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- 040-001962113
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- 032-001962105
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NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 152). Letters and papers of Lord North relating to American affairs; 1775-1785, n.d. Partly French. Partly printed.
1. ff. 1-50. Letters and petitions mostly from American loyalists, British army officers; 1776-1784, n.d. Partly French.
2. ff. 51-64. 'Essay on American Affairs etc.' by Anthony Wheelock, with a covering letter from Wheelock to Lord North; 1775, n.d.
3. ff. 65-68v. 'Project', an anonymous memorandum on the financial aspects of the war and on possible British war aims; 27 Oct. 1777.
4. ff. 69-92v. Paper addressed to George III on the need to send a suffragan bishop to the American colonies; circa 1763-1783.
5. ff. 93-94. 'State of the Account for the use of an American Episcopacy' under the direction of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; 1783.
6. ff. 95-99. Provisional trade treaty with the United States as amended in Committee; 1783. Printed, with annotations partly by Lord Sheffield.
7. ff. 100-117. 'Memorandums from Mr Knox', memoranda by William Knox, Under Secretary for the Colonies, relating to the Bahamas, the intercourse between the United States and British Colonies, and the East India Company; [1783]. See H.M.C. Report Various Collections vi (1909), pp. 190-191 (MSS of Capt. H. V. Knox).
8. ff. 118-131. 'Observations on the American States' and 'Additional Observations' by Silas Deane, with a covering letter from Deane to Lord North; 1783, n.d.
9. ff. 132-150. 'An Address To The Monarchical and Thinking part of the Empire by a British American Royalist . . . ' dedicated to Lord North by John Cruden, late Commissioner of Sequestered Estates in South Carolina and Commanding Officer of the East Florida Militia; 1785. Also included are covering letters to Lord North and Mr J. Bew.
10. ff. 151-152. Note by Lord North endorsed by (?) Robinson 'James England's Information to Lord North about California'; before 1784.
North America: Correspondence and papers of Lord North rel. to N. America: 1760-1784, n.d.
includes:
- f. 1 Catherine Fleury Grant, née Déchambault; Baronne de Longueuil: Memorial to Lord North from Catherine Fleury Grant: 1776: Fr.: Signed.
- f. 3 General Lord Adam Gordon, son of Alexander, 2nd Duke of Gordon: Sir Grey Cooper, politician: Letter to Sir Grey Cooper from Gen. Lord Adam Gordon: 1776.
- f. 5 James Gordon, of Glasgow and Virginia: Memorial to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury from James Gordon: 1776.
- f. 9 Prisons: Petition of American prisoners in Forton Prison to Lord North: 1778.
- f. 14 Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester: Letter to Thomas Townshend from Sir G. Carleton: 1783: Copy.
- f. 17 Joseph Galloway, lawyer: Letter to Lord North from Joseph Galloway: 1783.
- f. 20 John Pownall, Secretary to the Board of Trade: Letter to Lord North from John Pownall: 1783.
- f. 22 Egerton Leigh, son of - Leigh, Attorney-General and Surveyor of S Carolina: Letter to Lord North from Egerton Leigh: 1783.
- f. 23 Brigadier-General Cortlandt Skinner, Attorney-General of New Jersey: Letter to Lord North from Brig.-Gen. Cortlandt Skinner: 1783.
- f. 27 Isaac Wilkins, DD; American loyalist: Letter to Lord North from Isaac Wilkins: 1783.
- f. 29 Valentine Morris, Governor of St Vincent: Letter to Lord North from Valentine Morris: 1783.
- f. 34 Zacharias Gibbs Gibbs, loyalist, of S Carolina: Letter to Lord North from Zacharias Gibbs Gibbs: 1784.
- f. 36 David Ogden, judge of the Supreme Court, New Jersey: Letter to Lord North from David Ogden: 1784: Signed.
- f. 38 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester: Letter to Lord North from Guy Carleton: 1783: Signed.
- f. 44 John Wardell, American loyalist: Letter to Lord North from John Wardell: 1784.
