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HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. I. Letters from royal personages to members of the Yorke family and others, etc.; 1727-1814.

1. Will of Queen Caroline, wife of George II.; 30 June, 1727. With the Queen's seal and autogr. signature, and signatures of the witnesses, E[lizabeth, Duchess of] Dorset, [Mistress of the Robes, etc.], [Henry d'Auverquerque, Earl of] Grantham, [Lord Chamberlain to the Queen], and [Sir] R[obert] Eyre, [Chief Justice of the Common Pleas]. Accompanied by a note by Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, stating that the will was delivered to him by the King, 22 Nov. 1737, after the Queen's death. f 1.

2. Letters from William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, to the 1st Lord Hardwicke; 1745-1749. ff. 4-19.

3. Letters from Anne, Princess Royal, Princess of Orange, to the 1st Lord Hardwicke; 1747-1756. With draft of an answer from Lord Hardwicke, 17,53. fr. 20-31.

4. Correspondence of Princess Amelia with the 1st Lord Hardwicke; 1741-1762. ff. 32-44.

5. Correspondence of Princess Mary with the same; 1753, 1759. ff. 45-49.

6. Letter from the Empress Maria Theresa to John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair; 23 Aug. 1742. Autogr. signature. f. 50.

7. Letters from Frederic the Great, King of Prussia, to Sir R. Keith 18 Feb.-22 May, 1762. Autogr. signatures. With copies of letters to his mother and brother, and draft of an answer from Sir R. Keith. ff. 52-63.

8. Letters from Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski, King of Poland, to the Hon. Charles Yorke and Sir Joseph Yorke; 1768, 1769. ff. 64-68.

9. Letter from Princess Amelia to Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke; 25 Jan. 1772. f 69.

10. Letters from George III. to the same; 15 Mar., 14 July, 1784. ff. 70-72.

11. Letters from the same to Phillip, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke; 8, 10 May, 1801. ff. 73, 75.

12. Letters from Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Commanderin-chief, to the same; 1799-1814. ff. 76-94.

13. Letters from William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, to the same; 1799-1807. With drafts of two answers. ff. 95-109.

14. Letters from Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, to the same; 1801-1805. ff. 110-137.

15. Letter from Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Tiviotdale, afterwards King of Hanover, to the same; [May, 1807]. f. 138.

16. Letter from Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, to the same; 19 Apr. 1810. f. 140. Paper; ff. 141. Folio.

includes:

f. 1 George II of England: Will of Queen Caroline: 1727.
ff. 4-19 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; son of George II: Correspondence with the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1745-1750.
ff. 20-31 William (IV) Charles Henry Friso, Princes of Orange: Correspondence of Anne, his wife, with the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1747-1759.
ff. 32-44 George II of England: Correspondence of Princess Amelia with the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1741-1762.
ff. 45-49 Hesse-Cassel, Landgraves of. Frederick II: Correspondence of his wife Mary with the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1753, 1759.
f. 50 Francis I; Emperor of Germany; Maria Theresa: Letter to Lord Stair: 1742.
ff. 52-63 Frederick II of Prussia: Letters to Sir R. Keith: 1759, 1762.
f. 59 Frederick II of Prussia: Letter to his mother: [1756].: Copy.
f. 61 Frederick II of Prussia: Dedication of his "Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg " to his brother Henry: [1750].: Copy.
ff. 64-68 Stanislas Augustus; King of Poland: Letters to C. and P. Yorke 1768: 1769.
f. 69 George II of England: Letters of Pr. Amelia to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1772, 1773.
ff. 70-72 George III of England: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1784.
ff. 73, 75 George III of England: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801.
ff. 76-94 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1796-1814.
ff. 95-108 William Frederic, Duke of Gloucester; son of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1799-1807.
ff.110-137 Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent; 4th son of George III: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801-1805.
f. 138 Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; son of George V of Hanover: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1807.
f. 140 Sussex, d 1843 Augustus Frederick, Duke of: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1810.

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1727

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1814

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Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 6th son of George III, 1773-1843
Cumberland, Ernest Augustus, Duke of, son of George V of Hanover
Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, son of George II
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, 4th son of George III
Frederick II, King of Prussia
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
Hesse-Cassel, Landgraves of. Frederick II
Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary
Stanislas Augustus, King of Poland
William (IV) Charles Henry Friso, Princes of Orange
William Frederic, Duke of Gloucester, son of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827