Add MS 6859

Volume LVI of the papers of Mr. Andrew Mitchell, subsequently Sir Andrew Mitchell.Miscellaneous foreign correspondence. Folio.

1. Letter from Monsieur Ahldfeld. Inclosing a letter from the Comte de Bournonville. Dated Berlin, 31 January 1761. (folio 1)

2. Letter from Monsieur le Baron Andrié de Gorgier. His illness. Thanks for a present of Burgundy. Situation of affairs. Mr. Cory. Dated Berlin, 17 February 1759. (folio 3)

3. Letter from Monsieur le Baron Andrié de Gorgier. Sent with the present of a cheese to Mr. Mitchell. Dated Berlin, 9 June 1761. (folio 6)

4. Letter from Monsieur Buchmann. Arrival of Mr. Atkins. The King of Prussia [Frederick II, alias Frederick the Great] is at Friberg. Dated Magdeburg, 9 November 1762. (folio 8)

5. Letter from Monsieur Buchmann. Enclosing a letter from the Marquis de la Fraigne. Death of General Donop. Pasquinade affixed on the Palace at Vienna, reflecting on Marshall Daun. Dated Magdeburg, 13 November 1762. (folio 10)

6. Letter from Colonel Balbi. Asking Mr. Mitchell’s advice and assistance towards placing a sum of money in the English funds. Dated Magdeburg, 25 January 1763. (folio 12)

7. Letter from Monsieur Behmen. Details of the siege of Schweidnitz, and offers of capitulation made by General Guasco. Annexed is a sketch of the mining operations, and bombardment. Dated [Teichenan]. (folio 17) [A plan of the mining operations before Schweidnitz can be found at Add MS 6869, folio 31]

8. Letter from Monsieur Behman. Capture of Schweidnitz by the explosion of the magazine and a mine. Dated Teichenan, 9 October 1762. (folio 15)

9. Letter from Monsieur de Behr. Thanks for Mr. Mitchell’s attention to M. de Lichtenstein. Dated London, 29 July 1763. (folio 21)

10. Letter from Monsieur de Bordes. Map of Hungary by Muller. Death of the Princess Regent [Anne]. The Bavarian and Wirtemberg troops return home, on account of the French subsidies not having been paid. Dated Dresden, 22 January 1759. (folio 23)

11. Letter from Monsieur de Bordes. Resolutions passed by the States for the Government of the republic. Incursion of the Tartars into the Ukraine. Execution at Lisbon. Favourable change in the illness of the King of Prussia (?). Dated Dresden, 17 February 1759. (folio 25)

12. (Enclosed). Extrait des Resolutions de Leurs Hautes Puissances, en date du 13 Janvier 1759. (folio 29)

13. Letter from Monsieur Bossiers. A letter of compliment, asking Mr. Mitchell’s influence in regard to his (M. Bossiers’) advancement in the service. Camp of Stansdorff, 14 May 1761. (folio 32)

14. Letter from Monsieur Breda. Soliciting a private interview, for the purpose of communicating some plans of the late Baron Wrangel. Dated Berlin, 29 July 1760. (folio 34)

15. Letter from Monsieur Cesar. Forwarding a letter from Prince Henry. Dated Berlin, 15 July 1762. (folio 36)

16. Letter from Mr. Cori. Mr. Cori states the loss of £400 entrusted to Mr. Cramond, who afterwards became bankrupt. A letter from the latter in enclosed. Dated Berlin, 12 April 1761. (folio 38)

17. (Enclosed). Letter from Mr. Cramond to Mr. Cori. He is unable to pay the money. Intelligence respecting the negotiations pending between England and France. Dated Paris, 27 March 1761. (folio 40)

18. Letter from M. Cori. Death of Baron Andrié. Mr. Mitchell is requested to convey his last expressions of attachment to the King of Prussia. Dated Berlin, 22 April 1762. (folio 42)

19. Letter from Mademoiselle Danckelman. Health of her mother. Dated Magdeburg, 18 August. (folio 44)

20. Letter from Monsieur Danoot. Pictures and linen sent to Mr. Mitchell. Sale of Mr. Mitchell’s effects at Brussels. Account due to M. Danoot. Dated Brussels, 5 June 1757. (folio 46)

21. Letter from Monsieur Ducker. Thanks to Mr. Mitchell for his patronage. Dated Cham, devant Lune, 23 June 1760. (folio 48)

22. Letter from Monsieur Egerland. Mr. Cocks has relinquished the idea of serving this campaign. Dated Dresden, 27 July 1757. (folio 50)

23. Letter from Monsieur Engelbrecht. Destruction of his estate in Silesia by the Russians. He wishes Mr. Mitchell to obtain a subscription for him in England. Dated Glogau, 2 March 1760. (folio 52)

24. Letter from M.M. Ephraim and son. Report that the Saxon money struck by order of the King of Prussia is forbidden to be circulated in the allied army. Mr. Mitchell is solicited to preserve its circulation. Dated Berlin, 24 June 1760. (folio 55)

25. Letter from Monsieur Ernst. Service of China purchased for Mr. Mitchell. Dated Meissen, 27 June 1760. (folio 57)

26. Letter from Captain Hattorf. Soliciting Mr. Mitchell’s protection. Dated Handenberg, 13 June 1763. (folio 60)

27. Letter from Monsieur Kircheisen. Relative to young Mr. Reccané, and the lodgings etc. procured for him. Dated Berlin, 18 April 1760. (folio 62)

