Add MS 74015

Walpole Papers. Vol. ccxlvi ( ff. ). Papers on foreign affairs. Endorsed by Coxe: " Political Tracts & Manuscripts Mr Walpole of various dates "; with a list by Walpole of some of the contents; some papers listed are no longer in the volume; many marked as duplicates by Coxe; 1711 - 1751, n.d.:-

1. " Projet d'un memoire in English " by Walpole; addressed to the States General following Britain's success against the Jacobites, and proposing a Dutch - British alliance, in league with other interested states; together with a copy by Walpole of a French version of the same; drafts; see also above, 74013, 74014; [ circa 14 Feb. 1716 ].

2. Paper by Walpole (?) concerning the probable reaction of France to an alliance between Britain, Austria and the Netherlands; rough draft; possibly related to (1); n.d. [ aft. 1 Sept. 1715 ].

3. Paper by Walpole on the critical situation caused by the actions of France and the Emperor concerning the election of the King of Poland; annotated in pencil: " tied up with Letter to B. Gedda "; draft; imperf.; n.d. [ 1733 ].

4. Notes by Walpole on the diplomatic events following the death of Augustus King of Poland, Feb. - Sept. 1733; [ 1733 ? ].

5. Paper by Walpole: " papers relating to Muscovy "; material rel. to trade with Russia; rough draft; see also Add. MS 9131; n.d. [ bef. 16 Oct. 1739; 1732 - 1734? ].

6. Anon. paper: " Considerations sur la guerre que la france et ses Alliez ont enterprise contre L' Empereur. " French; Mar. 1734.

7. Paper, partly in Walpole's hand, concerning royal policy after the appeal for help from the Emperor through Robinson, 10 March [ 1733? ]; possibly a development of (6); rough draft; imperf. ?; [ dated 1733 or 1734 on first folio ].

8. Anonymous paper, initialled by, and with a correction by, Walpole, concerning the recent war between Austria and France, the peace preliminaries, and the extent to which the neutral powers wanted to be, or would be allowed to be, associated with the definitive peace treaty; fair copy; see also below; Hanover, 28 Nov. 1736.

9. Paper by Walpole: " Some hasty considerations on account of the subsidiary treaty concluded between France and Sweden "; beg. " The formidable Power and Influence of France in the present distracted situation..." after the recent treaty between France and Sweden; draft; with an earlier rough draft of the same; see also above; n.d. [ 1736? ].

10. " State of the negotiations relating to the Definitive Treaty "; dated The Hague, 8th Nov. 1737 at the top of the first folio, but according to Walpole: " Wrote at Hanover Nov[embe]r 28th 1736 "; apparently a duplicate; imperf.; first folio only; see also above and Add. MS 9131; [ 1736 or 1737 ].

11. Paper by Walpole: " Foule & incorrect thoughts upon an Union with Prussia"; together with a revised version, " some considerations relating to an allyance with Prussia ". ; foul and fair drafts respectively; the latter endorsed [ aft. 1756 ]: " In Lord Walpole's hand "; see also 12 - 14 below, and vol. below; n.d. [ bef. 12 July 1740 ].

12. Paper by Walpole: " Some thoughts of the usefulness of an allyance w[i]th Prussia occasioned by the approaching death of that King"; " No 1." added on back; rough draft; see also below; [ bef. 31 May 1740 ].

13. Paper by Walpole on the desirability of gaining Prussia as an ally; with instructions on the back by Walpole for the document's fair copying; rough draft; 5 Oct. 1740.

14. Paper by Walpole: " Draught of an answer to a paper delivered to Mr Ro[binson] at Vienna upon his application to that court to accommodate matters with the king of Prussia "; see also Add. MS 74018; rough draft; n.d. [ bef. 5 June 1741 ].

15. Notes: " Dates of Transactions from the Emperor's Death. Oct[o]b[e]r 9/20 1740 to the 28 Sept[em]b[e]r/ 9 Oct[o]b[e]r 1741 "; for other copies see Add. MSS 9132, 74015 - 74017, 74020.

16. Paper by Walpole: " some [?] politicall reflexions ag[ain]st the meeting of the Parliament / 1741 "; numbered "4"; draft; see also Add. MS 74017.

17. Draft paper by Walpole, probably for a speech, on the peace preliminaries of 1748; imperf.; July 1748.

18. Paper by Walpole; entitled by Coxe: " Observations on the present System of Foreign affairs "; draft; see Add. MSS 9132, 74017 ; [ Oct. ] 1751. ( Add. MS 9132 is dated Nov. 1751 by Coxe ).

19. Miscellaneous notes, partly by Walpole; mostly concerning diplomatic events, and possibly pamphlet or speech notes; 1711 -/ [ aft. 1727 ], n.d.