. 66.

5. Précis of Treaties between Great Britain and Sweden from 1654 to 1720. ff. 87-95.

includes:

ff. 1, 19, 98, 103 Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763-1765.
ff. 3, 7, 9, 22, 31, 49, 53, 62, 64, 70, 74, 84 Sir John Goodricke, Baronet; Ambassador to Denmark: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763-1765.
f. 10 César Gabriel de Choiseul, Comte de Choiseul; Duc de Praslin 1762: Letter to, from J. F. Ogier: 1765.: Fr.
f. 10 Jean François Ogier, French Resident at Copenhagen: Letter to the Duc de Praslin: 1765.: Fr.: Copy.
ff. 15, 26, 59 George Macartney, Baron (1776) and Earl Macartney 1794: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1765.
f. 17 George Henry Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield: Letter to R. Phelps: 1765.
f. 21 Macky: Letter to, from R. Phelps: 1765.
ff. 27, 51 David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1763-1765.
ff. 29, 45, 47 James Rivers, Under Secretary of State: Correspondence with R. Phelps: 1765.
f. 35 Giseux, of Epernay in Champagne: Letter to R. Phelps: 1765.: Fr.
ff. 36, 38 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. 40 Sir Edmund Thomas, 3rd Baronet; of Wenvoe: Letter to Sir C. Tynte: 1765.: Copy.
ff. 40, 42 Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte, 5th Baronet: Letters to, from Sir E. Thomas and G. Wrighte: 1765.
f. 42 G- Wrighte: Letter to Sir C. Tynte: 1765.
ff. 43, 80, 82 Walter Titley, Resident at Copenhagen: Correspondence with Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1764-1765.
f. 57 Trade and Plantations; Board of Commissioners for: Letters to the Commissioners, from Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps: 1764, 1765.
ff. 60, 125 Thomas Cornewall, Captain RN, of Chert Park, near Dorking: Letters to R. Phelps: 1765.
f. 66 George III of England: Minute of Cabinet Council: 1765.
f. 68 Sir Fletcher Norton, Attorney-General, and Speaker of the House of Commons, afterwards Baron Grantley: Letter to, from R. Phelps: 1765.
f. 68 William de Grey, Solicitor General: Letter to, from R. Phelps: 1765.
ff. 78, 100 William Gordon, afterwards Baronet, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Diet at Ratisbon and Ambassador to Denmark: Correspondence with Under-Secr. R. Phelps: 1764, 1765.
ff. 87-95 England General Chronicles and History: Précis of treaties with Sweden from 1654 to 1720: 1765.
ff. 87-95 Sweden GENERAL HISTORY: Précis of treaties with Great Britain: 1654-1720.
f. 96 Edward Weston, Under Secretary of State: Letter to R. Phelps: 1765.
f. 101 Charles Douglas, Duke of Queensberry: Letter to R. Phelps: 1765.
ff. 105-122 John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: Letters to Under Sec. R. Phelps: 1764-1766.
f. 123 John Christopher Roberts, Secretary to the Province of East Florida: Letter to R. Phelps: 1768.
f. 124 James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemont: Letters to R. Phelps: 1764, 1768.
ff. 126-134 Velters Cornewall, MP for county Herefordshire: Letters to R. Phelps: n.d.
f. 133 D- Phelps: Letter to her brother Richard: n.d.
f. 135 Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough; 1st Marquess of Downshire: Letter to R. Phelps: n.d.
f. 137 W- Phelps: Letter to R. Phelps: n.d.
f. 139 Richard Rigby, MP: Letter to R. Phelps: circ. 1765-1768.
f. 141 George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford: Letter to R. Phelps: n.d.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Stowe Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001952775
036-001952833
037-001952918
038-001953055
040-001953061

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 261 : PHELPS PAPERS. VOI. VI. (ff. 143). 5 April, 1765-16 Febr. 1768. 1. Letters to R. Phelps from (a) Lord Charlemont; Dublin, 16 Febr.…

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032-001952775[0004]/036-001952833[0005]/037-001952918[0068]/038-001953055[0006]/040-001953061

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View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085

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File

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1 item

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Languages:

English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1765

End Date:

1768

Date Range:

5 Apr 1765-16 Feb 1768

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Names:

Board of Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
Caulfield, James, Earl of Charlemont
Choiseul, César Gabriel de, Comte de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin 1762
Cornewall, Thomas, Captain RN, of Chert Park, near Dorking
Cornewall, Velters, MP for county Herefordshire
Douglas, Charles, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, courtier and politician, 1698-1778
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
Giseux, of Epernay, correspondent of Richard Phelps, fl 1765
Goodricke, John, Baronet, Ambassador to Denmark
Gordon, William, Knight, diplomat and politician, 1726-1798
Grey, William, Solicitor General
Hill, Wills, 1st Marquess of Downshire, politician, 1718-1793
Lee, George Henry, 3rd Earl of Lichfield
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
Macky
Montagu, John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, statesman, 1718-1792
Murray, David, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
Norton, Fletcher, Attorney-General, and Speaker of the House of Commons, afterwards Baron Grantley
Ogier, Jean François, French Resident at Copenhagen
Phelps, D-
Phelps, W-
Rigby, Richard, MP
Rivers, James, Under Sec of State
Roberts, John Christopher, Secretary to the Province of East Florida
Thomas, Edmund, 3rd Baronet, of Wenvoe
Titley, Walter, Resident at Copenhagen; of Stowe MS 258
Tynte, Charles Kemeys, 5th Baronet
Walpole, George, 3rd Earl of Orford
Weston, Edward, Under Sec of State
Wrighte, G-
Yorke, Joseph, 1st Baron Dover, army officer, diplomat and politician, 1724-1792