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040-003468114
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032-003453156
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Add MS 89317/7/73
Title:

Notes and drafts of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Scope & Content:
  • Poem on the bonfire held at Balmoral to commemorate the taking of Sebastopol, written by Lord Granville at Queen Victoria's request. 29 September 1855, ff. 1-2v.
  • Notes of a programme of legislation for 1870. [1869], ff. 3-4.
  • Rough notes for discussion on the Eastern Question. [1876], f. 5.
  • Draft of an after-dinner speech to General Grant at the Devonshire Club. [1877], ff. 6-13.
  • Draft speech referring to a statement on Turkish affairs made by Lord Derby in February 1877. [1877], f. 14.
  • Notes on colonial policy. [1877], ff. 15-19.
  • Quotation from a speech by the first Lord of the Admiralty, possibly on the Eastern Question. [January 1878], f. 20.
  • Draft question on Lord Derby's negotiations with Count Shuvalov. [April 1878], ff. 21-36.
  • Notes of a speech by J.K. Cross on the Zulu War. [March 1879], ff. 37-39.
  • Notes for Lord Granville's speech in the House of Lords, March 25, on the Zulu War. 19 March 1879, ff. 40-42v.
  • Draft question on the source of money spent on the Zulu War. [June 1879], ff. 43-44.
  • Draft question on Lord Cairns' Irish University Bill, asked in the House of Lords on July 3. [July 1879], ff. 45-48.
  • Quotation from a statement by Lord Beaconsfield on relations with Russia. 9 August [1879], ff. 49-49v.
  • Note on the state of affairs in Afghanistan. [August 1879], ff. 50-51.
  • Draft speech on Free Trade in reply to that made by Lord Salisbury to the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, October 1879. [October 1879], ff. 52-61.
  • Notes on the views of Sir John Holker on the Afghan War. [October 1879], ff. 62-63v.
  • Note on Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's pledge to Afghanistan. [1879], f. 64.
  • Notes for a speech on peace [in Afghanistan]. [February 1880], f. 65.
  • Draft speech urging the fulfilment of the Treaty of Berlin. [March 1880], ff. 66-72v.
  • Notes on hypothec in land tenure. [1880?], ff. 73-74.
  • Foreign affairs: notes of topics for discussion. [1882?], ff. 75-76.
  • Draft answer to a question on a Euphrates railway asked in the House of Lords by Lord Lamington, July 1883. [July 1883], ff. 77-78.
  • Draft speech on the Suez Canal. (See also PRO 30/26/204 at The National Archives). [July 1883], ff. 79-81v.
  • Quotation from a speech of Lord Salisbury criticising Gladstone. 1884, ff. 82-83.
  • Draft speech of criticism of the Duke of Argyll's speech in the House of Lords, July 10. [July 1885], ff. 84-97v.
  • Draft address to the University of London, of which Lord Granville was Chancellor. [1885], ff. 98-111.
  • Notes on Home Rule. [1885], ff. 112-117v.
  • Notes on the policy of separatism in Irish affairs. [1886], ff. 118-119.
  • Draft of part of a speech on international unity. [1886], f. 120.
  • Notes of crime figures for Ireland, 1878-1886. [1887], ff. 121-121v.
  • Quotation from a speech by R.T. Reid, M.P. on the administration of the law in Ireland. [May 1887], ff. 122-125.
  • Draft of a prize-giving speech for the University of London. [1887], ff. 126-136v.
  • Notes, apparently concerning the appointment of A. J. Balfour as Secretary of State for Ireland. [1887?], ff. 137-138v.
  • Draft of a speech given at the Devonshire Club, April 9, to mark Joseph Chamberlain's return from the Anglo-American Fishery Commission negotiations. [April 1888], ff. 139-153v.
  • Draft speech on the operation of the Prevention of Crimes Act. [July 1888], ff. 154-167v.
  • Draft speech on Lord Granville's amendment to the Local Government Bill, concerning the Cinque Ports. [August 1888], ff. 168-175v.
  • Draft speech and letter concerning Lord Granville's directorship of a steelworks. Undated, ff. 176-179v.
  • Reference to a case in the Law Reports for 1877. Undated, ff. 180-181.
  • Miscellaneous notes on foreign affairs. Undated, ff. 182-184.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003453156
036-003461585
040-003468114
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Add MS 89317 : Granville Papers
Add MS 89317/7 : Papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

 

Add MS 89317/7/73 : Notes and drafts of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
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032-003453156[0007]/036-003461585[0073]/040-003468114
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View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89317
Record Type (Level):
File
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1 file
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1855
End Date:
1888
Date Range:
1855-1888
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: 184 folios. Formerly pp. 1-368, Public Record Office.

Unbound.

Former External References:
PRO 30/29/22A/7
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)