Add MS 89143/2/22/10

Letters and copy letters (1 January, 1825 – 30 July, 1827) between G. Canning and various correspondents concerning South America. In English, Spanish and French.

Comte de Alcudia; Don Carlos Bustamante; M. Carvalho; Mr Castillo; Captain Cochrane; Sir Anthony Cooper; Archeveque d’Elvas; Mr Gameiro; Baron Habayana; Colonel Hamilton; James Henderson; Duc du Villa Hermosa; Mr Lionel Hervey; Charles Macgovern; Jose Madrid; General Michelora; M. de San Miguel; Sir Philip Roche; Chevalier de Souza; D. Guadalupe Vittoria; Edward Watts; and Sir Robert Wilson.

Includes:

1. ‘Memorandum of a Communication from Capt. Cochrane’ (26 January, 1825).

2. Letters, lists and a receipt (12 Febraury – 26 July, 1825) between G. Canning, Joseph Planta, C. R. Nugent and J. Bidwell. Concerning packages of minerals and plants from Chile.

3. Papers respecting South American Curiosities & Seeds (29 April – 27 July, 1825) to G. Canning from James Henderson and Colonel Hamilton.

4. Printed pamphlet (1825) ‘Considérations Politiques sur L’Angleterre, La Russie, La Turquie, L’Espagne et L’Amérique; Présentées au Governement Espagnol.’

5. Letter (12 January, 1826) from Mr Planta (on Canning’s behalf) to Sir Anthony Cooper along with two letters (27 December, 1825) to Sir Anthony Cooper from Charles Fiscott and (8 January, 1826) to G. Canning from Sir Anthony Cooper concerning Charles Fiscott.6. Letter (2 June, 1826) to ‘The Earl of Liverpool’ from Charles [Ricketts?]

7. ‘Extract of a Letter from Col[l] Belford Wilson’ (18 December, 1826).

8. Letter (10 April, 1827) to G. Canning from [Charles Gorman?] along with an enclosed letter, in Spanish, (7 February, 1827) to G. Canning from Don Carlos Bustamante and a translation of the same letter.

9. Letter (March, 1827) to [G. Canning?] from an anonymous sender. ‘On the state of Portugal’.