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Stowe MS 262
- Record Id:
- 040-001953062
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000493.0x00031c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 262
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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TRANSCRIPTs and extracts of historical letters, etc.; 1748-1774. With a few notes by Thomas Astle.
1. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 2nd Son of George II., to John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, British Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Aix- la-Chapelle, on the situation of affairs in Holland; Hague, 2 Apr., N.S., 1748. f 1.
2. Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State, to the Duke of Cumberland, on the necessity for concluding a peace; Whitehall, [? 29] April, 1748. f 3.
3. Memoranda of proceedings at the Court of France, extracted from letters of English Ambassadors and Agents at Paris, relating more particularly to intrigues and secret influences; 7 Jan. 1767- 18 Dec. 1774. f. 5.
4. Extracts of letters from the English envoys at the Court of Denmark, especially of Col. [afterwards Sir] Robert Murray Keith, who succeeded Robert Gunning at Copenhagen in Feb. 1771 (v. Eg. 2700, f. 44), to the Secretary of State, throwing light on the influence and conduct of Count Johann Friedrich von Struensee; 12 Feb. 1771-17 Dec. 1772. f. 19. Paper; ff. 22. xviiith cent. In dark-green morocco binding, tooled. Quarto.
Bindings ENGLISH: Morocco, tooled: 18th cent.
includes:
- f. 1 Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter on affairs in Holland: 1748.
- f. 1 John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: Letter to, from the Duke of Cumberland: 1748.
- f. 1 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; son of George II: Letter to Lord Sandwich: 1748.: Copy.
- f. 3 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Letters to the Duke of Cumberland: 1745, 1748.: Copies.
- f. 5 Louis XV of France: Proceedings and intrigues at the French Court: 1767-1774.
- f. 19 Count Johann Friedrich von Struensee: Extracts of letters on the influence and conduct of: 1771-1772.
- f. 19 Christian VII; King of Denmark: Extracts from letters of English Envoys to: 1771-1772.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001952833
037-001952918
040-001953062 - 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 262 : TRANSCRIPTs and extracts of historical letters, etc.; 1748-1774. With a few notes by Thomas Astle. 1. William Augustus, Duke… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0004]/036-001952833[0005]/037-001952918[0069]/040-001953062
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1748
- End Date:
- 1774
- Date Range:
- 1748-1774
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Christian VII, King of Denmark
Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, son of George II
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Louis XV, of France, 1710-1774
Montagu, John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, statesman, 1718-1792
Struensee, Johann Friedrich, Count - Places:
- The Netherlands