Add MS 74056

Walpole Papers. Vol. cclxxxvii ( ff. ). Contents of folder: " Duplicates of Foreign Papers "; in fact domestic economic papers; left in section and numerical rather than chronological order, as mostly indicated by indexes; partly printed; [ aft. June 1731? ] - 1755, n.d.:-

1. Aliens: papers rel. to the naturalisation of foreigners, particularly children, in Britain and the colonies; some papers relate to Norwich and Norfolk; some papers and annotations by Walpole; includes a paper by Walpole: " Some thoughts on a general naturalisation "; an anonymous pamphlet with a similar title was published in 1751; [ aft. June 1731? ] - [ 1755 ], n.d.

2. " Waggoners ": papers, with some covering letters, concerning waggons, waggoners, carriers and others; probably collected in connexion with Waggon and Carriage Bills planned in 1745 and 1751: in ten sections; left in section rather than chronological order; some annotated by Walpole; originally numbered XLV; list of contents; partly printed; [ aft. June 1741 ] - 1751, n.d.

3. " Wine ": statistics concerning the import of wine, the duties laid thereon, the case for their reduction; and clauses proposed for a bill; left in section rather than chronological order; originally numbered XLVI on a list of contents; ( papers relating to the Duke of Wurtemburg, numbered XLVII, are also mentioned on the same sheet, but the papers are no longer present); mostly n.d. [ aft. 1741; 1745? ].

4. Cattle Plague: letters and papers, orders in council, committee minutes and abstracts by Walpole of legislation concerning infected cattle; some papers annotated by Walpole; one letter and several papers refer to Norwich and Norfolk; numbered X on list of contents; contains answers to Walpole's questions on the cattle plague from Sir John Crosse Bart., M.P.; in twelve sections; left in sectional rather than chronological order; partly printed; 1746 - 1749, n.d.