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- 040-002084938
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- 032-002084926
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001356.0x000266
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MARTIN PAPERS. Vol. IX. Correspondence of Samuel Martin, junior, mainly with English statesmen and other public figures; 1734(?)- 26 Aug. 1784. Among the correspondents are Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. On f. 66 is a copy of a receipt from George III to Martin, for £25,000 issued at the Exchequer on 9 Dec. 1762 'for our special service', dated 10 Dec. 1762. For an account of the significance of this document see L. B. Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III, i, pp. 226-229. At ff. 75- 93 are letters and papers relating to the duel fought between Martin and John Wilkes, editor of The North Briton, on 16 Nov. 1763, viz.:-(a) Letter from Wilkes to Martin; 16 Nov. 1763. Copy. The original is in Add. MS. 30867, f. 226. Printed by J. Almon, The Correspondence of John Wilkes, ii, pp. 12, 13. f. 75;-(b) Letter from Martin to Wilkes; 16 Nov. 1763. Printed by J. Almon, op. cit., ii, pp. 13, 14. On ff. 77-78 b is a draft. f. 79;-
(c) Memorandum, in Martin's hand, giving an account of the duel. Printed by R. Flower, 'A Duel without Seconds', in The Times, 30 Jan. 1937, pp. 13, 14. On f. 81 is an incomplete and apparently preliminary draft of the document. ff. 82-85 b:-(d) Letter from Martin to Wilkes; 30 Dec. 1763. Copy. The original is in Add. MS. 30867, f. 251. Printed by J. Almon, op. Cit., ii, pp. 19-20. f. 86;-(e) Letter from Wilkes to Martin; 30 Dec. 1763. Printed by J. Almon, op. cit., ii, p. 21. f. 88;-(f) Letter from William Fitzherbert, M.P. for Derby, to Martin; 6 Feb. 1764. f. 90. Paper; ff. 251 + 211 *. Folio.
includes:
- ff. 1, 4, 6, 8, 10 Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1735-1736.
- f. 2 Peter Templeman, physician: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1735.
- ff. 12-13b, 16-17 b Richard Neville Aldworth, afterwards Neville; Under Secretary of State: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1753.
- ff. 14-15 b Hon Henry Pelham, Prime Minister: Correspondence with S. Martin, junior: 1753-1761.
- ff. 18, 71 Hon Henry Bilson Legge, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1754, 1763.
- ff. 20-40 passim Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1715; formerly Pelham; Secretary of State: Correspondence, etc., with S. Martin, junior: 1757-1761.
- f. 33 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute; Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Essex: 1759.
- ff. 42, 67, 101, 105, 151, 217 Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden: Correspondence with S. Martin, junior: 1761-1776.
- ff. 44, 97, 183, 200, 227, 243, 250 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute; Prime Minister: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1762-1784.
- ff. 48, 103 William Wildman Barrington-Shute, 2nd Viscount Barrington: Correspondence with S. Martin, junior: 1762, 1766.
- f. 64 Sir George Howard, KB, Field Mashall (1793): Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1762.
- f. 66 George III of England: Receipt for œ25,000 to S. Martin, junior: 1762.: Copy.
- f. 66 Samuel Martin, b. 1714; son of Samuel Martin; Secretary to the Treasury 1756: Receipt from George III to: 1762.: Copy.
- ff. 69-70b Accompts: Princess Dowager of Wales: 1762-1771.
- ff. 69-70b Household, Royal: Accompts of Augusta, Princess Dowager of Wales: 1762-1771.
- ff.69-70b Frederick Louis, Princes of Wales: Accompts of the Princess Dowager: 1762-1771.
- ff. 73-166 passim Thomas Bradshaw, Secretary to the Treasury: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1763-1770.
- ff. 75, 86 John Wilkes, politician: Correspondence with S. Martin, junior: 1763.
- ff. 75-93 Samuel Martin, b. 1714; son of Samuel Martin; Secretary to the Treasury 1756: Letters and papers rel. to his duel with J. Wilkes: 1763.
- ff. 81-85b John Wilkes, politician: Account of duel with S. Martin, junior: 1763.
- f. 90 William Fitzherbert, MP: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1764.
- ff. 109, 168, 175, 185 Sir William Irby, 2nd Baronet; afterwards 1st Baron Boston; Vice-Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1767-1772.
- ff. 113, 204 Peregrine Cust, MP: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1767, 1773.
- f. 119 George Hay, Knight 1773; MP: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1767.
- ff. 135, 164 Hon James Stuart Mackenzie, 2nd son of James, 2nd Earl of Bute, Keeper of the Privy Seal for Scotland: to S. Martin, junior: 1768, 1770.
- f.137 Sir William Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1769.
- ff. 139, 179 Mary Stuart, Baroness Mount-Stuart of Wortley; wife of John, 3rd Earl of Bute: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1769, 1771.
- ff. 143, 147 Anne Pitt, sister of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1769.
- ff. 145-146b Margaret Seed, widow of the Reverend Jeremiah Seed, divine: Letter to Miss A. Pitt: 1769.
