Add MS 35893

HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. DXLV. Army Papers, 1713- 1759, viz.:-

1. Accompt of expenditure of £2,489,399 6s. 3d., part of the sum voted by Parliament for the Forces in 1712; Pay Office, 28 Apr. 1713. f. 5.

2. "Disposition of the King's Forces by the Duke of Argyle after the Rebels went up to the Hills in the Rebellion, 1715." f. 11.

3. "A copy of the regulation of pay of the Horse during the late war in Holland and Flanders . . . to which is added a new regulation for the weekly payment of the Horse, Dragoons and Foot when they shall serve in Holland or Flanders." By H. B., 1736. Two copies. ff. 13, 31.

4. Observations on the revenues and forces of France; June, 1738. Endorsed by the 2nd Lord Hardwicke, "I believe this paper to be of no better authority than Captain [Thomas] Cole's, a notorious spy and Picarot-He got a livelihood at last by being agent for bills in Parliament." f. 44.

5. Notes about the pay of the Hessian troops in the King's service; 1739-1741. f. 64.

6. Estimates for pay of the army; 1743. f. 68.

7. Report of Lieut.-General [Hon. James] St. Clair on the coastdefences of Kent; [1743]. Two copies. ff. 82, 86.

8. Papers relating to the Earl of Stair's campaign, 1742-3: lists of troops and an accompt (13 Mar. 174 3/4) of expenditure. f. 92.

9. Engraved plan of French intrenchments at Germersheim in the Rhenish Palatinate, abandoned 22 Sept. 1743, with explanations in German, French and English. Published at Frankfort. f. 99.

10. Papers relating to Marshal George Wade's campaign, 1744: lists of French and allied troops, general orders, plans of camps, etc. f. 100.

11. Articles of accusation aoainst Marshal Wade, with his answers to them; Nov. 1744. Copy f. 134.

12. Letter of the Earl of Stair to [Thomas Belasyse,] Viscount Falconberg, enclosing a report on the conduct of Cornet Henry Belasyse at Dettingen; 10 Mar. 174 4/5. Copy. f. 137.

13. Casualty-list of Dutch troops at Foutenoy; 13 May, 1745. f. 139.

14. "Relation de la bataille de Fontenoy," 11 May, 1745, endorsed by Lord Hardwicke as "écrite par M. le Maréchal Duc de Noailles à sa tante Miladi Bolingbroke." Copy. f. 141.

15. "List of officers of the Coldstream Regiment by seniority and by battalion, with the serjeants and corporals of each company"; 8 Nov. 1745. Vellum. f. 145.

16. "Ordre de Bataille" of the Duke of Cumberland's army; 1747. Printed. f 146 b.

17. "Troupes de France"; 174 8. f. 148.

18. Rules and articles for the better government of H.M. Horse and Foot Guards and all other His Forces"; 1749. Printed. f. 150.

19. Lists of officers of the 1st and 2nd Highland Battalions; n. d. f. 166.

20. Miscellancous lists and issue-warrants for the army; 1755- 1757. Copies. ff. 168-197.

21. Correspondence between George Townshend (4th Viscount Townshend 1764 and 1st Marquis 1786) and Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester, about a supposed insult by the latter to the Militia; Jan. 1759. Copies . f. 198.

22. Letter of Lieut.-Col. William Draper (K.B. 1766) to - Pearson, about the siege of Madras; "From the shatter'd remains of Madrass," 18 Feb. 1759. Copy. f. 206.

23. Papers relating to the Minden campaign, viz.: (a) Letter of Lord George Sackville to Lord Holderness; Camp at Oberstadt, 18 July, 1759. f. 208;-(b) "Monsieur Estorfs narrative of the victory of Minden." Fr. f. 210;-(c) "Extrait du (sic) relation de Prince Ferdinand." Fr. f. 216;-(d) Letter of Lieut.-Col. Charles Fitzroy (cr. Baron Southampton 1780) to Lord George Sackville; 3 Aug. 1759. f. 218;-(e) Narrative by Capt. John Smith, Aide-de-camp to Lord George Sackville, 3 Aug. 1759. f. 220;-(f) Lord George Sackville to Lieut.-Col. Fitzroy; 3 Aug. 1759. f. 222;-(g) the same to [Charles Lennox,] Duke of Richmond; 3 Aug. 1759. f. 225; -(h) Prince Ferdinand to George II.; 13 Aug. 1759. Fr. f. 227. All copies.

