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- 040-001963669
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- 032-001963651
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BLAKENEY COLLECTION. Vol. XV. Miscellaneous letters and state papers; 1685-1827. Partly copies and printed. Partly French and Italian. Some are addressed to members of the Townshend family; others were acquired by Blakeney from Sotheby's, 4 April 1955, lot 192. Including (ff. 26-42v) nine letters, signed, from George I as Elector of Hanover to Abraham Stanyan, 1708-1710. (TSB 16).
ff. i+165. 380 x 267mm.
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Correspondence and papers of Charles Townshend: 1698-aft. 1737: Partly drafts and copies.
Townshend family: Correspondence and papers of Townshend, family: 12th cent.-1922, n.d.: Partly copies.
includes:
- ff. 4-6 Robert Foley: Samuel Foley, Bishop of Down and Connor: Letters to Robert Foley from Samuel Foley: 1688, 1693.
- ff. 7-10v James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: William Bromley, Secretary of State: Letters to Duke of Ormonde from William Bromley: 1713, 1714.
- f. 11 Thomas Foley, MP; son of Speaker Foley: Cotes, of Coleshal: Letter to Thomas Foley from — Cotes: 1727.
- ff. 13-21v Thomas Foley, MP; son of Speaker Foley: Paul Foley, MP; son of Speaker Foley: Letters to Thomas Foley from Paul Foley: 1728.
- ff. 26-42v Hanover, Electors of. George Louis (afterwards George I of England): Abraham Stanyan, diplomatist: Letters to Abraham Stanyan from Elector of Hanover: 1708-1710: Signed.
- f. 45 Abigail Masham, wife of Samuel, 1st Baron Masham: Anne of England: Warrant to Lady Masham from Queen Anne: 1713: Signed.
- ff. 46-49 Washington Shirley, Viscount Tamworth; 2nd Earl Ferrars: Letters to his sister from Washington Shirley: 1714.
- f. 50 Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet; Bishop of Winchester: Letter to Lord [Townshend?] from Sir Jonathan Trelawny: 1715.
- f. 52 Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery: Letter to Lord [Townshend?] from Charles Boyle: 1715.
- f. 54 Simon Fraser, 11th Baron Lovat: Letter to Lord [Townshend?] from Simon Fraser: 1715: Fr.
- f. 56 Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton: Letter to [Lord Townshend?] from Charles Paulet: 1715.
- f. 58 Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough: Letter to [Lord Townshend?] from Charles Mordaunt: 1715.
- f. 60 Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale: Letter to [Lord Townshend?] from Henry Lowther: 1715.
- f. 62 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle: Letter to Lord [Townshend?] from Charles Howard: 1715.
- f. 66 Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Baronet: Letter to — from Sir Christopher Musgrave: 1725.
- f. 67 Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin: Letter to — from Francis Godolphin: 1726.
- f. 69 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: Letter to Lord — from Philip Dormer Stanhope: 1729.
- f. 71 John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore: Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Letter to Lord Dunmore from Duke of Newcastle: 1743: Copy.
- f. 73 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letter to Lord — from Horatio Walpole: 1747.
- f. 74 Henry Vansittart, Governor of Bengal: Charles Floyer: Letter to Charles Floyer from Henry Vansittart: 1752.
- f. 77 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury; Lord Ashley: Letter to — Townshend from Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1759.
- f. 78 John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett: Letter from John Poulett: 1759.
- f. 80 Judith Irving: Letter to Lord — from Judith Irving: 1759.
- f. 81 Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive: William Chambers: Letter to William Chambers from Lord Clive: 1762.
- f. 83 W. Wollaston: Letter from W. Wollaston: 1763.
- ff. 96-107v John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: Letters to Lord Sandwich: 1764, 1765: Fr.
- f. 111 Sir James Lowther, 5th Baronet; Earl of Lonsdale: Letter from Sir James Lowther: 1765.
- f. 113 John Wilkes, MP: Letter from John Wilkes: 1768.
- f. 114 William Wildman Barrington-Shute, 2nd Viscount Barrington: Letter to Lord [Townshend?] from William Wildman Barrington-Shute: 1768.
- f. 116 George Twisleton Ridsdale: Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet: Letter to Sir John Wynn from George Twisleton Ridsdale: 1768.
- f. 120 Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney: Letter to Lord — from Thomas Townshend: 1771.
- f. 122 William Shee: Henry Thomas Butler, Viscount Ikerrin; 2nd Earl of Carrick: Letter from William Shee: 1771.
- f. 124 Sir John Goodricke, 5th Baronet; of Ribston: Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Letter to Sir John Goodricke from Joseph Yorke: 1771.
- f. 126 John Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham: Letter from John Robinson: 1775.
