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- Record Id:
- 040-001962122
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001962105
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000868.0x0001dc
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NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vol. XII (ff. 163). Miscellaneous papers; circa 1774-1783.
1. ff. 1-24. Plan to improve the manning and regulations of the Navy, sent by John Green; [1778?]. Written in the same hand as item 2 below. See also Kings 60.
2. ff. 25-36. 'The principles of Mr. Greene's Plan for the better Regulation of the Maritime Police of Britain . . . '; circa 1778. Written in the same hand as item 1 above.
3. ff. 37-57. 'Thoughts on the importance of our Colonies in the West Indies with hints for their extension and improvement'; circa 1782.
4. ff. 58-75. 'Proposal for One Single Tax'; circa 1783.
5. ff. 76-91. 'Proceedings of the Hon. House of Commons relative to Bullion
. . . from 1660 to 1702' taken from the House of Commons Journal and presented by R. Flaxman, one of the compilers of the Journal Index; 9 May 1774.
6. ff. 92-126. 'Plan Raisonné d'une Caisse de Prosperitée ou Land-Bank' written at St Germain-en-Laye; 29 Aug. 1776. French.
7. ff. 127-163. 'Observations Extremely Interesting For Britain In her present "Circumstances"' written at St Germain-en-Laye and presented to Lord North; 1777. An English version of item 5 above, with supplementary material, probably in the same hand.
includes:
- ff. 1-24 John Green: Navy; England: Plan to improve the manning and regulation of the Navy by John Green: [1778?]: Signed.
- ff. 37-57 West Inches: `Thoughts on the importance of our colonies in the West Indies': circa 1782.
- ff. 58-75 Taxes: `Proposal for One Single Tax': circa 1783.
- ff. 76-91 England; Parliament: R. Flaxman, compiler of the index to the House of Commons Journal: Coinage: `Proceedings of the Hon. House of Commons relative to Bullion . . . 1660-1702' compiled by R. Flaxman: 1774.
- ff. 92-163 Banking: Plan for a Land-Bank: 1776, 1777: Fr. and Engl. transl.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001962105
040-001962122 - Is part of:
- Add MS 61860-61876 : NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS Correspondence and papers of Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford, together with miscellaneous…
Add MS 61871 : NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vol. XII (ff. 163). Miscellaneous papers; circa 1774-1783. 1. ff. 1-24. Plan to improve the manning… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001962105[0008]/040-001962122
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 61860-61876
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1769
- End Date:
- 1788
- Date Range:
- 1769-1788
- Era:
- CE
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Flaxman, R, index compiler, fl 1774
Green, John, author of a plan to improve the manning and regulations of the Navy, fl 1778
Navy of England
Parliament - Places:
- West Indies, America