28. Letter from Monsieur Kircheisen. On the same subject. Dated Berlin, 2 May 1760. (folio 64)

29. Letter from Monsieur Kircheisen. On the same subject. Dated Berlin, 21 June 1760. (folio 66)

30. Letter from M.M. Klankcke and Benz. Soliciting an order for some plate. Dated Augsburg, 22 December 1763. (folio 68)

31. Letter from Monsieur Marwitz. Sir Charles Hanbury Williams will allow him a passage on board the Man of War which is to take him to England. Dated Hamburg, 31 December 1757. (folio 70)

32. Letter from M.M. Muchelet and Comp. Enclosing a letter from Madame Keith. Dated Berlin, 9 January 1759. (folio 72)

33. Letter from the Widow of H.J. Möller. Some snuff supplied by order to Mr. G. Udny of London. Dated Hamburg, 10 May 1763. (folio 74)

34. Letter from Monsieur d’Oldershausen. Thanks to Mr. Mitchell for his protection. Dated Wittemberg, 7 May 1760. (folio 76)

35. Letter from Monsieur de Redern. Thanks to Mr. Mitchell for the loan of some instrument. Dated Berlin, 4 June 1761. (folio 79)

36. Letter from Captain Seebach. Communicating the discovery of a new method of casting bullets and shells. Dated Stettin, 30 April 1761. (folio 81) [See Add MS 6871, Volume LXVIII of the Mitchell papers, folio 105]

37. Letter from Monsieur Sack. Thanks to Mr. Mitchell for forwarding a packet containing some copies of Keimicott’s work on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, and enclosing a letter to Dr. Keimicott. Dated Magdeburg, 24 July 1760. (folio 83)

38. Letter from Monsieur de Spilcker. He requests Mr. Mitchell’s assistance to recover a debt due to him from the Court of Holstein. Dated Stade, 15 July 1762. (folio 85)

39. Letter from Monsieur Starling. Enclosing a letter from the Duchess of Arenberg [Louise Margaret]. Dated Magdeburg, 18 December 1759. (folio 89)

40. Letter from Monsieur Steinberg. Soliciting Mr. Mitchell to obtain a dispensation from the King of Prussia, for his daughter to hold a vacant benefice in the Chapter of Minden. Dated Hanover, 2 October 1762. (folio 91)

41. Letter from Monsieur Trible. Respecting some paintings of Mr. Mitchell’s left in his hands, and a design for a frame to the portrait of the King of Prussia. Dated Berlin, 3 March 1759. (folio 93)

42. (Enclosed). Separate postscript to the above letter, containing an extract from a letter of Madame Borck, relative to a service of Dresden China for sale, and a list of pieces of which it consists. (folio 95)

43. (Enclosed). List of the Paintings belonging to Mr. Mitchell, in the care of Mr. Trible. (folio 97)

44. (Enclosed). Ideé d’une bordure, on Instruction pour le sculpteur. (folio 99)

45. Letter from Monsieur Trible. A letter of compliment. Dated Berlin, 31 December 1759. (folio 101)

46. Letter from Monsieur Trible. A letter of thanks. Dated Berlin, 4 April 1761. (folio 103)

47. Letter from Monsieur Trible. Prince Henry has paid M. Trible a visit to view his collection of pictures. Dated Berlin, 14 April 1761. (folio 105)

48. Letter from Monsieur Trible. The commission to Mr. de Borck has been executed. Dated Berlin, 29 June 1761. (folio 107)

49. Letter from Monsieur Vanderhoop. His reception by Prince Henry. General Intelligence. Dated The Hague, 5 September 1757. (folio 109)

50. Letter from Monsieur Vanderhoop. Account of his proceedings, and general information. Dated Bois le Duc, 18 May 1759. (folio 111)

51. Letter from Monsieur de Vignau. Application for the restoration of some provisions captured on board a Danish ship, and carried into England. Dated Magdeburg, 28 August 1757. (folio 114)

52. Letter from Monsieur Waasberghe. A letter of compliment. Dated Danzig [Gdańsk], 31 December 1763. (folio 116)

53. Letter from Monsieur de Wedell. The King of Prussia wishes to see Mr. Mitchell at Elesterwerda. Dated Torgau, 10 November 1759. (folio 118)

54. Letter from Monsieur Wyse. Generosity of Prince Ferdinand and Lord Granby towards him. Dated The Hague, 18 November 1760. (folio 120)

55. Letter from Monsieur Zanthier. A letter of thanks written in obscure terms. Rejection of certain offers made by Colonel Cocceji. Dated Breslau, 7 November 1761. (folio 122)

56. Letter from Monsieur Zanthier. Relative to his own proceedings and plans. Dated Prosigk, near Coetheu, 18 March 1763. (folio 124)

57. Letter from Monsieur Zanthier. His reception by the Landgrave. He writes to Prince Henry to solicit the rank of Major, and encloses a copy of his letter. Dated Broseck, 18 May 1763. (folio 126)

58. Letter from Monsieur Zanthier. Situation of the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel [Frederick II]. He solicits a letter of recommendation to Baron Fritsch. Enclosed is an extract of a letter to M. Boden. Dated Broseck, 21 December 1763. (folio 129)

59. Letter from Monsieur Zanthier. Death of the Elector of Saxony [Frederick Augustus II]. He wishes to enter the service either of Russia or Portugal. Dated Prosigh, 22 December 1763. (folio 132)