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AUTOGRAPH Letters, most of them addressed to the Duke of Newcastle; 1714-1761.

1. Sir Samuel Garth [ob. 1719], to the Duke of Newcastle; n.d. (six letters). ff. 1-12.

2. Sir Richard Steele to the same; 14 Dec. 1714-3 Mar. 172¾ (twelve letters). ff. 13-28, 35-39, 44, 46.

3. The same to Robert Wilks, Colley Cibber, and Barton Booth, forbidding them to act in Drury Lane Theatre without his consent; 28 Jan. 17.19/20. f. 29.

4. The same to Henry Pelham; 27, 28 May, 1720. ff. 31,33.

5. Petitions of the same to the King, respecting his company of comedians, etc.; n.d. ff. 40, 42.

6. William Congreve to the Duke of Newcastle; 9 Aug. 1719, n.d. ff. 47,49.

7. Robert Wilks, actor, to the same; 29 Feb. 17.19/20. f. 51. James [Francis Edward Stuart], the Old Pretender, to [Jan Willem de Ripperda, Spanish Duke and Minister]; Rome, 7 Dec. 1725, 9 Feb., 4 Mar. 1726. Fr. (Apparently intercepted letters.) ff. 53, 55, 56.

9. H[oratio] Walpole [afterwards Baron Walpole, of Woolterton,] Ambassador to France, to the Duke of Newcastle, introducing "Mr. Voltaire, a Poet, and a very ingenious one, who is lately gone for England to print by subscription an excellent Poem called Henry y^e 4th"; Paris, 29 May, 1726. f. 57.

10. Henry Fielding to the same; Bow Street, 15 Jan. 1750. f. 59.

11. [Jeanne Antoinette Poisson], Marquise de Pompadour, to the Due de Mirepoix, Ambassador in England, sending trees and flowers for the Duke of Newcastle; 12 Oct. 1751, 1 Nov. [1751 ?]. ff. 61, 62.

12. John Wesley to James West, Secretary to the Treasury, respecting his offer to raise a company of volunteers; Marlborough, 1 Mar. 1756. f. 64.

13. General Robert Clive to the Duke of Newcastle, naming the title of his peerage; 13 Oct. 1761. f. 66.

14. [Philip Dormer Stanhope], 4th Earl of Chesterfield, to the same, on the state of affairs; [26 Oct. 1761 ]. f. 68. Paper; ff. 69. Sinall Folio.

Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of him and his family: 1602-1814.

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ff. 1-12 Sir Samuel Garth, d 1719 physician and poet: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: [1715-1719].
ff. 13-28, 31, 33, 35-39, 44, 46 Sir Richard Steele: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle and H. Pelham: 1714-1724.
ff. 13-51 Drama: Letters and papers relating to the drama: 1714-1724.
f. 29 Robert Wilks, Actor: Injunction to, from Sir R. Steele: 1720.
f. 29 Barton Booth, actor and dramatist: Injunction to, from Sir R. Steele: 1720.
f. 29 Colley Cibber, Actor and Dramatist: Injunction to, from Sir R. Steele: 1720.
f. 29 Sir Richard Steele: Injunction to Wilks, Cibber and Booth not to act in Drury Lane Theatre: 1720.
ff. 31, 33 Hon Henry Pelham, Prime Minister: Letters to, from Sir R. Steele: 1720.
ff. 40, 42 Sir Richard Steele: Petitions to George I., respecting his company of comedians: [1720, 1724 ?].
ff. 40, 42 George I of England: Petitions to, from Sir R. Steele: [1720, 1724?].
ff. 47, 49 William Congreve: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1719, n.d.
f. 51 Robert Wilks, Actor: Letter to the Duke of Newcastle: 1720.
ff. 53, 55, 5 6 Prince James Francis Edward Stuart,; the 'Old Pretender': Intercepted letters to J. W. de Ripperda: 1725, 1726.: Fr.
ff. 53, 55, 56 Jan Willem van Ripperda, Duke of Ripperda; Dutch Ambassador to Spain: Letters to, from the Old Pretender: 1725, 1726.: Fr.
f. 57 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Recommendation of, to the Duke of Newcastle: 1726.
f. 57 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1714 - 1756.
f. 59 Henry Fielding, Police Magistrate: Letter to the Duke of Newcastle: 1726.
ff. 61, 62 Charles Pierre Gaston François de Levin, Marquis; afterwards Duc, de Mirepoix; French Ambassador to England; Marshal of France: Letters to, from the Marquise de Pompadour: 1751.: Fr.
ff. 61, 62 Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour: Letters to the Duc de Mirepoix: 1751.: Fr.
f. 64 Reverend John Wesley: Letter to the Secretary to the Treasury, offering to raise a regiment: 1756.
f. 64 James West, MP for St. Alban's Secretary to the Treasury; President of the Royal Society: Letter to, from Rev. J. Wesley: 1756.
f. 66 Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1757-1767.
f. 68 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1729 - 1768.

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Add MS 32685 : AUTOGRAPH Letters, most of them addressed to the Duke of Newcastle; 1714-1761. 1. Sir Samuel Garth [ob. 1719], to the Duke of…

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1714

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1761

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1714-1761

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Arouet de Voltaire, François Marie
Booth, Barton, actor and dramatist
Cibber, Colley, Actor and Dramatist
Clive, Robert, 1st Baronet Clive of Plassey, administrator and army officer, 1725-1774,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121174323
Congreve, William, of Add MS 32685
Fielding, Henry, writer and magistrate, 1707-1754
Garth, Samuel, physician and poet, d 1719
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768
Levin, Charles Pierre Gaston François, Marquis, afterwards Duc, de Mirepoix; French Ambassador to England; Marshal of France
Pelham, Henry, Prime Minister, 1694-1754
Poisson, Jeanne Antoinette, Marquise de Pompadour
Ripperda, Jan Willem van, Duke of Ripperda, Dutch Ambassador to Spain
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Steele, Richard, of Add MS 32685
Stuart, James Francis Edward, Prince the 'Old Pretender'
Walpole, Horatio, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
Wesley, John, founder of Methodism, 1703-1791,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122771605,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/19686646
West, James, politician and antiquary, 1703-1772
Wilks, Robert, Actor; of Add MS 32685