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Egerton MS 3490

Record Id:

040-001985736

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001985529

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000158.0x000239

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Egerton MS 3490

Title:

Scope & Content:

LEEDS PAPERS. Vol. CLXVII (ff. 249). Correspondence and papers of Lord Holdernesse relating to:-(1) Jamaica, including (ff. 3, 42-156) letters from Henry Moore (1st Bart. 1764), the Lieutenant-Governor (1756-1762); 1751-1760. ff. 1-156;-(2) North America, including correspondence with George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, President of the Board of Trade (ff. 167, 169, 186, 188, 236, 242), and various colonial governors; 1751-1760. ff. 157-249.

includes:

f. 1 Edward Trelawny, Governor of Jamaica: Letter to the Duke of Bedford: 1751.
ff. 1-156 Island of Jamaica: Correspondence and papers of Lord Holdernesse rel. to: 1751-1760.
ff. 3, 42-156 Henry Moore, 1st Baronet 1764; colonial governor: Letters to Lord Holdernesse: 1752-1760.
ff. 8, 13, 15 Edward Manning, of Jamaica: Letters to, rel. to English ships captured by the Spaniards: 1753, 1754.: Copies.
f. 10 Edward Manning, of Jamaica: Instructions to Don P. de Estrada: 1753.: Signed.
ff. 34, 36 Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet Governor of Jamaica: Letters to Lord Holdernesse: 1754-1758.
f. 38 Samuel Dicker, of Walton on Thames: Letter to Lord Holdernesse: 1756.
ff. 145-148 Henry Moore, 1st Baronet 1764; colonial governor: Letter to Lord Halifax: 1760.
f.157 William Popple, dramatist; Governor of the Bermudas: Letter to Lord Holdernesse: 1751.
ff. 157-249 North America: Correspondence and papers of Lord Holdernesse rel. to: 1751-1760.
ff. 159-164 Hon George Clinton, Captain, afterwards Admiral; Governor of New York: Correspondence with Lord Holdernesse: 1751.
f.165 Cadwallader Colden, MD; Lieutenant -Governor of New York 1761: Letter to Lord Holdernesse: 1752.
ff. 167, 169, 186, 188, 236, 242 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax; d 1772; formerly Montague: Correspondence with Lord Holdernesse: 1752-1771.
ff. 173-185 Trade and Plantations; Board of Commissioners for: Plan prepared by, for the mutual defence of the colonies in N. America: 1754.
ff. 193-197 Major-General William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay: Letters to H. Fox, etc.: 1756.: Extracts.
ff. 198-215 George Spencer, secret agent: Letters to Lord Holdernesse and J. Wallace: 1756.
ff. 216-233 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; Commander in Chief in N America: Instructions for, and despatches from, as Commander-in-chief in N. America: 1756.: Abstract.
f. 234 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; Commander in Chief in N America: Letter to, from Lord Holdernesse: 1756.: Draft.
ff. 238, 248 Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Correspondence with Lord Holdernesse: 1756-1760.
ff. 240, 244 Captain Peter Darcy: Letters to Lord Holdernesse: 1756-1759.
f. 246 Colonel Thomas Pownall, MP; Governor of Massachusetts and S Carolina: Letter to Lord Holdernesse: 1760.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001985529
036-001985631
037-001985661
040-001985736

Is part of:

Egerton MS 3324-3508 : LEEDS PAPERS
Egerton MS 3401-3497 : B. HOLDERNESSE PAPERS LEEDS PAPERS. Vols. LXXVIII-CLXXIV. Correspondence and papers, mostly official, of Robert Darcy, 4th…
Egerton MS 3425-3490 : B, Section III. PAPERS AS SECRETARY OF STATE

Egerton MS 3490 : LEEDS PAPERS. Vol. CLXVII (ff. 249). Correspondence and papers of Lord Holdernesse relating to:-(1) Jamaica, including (ff.…

Hierarchy:

032-001985529[0002]/036-001985631[0003]/037-001985661[0038]/040-001985736

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Egerton MS 3324-3508

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1751

End Date:

1760

Date Range:

1751-1760

Era:

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Material Type:

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Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Amherst, Jeffrey, 1st Baron Amherst, army officer, 1717-1797
Board of Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
Campbell, John, 4th Earl of Loudoun, army officer, 1705-1782
Clinton, George, Captain, afterwards Admiral; Governor of New York
Colden, Cadwallader, MD; Lieutenant -Governor of New York 1761
Darcy, Peter, army officer and correspondent of Lord Holderness, fl 1753-1760
Dicker, Samuel, merchant and politician; of Walton, d 1760
Dunk, George, 2nd Earl of Halifax, né Montagu, politician and statesman, 1716-1771
Knowles, Charles, 1st Baronet, Admiral; Governor of Jamaica
Manning, Edward, of Jamaica
Moore, Henry, 1st Baronet 1764, colonial governor
Popple, William, dramatist; Governor of the Bermudas
Pownall, Thomas, Colonel MP, Governor of Massachusetts and S Carolina
Shirley, William, Major-General; Governor of Massachusetts Bay
Spencer, George, secret agent
Trelawny, Edward, Governor of Jamaica

Places:

Jamaica, Central America
North America, America