- f. 47 Lacorne de Chapt, sieur de St Luc; French soldier and loyalist: Petition to George III from Lacorne de Chapt: aft. 1778: Fr.: Signed.
- f. 49 John Smythe, American loyalist: Letter to Lord North from John Smythe: [1784?].
- f. 51 Anthony Wheelock, of Guildford, county Surrey: Letter to Lord North from Anthony Wheelock: 1775.
- ff. 53-64 Anthony Wheelock, of Guildford, county Surrey: `Essay on American Affairs, etc.' by Anthony Wheelock: bef. 1776.
- f. 93 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: `State of Account for the use of an American Episcopacy': 1783.
- ff. 95-99 Treaties: Trade and Commerce: John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield: Provisional trade treaty with the United States , partly annotated by Lord Sheffield: 1783: Printed.
- f. 100 Bahama Islands: William Knox, Under-Secretary for the Colonies: East India Company: Memoranda rel. to the Bahamas, United States and East India Company by William Knox: 1783.
- f. 119 Silas Deane, American loyalist: Letter to Lord North from Silas Deane: 1783.
- ff. 121-131 Silas Deane, American loyalist: Observations on the American States by Silas Deane: bef. 1784.
- f. 132 George Abel, of Cloak Lane, London: Letter to Lord North from George Abel: 1785.
- f. 133 John Cruden, Commissioner of Sequestered Estates, S Carolina: Letter to Lord North from John Cruden: 1785.
- f. 135 John Cruden, Commissioner of Sequestered Estates, S Carolina: J. Bew: Letter to J. Bew from John Cruden: 1785.
- ff. 136-150v John Cruden, Commissioner of Sequestered Estates, S Carolina: `Address to the Monarchical and Thinking Part of the Empire' by John Cruden: 1785.
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- 032-001962105
036-001962111
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- Add MS 61860-61876 : NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS Correspondence and papers of Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford, together with miscellaneous…
Add MS 61863-61864 : NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vols. IV, V. Correspondence and papers relating to America; 1760-1785, n.d. Two volumes.
Add MS 61864 : NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 152). Letters and papers of Lord North relating to American affairs; 1775-1785, n.d.… - Hierarchy:
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1758
- End Date:
- 1785
- Date Range:
- 1758-1785
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- CE
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- Names:
- Abel, George, of Cloak Lane London
Bew, J
Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, army officer and colonial administrator, 1724-1808
Cooper, Grey, politician, c 1726-1801
Cruden, John, Commissioner of Sequestered Estates S Carolina
Deane, Silas, American revolutionary politician and diplomat, 1737-1789
East India Company, 1600-1858
Galloway, Joseph, lawyer and correspondent of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, fl 1784
Gibbs, Zacharias Gibbs, of South Carolina, American loyalist and correspondent of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, fl 1784
Gordon, Adam, army officer and son of Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, c 1726-1801
Gordon, James, of Glasgow and Virginia, author of a memorial to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, fl 1776
Grant, Marie-Anne-Catherine Fleury, Baroness de Longueuil, née Déschambault, wife of Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil, baron de Longueuil, 1740-1818
Holroyd, John, 1st Earl of Sheffield, statesman, 1735-1821
Knox, William, Under-Sec for the Colonies
Lacorne de Chapt, sieur de St Luc, French soldier and loyalist
Leigh, Egerton, son of — Leigh Attorney-Gen and Surveyor of S Carolina
Morris, Valentine, Governor of St Vincent
Ogden, David, judge of the Supreme Court New Jersey
Pownall, John, Secretary to the Board of Trade
Skinner, Cortlandt, army officer and politician in America, 1727-1799
Smythe, John, American loyalist
Townshend, Thomas, 1st Viscount Sydney
United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1701-
Wardell, John, American loyalist
Wheelock, Anthony, of Guildford Surrey
Wilkins, Isaac, DD, American loyalist - Places:
- Bahama Islands, the Carribean
North America, America