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Letters and copy letters (16 November, 1823 – 30 March, 1825) between G. Canning and various correspondents, including John Hopkins, John Charles Herries and Lord Melville, relating to the representation of Harwich. Includes:

1. Letter (27 November, 1823) to Mr Chinnery from Henry William Vincent along with a note of the same date from [G. Canning?].

2. Note (28 November, 1823) to G. Canning from [A. G. Spearman?] along with an enclosed letter (29 November, 1823) to Mr Chinnery from ‘AGS’ [Spearman?]

3. Letter (4 December, 1823) to Mr Chinnery from Henry William Vincent.

4. Letter (6 December, 1823) to G. R. Chinnery from Henry William Vincent.

5. Letter (10 December, 1823) to [G. Canning?] from Mary Ann Cox along with two enclosed letters (10 December, 1823) to Mr Chinnery from John Backhouse and (15 December, 1823) to ‘Mrs Cox’ from Canning.

6. Letter (11 December, 1823) to Mr Chinnery from Henry William Vincent with a further letter (16 December, 1823) from G. Canning on the reverse side.

7. Letter (19 December, 1823) to G. R. Chinnery from Henry William Vincent.

8. Letter (20 January, 1824) to G. Canning from the Duke of Wellington along with an enclosed letter (17 January, 1824) from Lieutenant Colonel Gosset.

9. Letter (23 March, 1824) to Augustus Stapleton from Henry William Vincent.

10. Letter (7 April, 1824) to G. Canning from John Hopkins et al along with a letter (17 April, 1823) to Hopkins from Canning and another letter (18 April, 1824) from Henry William Vincent.

11. Letter (29 April, 1824) to G. Canning from Mr Herries along with an enclosed letter (26 April, 1824) to Herries from ‘Mr Whinfield’.

12. Letter (7 July, 1824) to Mr Stapleton from Mr Vincent.

13. Letter (19 July, 1824) to G. Canning from Matilda Wordsworth along with other letters (22 July, 1824) to Canning from Mr Herries, copy letter (27 July, 1824) to Canning from R. Lushington, (27 July, 1824) from Canning to Mrs Wordsworth and (28 July, 1824) to Stapleton from Henry William Vincent. Concerning an application for ‘Mr Richard Wordworth’ for the ‘Situation of Landing Waiter in the Custons in the Port of London’.

14. Letter (23 October, 1824) to Mr Stapleton from Mr Spearman.

15. Petition (28 December, 1824). ‘To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled’ from ‘Merchants, Ship Owners, Traders and others connected with the Port of Harwich.’ Concerning proposed improvements in the ‘Docks in the Port of London’.

16. Letter (25 January, 1825) to Mr Stapleton from Mr Spearman.

17. Letters and copy letters (20 April, 1824 – 30 March, 1825) between G. Canning, Lord Melville, George Graham and Captain Hamilton concerning the promotion of Lieutenant Joseph Hamilton to ‘Timber Master at Portsmouth Dock Yard’.