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WINDHAM PAPERS. Vol. XIII. (ff. 189). Correspondence of W. Windham with the following:-

1. Francis Maseres, chiefly on mathematical subjects; 20 June 1791- 8 July 1805. ff. 1-34.

2. Thomas Mudge, jun., Count Brühl, Sir Joseph Banks, Sir George Shuckburgh, and Dr. Nevil Maskelyne, chiefly on the subject of the chronometers of Thomas Mudge, sen.; 10 Feb. 1792-4 June 1809. Included are (a) printed Objections to Mr. Mudge's Pretensions to a Reward from Parliament. By a Committee of the Board of Longitude, 1793 (f. 61), and (b) the draft, in Windham's hand, in the same year, of the Report of the Parliamentary Committee recommending the grant (f. 74). ff. 35-126.

3. Edmond Malone, chiefly on literary or private matters; 30 Oct. 1793-30 Jan. 1810. Included are references to the deaths of Queen Marie Antoinette (f. 128) and James Boswell (f. 130b); and letters and memorials from Richard Mountney Jephson, Judge- Advocate of Gibraltar (ff. 142, 161), and John Sweetland, Assistant Commissary-General at the same place (f. 148), forwarded by Malone to Windham. ff. 127-169, 186-189. At the end ff. 170- 185) are added a few letters from Malone after Windham's death to Heneage Legge and Thomas Amyot, 26 June, 1810-20 Feb. 1812, relating to his money-afrairs and the choice of George Ellis to write his life, etc.

includes:

ff. 1-34 Francis Maseres, Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer: Letters to W. Windham: 1791-1809.
ff. 11, 15, 35-124 passim Thomas Mudge, senior horologist: Account of his chronometers, in correspondence of W. Windham: 1792-1797.
f. 19 Reverend John Hellins: Extract from letter to F. Maseres: 1792.: Printed.
ff. 35, 39, 66, 86, 98, 106, 108, 115-123 Thomas Mudge, junior: Letters to W. Windham: 1792-1797.
ff.35,39,66,86,98,106, 108, 115-123 William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: Letters to, from T. Mudge: 1792-1797.
f. 37 Count Hans Moritz i-on Brühl,; Saxon Minister in London: Letter to T. Mudge: [1793].
ff. 41, 51, 113 Count Hans Moritz i-on Brühl,; Saxon Minister in London: Letters to W. Windham: 1793, 1796.
ff. 43, 47, 59, 68, 72 Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet; PRS: Correspondence with W. Windham: 1788, 1793.
ff. 43-47, 59, 68, 72 William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: Letters to, from Sir J. Banks: 1793.
f. 55 Joseph Bernard de Chabert, Marquis; Admiral: Extract from paper by: 1783.
f. 64 Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet; PRS: Letter to P. Metcalf,: 1793.
f. 64 Philip Metcalf: Letter to, from Sir J. BankS: 1793.
f. 70 Sir George Augustus William Shuckburgh-Evelyn, Baronet; MP: Letter to W. Windham: 1793.
f. 74 Thomas Mudge, senior horologist: Draft report of Parliamentary Committee on proposed grant to him: 1793.
ff. 88-94, 125 Nevil Maskelyne, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal: Letters to W. Windham: 1793-1809.
ff. 88-97, 125 William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: Correspondence with N. Maskelyne: 1793, 1809.
f. 104 Rear-Admiral James Bowen: Letter to E. Nepean: 1796.: Copy.
f. 109 Thomas Mudge, junior: Letter to J. Harrison: 1796.: Draft.
f. 111 Thomas Mudge, junior: Letter to W. Pitt: 1796.: Draft.
f. 111 William Pitt, Prime Minister: Letter to, from T. Mudge: 1796.
f. 117 Thomas Mudge, junior: Letter to Earl Spencer: 1796.: Draft.
ff. 127-141, 144, 146, 150, 166, 186 Edmund Malone: Letters to W. Windham: 1793-1810.
ff. 127-186 passim. f P passim William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: Letters to, from E. Malone: 1793-1810.
f. 128 Louis XVI of France: Reference to Marie Antoinette's death: 1793.
f. 130 b James Boswell: Reference to his death: 1795.
ff. 142, 161 Richard Mountney Jephson, Judge Advocate of Gibraltar: Letters to E. Malone: 1797, 1806.
ff. 142, 161 Edmund Malone: Letters to, from R. M. Jephson: 1797, 1806.
f. 148 John Sweetland, Assistant Commissary-General of Stores at Gibralter: Letter to Gen. O'Hara: 1800.
f. 148 John Sweetland, Assistant Commissary-General of Stores at Gibralter: Letter to R. M. Jephson: 1800.
f. 148 Richard Mountney Jephson, Judge Advocate of Gibraltar: Letter to, from J. Sweetland: 1800.
f. 148 b John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Vincent. Letter to J. Sweetland: 1799.: Copy.
f.148 b John Sweetland, Assistant Commissary-General of Stores at Gibralter: Letter to, from Lord St. Vincent: 1799.
f. 149 General Charles O'Hara, Governor of Gibraltar: Correspondence with G. Rose: 1796.: Copies.
f. 152 Newspapers: Account of the Office of the Writer of the Gazette: 1802.
ff.156,157 Christopher Marlowe: Inquiry as to his birthplace: 1804.
ff. 170, 176-184 Edmund Malone: Letters to H. Legge: 1810-1812.
f. 172 Jepson, money-lender: Memorandum of money due to him from W. Windham: 1810.
f. 174 Edmund Malone: Letter to T. Amyot: 1810.
f. 178 George Ellis, FRS: Reference to proposed life of W Windham: 1811.
f. 189 b Gibraltar: Account of court-martial at: n.d.
f. 189 b Army; England: Court-martial at Gibraltar: ante 1810.

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Add MS 37842-37935 : WINDHAM PAPERS: official and private correspondence and papers of William Windham, Secretary at War. (with a seat in the…

Add MS 37854 : WINDHAM PAPERS. Vol. XIII. (ff. 189). Correspondence of W. Windham with the following:- 1. Francis Maseres, chiefly on…

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1791

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1812

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Army of England
Banks, Joseph, 1st Baronet, botanist, naturalist and patron of science, 1743-1820
Boswell, James, of Add MS 37854
Bowen, James, Rear-Admiral
Brühl, Hans Moritz i-on, Count, Saxon Minister in London
Chabert, Joseph Bernard, Marquis, Admiral
Ellis, George, FRS
Hellins, John, Reverend
Jephson, Richard Mountney, Judge Advocate of Gibraltar
Jepson, money-lender
Jervis, John, Earl of St Vincent
Louis XVI, of France
Malone, Edmund, of Add MS 37854
Marlowe, Christopher, of Add MS 37854
Maseres, Francis, Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer
Maskelyne, Nevil, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal
Metcalf, Philip
Mudge, Thomas, junior
Mudge, Thomas, senior horologist
O'Hara, Charles, General Governor of Gibraltar
Pitt, William, Prime Minister, called 'the younger', 1759-1806
Shuckburgh-Evelyn, George Augustus William, Baronet, MP
Sweetland, John, Assistant Commissary-General of Stores at Gibralter
Windham, William, Secretary of State, etc

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Gibraltar, Spain