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- 040-002016237
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- 032-002016236
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WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 151+57*, 58*).
1. ff. 1-50b. Letters from Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge; 1804-1815.
2. ff. 51-85. Correspondence with Lt.-Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor, Private Secretary of George III, Queen Charlotte and William IV; 1805-1832, n.d. Partly copies. See also 49512 D.
3. ff. 86-151b. Letters from British and foreign royalty, including George IV and William IV; 1804-1831. Partly French.
Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.
includes:
- ff. 1-50b Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1815.
- ff. 10-103b, 114-115b George III of England: Memoranda to, approved by,: 1805, 1806: Signed.
- f. 39 Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge: Letter to,: 1809.
- f. 39 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Bayly, Coldstream Guards: Letter to Duke of Cambridge: 1809.
- ff. 45-49 Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge: George III of England: Speech by Duke of Cambridge to Hanoverian Deputies: 1814.
- f. 51 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Correspondence, partly on his behalf, with and rel. to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1825.
- ff. 51-85 Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor, GCB: Correspondence, partly on behalf of George III, the Duke of York, and William IV, with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1832, n.d.
- f. 53 George III of England: Letter on his behalf to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- f. 57 Napoleon I of France: Letter to Sir H. Taylor rel. to French affairs: 1810: Copy.
- ff. 77-151b passim William IV of England: Letters, etc., partly on his behalf, and partly as Duke of Clarence, to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1832.
- ff. 86-144 passim Ernest Augustus; King of Hanover; Duke of Cumberland, son of George III of Hanover: Letters, as Duke of Cumberland, to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1809.
- ff. 88, 92, 96-97b, 99, 100, 110, 150 William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester; great-grandson of George II: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1814.
- ff. 89-91b, 109, 121 Louis-Philippe of France: Letters, as Duc d'Orléans, to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1807: Partly Fr.
- f. 98 William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester; great-grandson of George II: Letter to Duke of York: 1804.
- f. 98 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Letters, etc., to: 1804-1809.
- ff. 101, 111, 116, 148 Augustus Frederick Sussex, Duke of; 6th son of George III: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1810.
- ff. 126, 135 Charles X of France: Letters, as Comte d'Artois, to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1808: Fr.
- ff. 133, 136 Elizabeth Craven, wife of William, 6th Baron Craven; afterwards wife of Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1808.
- ff. 138, 145-147b George IV of England: Letter, partly on his behalf as Prince of Wales, to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1809.
- f. 145 Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet; Secretary to Prince Regent: Letter, as Private Sec. to George IV, as Prince of Wales, to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1809.
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040-002016237 - Is part of:
- Add MS 49471-49517 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS 49471-49517. Correspondence and papers of General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Bart. (b. 1773,…
Add MS 49471 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 151+57*, 58*). 1. ff. 1-50b. Letters from Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge; 1804-1815.… - Hierarchy:
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- 1804-1832
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, son of George III, 1774-1850
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 6th son of George III, 1773-1843
Bayly, Henry, officer, Coldstream Guards, fl 1809
Charles X, of France
Craven, Elizabeth, wife of William 6th Baron Craven, afterwards wife of Karl Alexander Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach
Dighton, Francis, clerk and secretary to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, 1804-1821
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, King of Hanover
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1762-1830
Louis-Philippe, of France
McMahon, John, 1st Baronet, Sec to Prince Regent
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Taylor, Herbert, Lieutenant-General GCB
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, great-grandson of George II, 1776-1834
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827