- f. 128 C. H. Nirel: David Hartley, the younger: Letter to David Hartley from C. H. Nirel: 1777: Fr.
- ff. 130-132 Richard Brinsley Sheridan, MP; dramatist: Letter, etc., to — Craddock from Richard Brinsley Sheridan: 1779.
- f. 133 John Robinson, Secretary to the Treasury: Letter to Lord Townshend from John Robinson: 1780.
- ff. 135-137, 142 William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; formerly Bentinck; Prime Minister: Henry Belasyse, 3rd Earl of Fauconberg: Letters of Duke of Portland from Lord Fauconberg: 1783, 1798.
- f. 144 Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin: Letter from Thomas Bruce: 1793.
- f. 145 Charles Cornwallis, Viscount Brome; 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Letter from Charles Cornwallis: 1793.
- ff. 147-149v Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters from Henry Dundas: 1775-[1790s?].
- f. 151 John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden: Letter from John Jeffreys Pratt: 1804.
- ff. 155-157 Joanna Southcott, visionary: Seal and letter of Joanna Southcott: 1803, 1807: Signed.
- f. 161 Reverend Thomas Latham: Letter from Rev. Thomas Latham: 1806.
- f. 162 Spencer Horatio Walpole, PC; MP: George William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Baron Kinnaird: Letter to Spencer Horatio Walpole from George William Fox Kinnaird: 1823.
- f. 164 John Wilks, MP: Charles Grey, Viscount Howick; 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister: Letter to John Wilks from Lord Grey: 1827.
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Add MS 63093 : BLAKENEY COLLECTION. Vol. XV. Miscellaneous letters and state papers; 1685-1827. Partly copies and printed. Partly French and… - Hierarchy:
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- Start Date:
- 1685
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- 1827
- Date Range:
- 1685-1827
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- Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Belasyse, Henry, 2nd Earl of Fauconberg, politician, 1743-1802
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Portland, prime minister, 1738-1809
Boyle, Charles, 4th Earl of Orrery
Bromley, William, Sec of State
Bruce, Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin, 1766-1841
Butler, Henry Thomas, Viscount Ikerrin, 2nd Earl of Carrick
Butler, James, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, statesman and soldier, 1665-1745
Chambers, William
Clive, Robert, 1st Baronet Clive of Plassey, administrator and army officer, 1725-1774,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121174323
Cooper, Anthony, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist, 1711-1771
Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, army officer and politician, 1738-1805
Cotes, —, of Coleshal
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811
Floyer, Charles, Paymaster-General in Bengal, fl 1752-1777
Foley, Paul, politician, son of Speaker Foley, fl 1671-1739
Foley, Robert, correspondent of Samuel Foley, fl 1688-1693
Foley, Samuel, Bishop of Down and Connor, 1655-1695
Foley, Thomas, politician, son of Paul Foley, c 1670-1737
Fraser, Simon, 11th Baron Lovat
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
Godolphin, Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, courtier and politician, 1678-1766
Goodricke, John, 5th Baronet, of Ribston, diplomat and politician, 1708-1789
Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, politician and Prime Minister, 1764-1845
Hartley, David, the younger
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Howard, Charles, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
Irving, Judith
Kinnaird, George William Fox, 9th Baron Kinnaird
Latham, Thomas, Reverend
Lowther, Henry, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale
Lowther, James, 5th Baronet, Earl of Lonsdale
Masham, Abigail, wife of Samuel 1st Baron Masham
Montagu, John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, statesman, 1718-1792
Mordaunt, Charles, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
Murray, John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, army officer and landowner, 1685-1752
Musgrave, Christopher, 5th Baronet
Nirel, C H
Paulet, Charles, 2nd Duke of Bolton
Poulett, John, 2nd Earl Poulett
Pratt, John Jeffreys, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Camden, 1759-1840
Ridsdale, George Twisleton
Robinson, John, politician, 1727-1802
Robinson, Thomas, 2nd Baron Grantham, politician and statesman, 1738-1786
Shee, William
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, MP, dramatist
Shirley, Washington, Viscount Tamworth, 2nd Earl Ferrars
Shute, William Wildman, 2nd Viscount Barrington, politician, 1717-1793
Southcott, Joanna, visionary
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Stanyan, Abraham, diplomatist
Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Townshend, Family
Townshend, Thomas, 1st Viscount Sydney
Trelawny, Jonathan, 3rd Baronet, Bishop of Winchester
Vansittart, Henry, Governor of Bengal
Walpole, Horatio, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
Walpole, Spencer Horatio, politician, 1806-1898
Wilkes, John, MP, 1725-1797
Wilks, John, M.P. for Sudbury, c 1793-1846
Wollaston, W
Wynn, John, 2nd Baronet
Yorke, Joseph, 1st Baron Dover, army officer, diplomat and politician, 1724-1792