Add MS 61872

NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. 131). Miscellaneous papers of Lord North and others; 1764-1814, n.d.

1. ff. 1-17. Letters mostly to John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, concerning illicit trade together with related papers; 1764, 1765. Copies.

2. ff. 18-27. Accounts of George Montagu and the Hon. George Augustus North as private secretaries to Lord North; 1772-1782.

3. ff. 28-60. Letters to Lord North and miscellaneous accounts relating to his service as Joint Postmaster-General, with miscellaneous financial papers; 1767-1782, n.d.

4. ff. 61-76. Miscellaneous accounts and financial papers, partly relating to the 1st Earl of Guilford's office of Comptroller of the Customs in the Port of London; [1768?]-1794. Partly French.

5. ff. 77-82. Notes by Lord North on the creation of peers in the present reign, together with an annotated copy of The Public Advertiser (3 Dec. 1782); 1782.

6. ff. 83-106. Lord North's speech on the Address; 5 Dec. 1782. Copy partly in the hand of William Adam. Dated incorrectly on the cover 1783, possibly by Lord Glenbervie.

7. ff. 107, 108. Account of the expenses of the Children of Westminster College incurred in the performance of Terence's Heautontimorumenos and Plautus's Miles Gloriosus before Queen Elizabeth in 1564; 18th cent. Copy, with some modernisations.

8. ff. 109-117. List of contents by chapters of 'A History of the Legal Polity of the Roman State, and of the Rise, Progress and Extent of the Roman Laws' by Thomas Bever, LL.D.; 1778. This work was partly published in 1781, but never completed. Before his death in 1791 the remaining parts were burnt.

9. ff. 118, 119. Poem addressed to the King and Queen by the Rev. William James, of Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, together with a covering letter to Lord North; 12 Jan 1784, n.d.

10. ff. 120-123. Poem 'Elegy On the death of the Duke of Rutland'; [1787?].

11. ff. 124-131. Journal 'of the Proceedings of the Expedition against . . . New Orleans'; 1814.

includes:

• ff. 1-17 Trade and Commerce: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: Letters rel. to illicit trade from British consuls to Lord Sandwich: 1764, 1765: Copies.
• f. 2 Sir James Porter, diplomatist: Letter to Lord Sandwich from Sir James Porter: 1764: Copy.
• f. 4 Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Letter to Lord Sandwich from Joseph Yorke: 1764: Copy.
• f. 10 Richard Phelps, Under-Secretary for Northern Department: Thomas Whately, Secretary to the Treasury: Letter to Thomas Whately from Richard Phelps: 1764: Copy.
• f. 12 David Fenwick, British agent at Elsinore: Letter to Lord Sandwich from David Fenwick: 1764: Extract.
• f. 14 Trevor Corry, British Consul at Danzig: Letter to Lord Sandwich from Trevor Corry: 1764: Copy.
• ff. 18v-23 Accounts: George Montagu, secretary to Lord North: Accounts as secretary to Lord North of George Montagu: 1772, 1773: Signed.
• ff. 24v-27 Accounts: George Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guilford: Accounts as secretary to Lord North of George Augustus North: 1780, 1782: Signed.
• ff. 29, 32 John Powell, of the Pay Office: Letters to Lord North from John Powell: 1767.
• f. 45 Bembridge, of the Pay Office: Robert Paris Taylor, Deputy Paymaster: Letter to Robert Paris Taylor from — Bembridge: 1782: Imperf. copy.
• f. 47 Robert Paris Taylor, Deputy Paymaster: Philip Deare, of the Audit Office: Charles Harris, of the Audit Office: Letter to Robert Paris Taylor from Philip Deare and Charles Harris: 1782: Copy.
• f. 52 John Winter, Under-Sheriff for county Middlesex: Letter to Lord North from John Winter: 1784: Signed.
• ff. 63-66v George III of England: Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford: Grant of Comptrollership of the Port of London to Lord Guilford by George III: 1778: Copy.
• ff. 77-82v Peerage: Papers of Lord North rel. to peers created after 1760: 1782.
• ff. 81-82v Newspapers; Great Britain and Ireland. Public Advertiser: Public Advertiser: 3 Dec. 1782.
• f. 107 Drama: Accounts: London; Westminster. Westminster School: Elizabeth I of England: Account rel. to the performance of Plautus's `Miles Gloriosus' and Terence's `Heautontimorumenos' , by Westminster School before Elizabeth I: 1564: Copy (18th cent.).
• f. 107 Titus Maccius Plautus: Account rel. to the performance of the `Miles Gloriosus' by Plautus: 1564: Copy (18th cent.).
• f. 107 Publius Terentius Afer: Account rel. to the performance of the `Heautontimorumenos' by Terence: 1564: Copy (18th cent.).
• ff. 109-117 Ancient and Modern. City of Rome: Thomas Bever, LL.D: Table of contents of `A Literary History of the Legal Polity of the Roman State . . . ' by Thomas Bever: 1778.
• ff. 118-118v Poetry ENGLISH: Reverend William James, of Briton Ferry, county Glamorgan: Verses rel. to the King and Queen by Rev. William James: 1784.
• ff. 120-123v Poetry ENGLISH: Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland: Elegy on the death of the Duke of Rutland: [1787?].
• ff. 124-131 New Orleans, United States: Diaries and Memoranda: Account of the British expedition against New Orleans: 1814.