- f. 149 Christian D'Oyly, Under Secretary for Colonies 1776: Letter to S. Martin, Junior: 1769.
- ff. 160, 212, 223 John Stuart, Lord Mount-Stuart, 1st Marquis of Bute 1796: Correspondence with S. Martin, junior: 1769-1779.
- f. 162 William Mackinen: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1769.
- ff. 174, 174b Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough; 1st Marquess of Downshire: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1770.
- ff. 181, 191, 197, 249 Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Lord North; Prime Minister: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1772-1782.
- ff. 195-196b George III of England: Answers to a memorandum presented by S. Martin, junior: 1772.: Copy.
- f.202 James Christie, senior; auctioneer: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1773.
- ff. 206-209 b, 245-248 b Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool: Correspondence with S. Martin, junior: 1774-1779.
- f. 210 Vice-Admiral James Young, Commander-zn-Chief on the Leeward Islands station; Admiral 1778: Letter to the collector and comptroller of Customs at Antigua: 1776.: Copy.
- ff. 213, 219 Sir Grey Cooper, politician: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1776, 1777.
- ff. 229-234b Hon Daines Barrington, 2nd Justice of Chester: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1778.
- ff. 235, 239 Hon Frederic Cornwallis, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to S. Martin, junior: 1778.
- ff. 237-238b John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: Letter to S. Martin, junior: 1778.
- f.245 Charles William Ferdinand; Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel: Letter of his wife Augusta, sister of George III, to S. Martin,junior: 1779.: Copy.
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040-002084938 - Is part of:
- Add MS 41346-41475 : MARTIN PAPERS: private and official correspondence and papers of the Martin family, of Antigua, British West Indies, afterwards…
Add MS 41346-41361 : SERIES A Papers of Col. Samuel Martin, of Green Castle, Antigua (circ. 1690-1776), and his son Samuel Martin (1714-1788),…
Add MS 41354 : MARTIN PAPERS. Vol. IX. Correspondence of Samuel Martin, junior, mainly with English statesmen and other public figures; 1734(?)-… - Hierarchy:
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- Languages:
- English
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- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1733
- End Date:
- 1784
- Date Range:
- 1733-1784
- Era:
- CE
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- Barrington, Daines, judge; antiquary; naturalist, 1727-1800 (Subject)
Bathhurst, Henry, 2nd Earl Bathurst, lawyer and politician, 1714-1794 (Subject)
Bradshaw, Thomas, Secretary to the Treasury (Subject)
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, of Add MS 40759 (Subject)
Christie, James, senior; auctioneer (Subject)
Cooper, Grey, politician, c 1726-1801 (Subject)
Cornwallis, Frederic, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury (Subject)
Cust, Peregrine, MP (Subject)
d'Oyly, Christopher, barrister, politician and under-secretary in the colonial department, 1718?-1795 (Subject)
Dalrymple, William, 3rd Baronet, of Cousland, 1704-1771 (Subject)
FitzHerbert, William, politician, 1712-1772 (Subject)
Frederick Louis, Princes of Wales, of Add MS 41354 (Subject)
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820 (Subject)
Hay, George, Knight 1773, MP (Subject)
Hill, Wills, 1st Marquess of Downshire, politician, 1718-1793 (Subject)
Holles, Thomas Pelham-, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, 1693-1768 (Subject)
Howard, George, KB, Field Mashall (1793) (Subject)
Irby, William, 2nd Baronet, afterwards 1st Baron Boston; Vice-Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales (Subject)
Jenkinson, Charles, 1st Earl of Liverpool, 1727-1808 (Subject)
Legge, Henry Bilson, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Subject)
Mackenzie, James Stuart, 2nd son of James, 2nd Earl of Bute, Keeper of the Privy Seal for Scotland (Subject)
Mackinen, William (Subject)
Martin, Samuel, b. 1714; son of Samuel Martin; Secretary to the Treasury 1756 (Subject)
Montagu, John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, statesman, 1718-1792 (Subject)
Neville, Richard Neville, born Aldworth; diplomatist and politician, 1717-1793 (Subject)
North, Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford, politician and Prime Minister, 1732-1792 (Subject)
Pelham, Henry, Prime Minister, 1694-1754 (Subject)
Pitt, Anne, sister of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (Subject)
Pratt, Charles, 1st Earl Camden (Subject)
Royal Household (Subject)
Seed, Margaret, widow of the Reverend Jeremiah Seed, divine (Subject)
Shute, William Wildman, 2nd Viscount Barrington, politician, 1717-1793 (Subject)
Stuart, John, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister, 25 May 1713-10 Mar 1792 (Subject)
Stuart, John, Lord Mount-Stuart, 1st Marquis of Bute 1796 (Subject)
Stuart, Mary, Baroness Mount-Stuart of Wortley, wife of John, 3rd Earl of Bute (Subject)
Templeman, Peter, physician (Subject)
Wilkes, John, politician; of Add MS 41354 (Subject)
Young, James, Vice-Admiral; Commander-zn-Chief on the Leeward Islands station; Admiral 1778 (Subject)