24. Lieut.-Gen. Richard Onslow, Governor of Plymouth, to Lord Ligonier, about a militia-riot at Plymouth on the 24 Aug. 1759. Copy f. 229.

25. Copies of the correspondence of General James Wolfe with his brigadiers relating to the plan for the attack on Quebec, Aug.-12 Sept., and of a letter from Capt. Alexander Schomberg [to Admiral Forbes], dated Boston, 5 Sept. 1759. ff. 232, 237.

26. Lists of (a) Winter cantonments of troops in England; 5 Nov. 1759. f. 239;-(b) Quarters for the Militia; 7 Nov. 1759. f. 241;-(c) Numbers of the Militia; 29 Nov. 1759. f. 243;-(d) Troops serving in N. America; 1759. f. 245. Paper; ff. 266. Folio.

Army; England: Miscellaneous army papers: 1713-1809.

includes:

• f. 11 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich: Disposition of his forces: 1715.
• f. 44 Captain Thomas Cole: Observations on the Revenues and Forces of France: 1738.
• f. 44 Political Tracts: Observations on the Revenues and Forces of France, [by T. Cole]: 1738.
• f. 82 County of Kent: Report on coast defences of: 1743.
• f. 82 Hon James St. Clair, Lieutenant -General: Report on defences of Kent: 1743.
• f. 90 America: Accompt of extra services in Georgia: 1738-1743.
• f. 92 John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair: Papers relatng to his campaign: 1742-1743.
• f. 99 Germersheim, the Rhenish Palatinate: Plan of: 1743.: Engr.
• f. 99 Maps and Plans: Intrenchments at Germersheim: 1743.: Engr.
• ff. 100-136 Field-Marshal George Wade: Papers relating to the campaign in Flanders: 1744.
• f. 102 General Chronicles and History of, etc. Army of France: État des troupes de France: 1744.
• f. 113 b Anderlecht, Belgium: Plan of camp there: 1744.
• ff. 113 b, 117, 128 Maps and Plans: Plans of camps in Marshal Wade's campaign: 1744.
• f.115 Leopold Philip Charles Joseph de Ligne, Duc d'Arenberg; Austrian Commander-in-Chief in the Netherlands: Resolution of council of war signed by: 1744.: Copy.
• f. 129 Newsletters From Germany: Relation du passage du Rhin: 1744.: Printed.
• f. 14 1 Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Comte d'Ayen; Duc de Noailles 1704; Maréchal de France 1734: Description of the battle of Fontenoy: 1745.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 148 (AD 1748) General Chronicles and History of, etc. Army of France: Army lists:: 1742, 1748, 1760-1763.
• ff. 198, 203 Field-Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend: Letters to Lord Leicester: 1759.: Copies.
• f. 206 India: Account of the siege of Madras: 1759.
• f. 206 Lieutenant-Colonel William Draper, afterwards KB and Lieutenant General: Pearson: 1759.: Copy.
• f.206 Lieutenant-Colonel William Draper, afterwards KB and Lieutenant General: Letter to Pearson: 1759.: Copy.
• f. 208 1770 Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville 1782; afterwards Germain (Lord George): Letter to Lord Holdernesse: 1759.: Copy.
• f. 216 Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel: Account of the battle of Minden: 1759.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 220 Captain John Smith, Aide-de-camp to Lord George Sackville: Account of Lord G. Sackville's conduct at Minden: 1759.
• f. 222 1770 Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville 1782; afterwards Germain (Lord George): Letter to Lieut.-Col. Fitzroy: 1759.: Copy.
• f. 225 1770 Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville 1782; afterwards Germain (Lord George): Letter to the Duke of Richmond: 1759.: Copy.
• f. 227 Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel: Letters to George II.: 1759.: Fr.: Copies.
• f. 229 Lieutenant-General Richard Onslow, Governor of Plymouth: Letter to Lord Ligonier: 1759.: Copy.
• f. 230 Plymouth, Devon: Account of militia-riot at: 1759.
• f. 232 Canada: Papers relating to the taking of Quebec: 1759.
• f. 237 Captain Alexander Schomberg, RN: Letter to Adm. Forbes: 1759.: Copy.