Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745

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English statesman.

From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1741 Oct. 3 and 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874691

British statesman, first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer.

From the description of Letters, 1734. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546346

British statesman.

From the description of Document signed : Horse Guards, 1721 Jan. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890831

From the description of Document signed : "Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain," [London], to Sir John Norris, 1716 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890829

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to "Madam", 1727 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888713

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Whitehall, to Charles Viscount Townshend, 1723 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888712

From the description of Document signed : [London], 1726 Apr. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890828

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referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Case of the entail of the estate of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, [ca.1756]. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Talbot, Catherine, 1721-1770. Papers relating to Catherine Talbot, 1694-1804. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Budget for the army establishment, including garrisons at Annapolis Royal, Canso, Placentia, St. Johns, and Jamaica, 1745 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Grenville, George, 1712-1770,. Autographs of British politicians, 1691-1788 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Aedes Walpolianae, or a description of the collection of pictures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford, 1743. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Document signed : [London], 1726 Apr. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Jesse Isidor Straus autograph collection, [ca. 1727-1873]. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Letters, 1734. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Document signed : Whitehall, 1724 Nov. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Eton verses, 1754. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Gellowlees, William, fl. 1828. Letter: 1828 Oct. 27, 20 Benners Street, London, to David Laing / Wm. Gellowlees. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768. [Document] 1721 Apr. 18 / Holles Newcastle. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Document signed : [n.p.], 1741 Oct. 3 and 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754. Document signed : Whitehall, 1748 July 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn [Commonplace book], [early 18th century]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Horace Walpole family collection, 1724-1857 (bulk 1724-1786) Princeton University Library
referencedIn Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, 1702-1768. Papers of the Earl of Morton, 1745-1807. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Wormeley, Ralph. Ralph Wormeley notes on Sir Robert Walpole [manuscript], post 1798. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Manuscripts and correspondence, 1575-1948. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Document signed : Horse Guards, 1721 Jan. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Autograph letter signed : Whitehall, to Charles Viscount Townshend, 1723 Aug. 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Royal warrant relating to payment of the armed forces, 1708 Senate House Library (University of London)
referencedIn Collection of papers relating to politics, genealogy and slavery in Jamaica, [1722-1868] Senate House Library (University of London)
referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Short notes of the life of Horatio Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, and of Catherine Shorter, his first wife, 1746-1779. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Document signed : "Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain," [London], to Sir John Norris, 1716 Apr. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Stair papers, 1722-1745 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786. Miscellaneous poems, 1744. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Upon the Sky-lights : from the Maybole in the Strand to the Maybole in Handbridge, an anonymous verse satire. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
referencedIn The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to the Hebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Newspaper cuttings, circa 1770. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Trusler, John, 1735-1820. Memoirs, part 2, circa 1810. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728. Papers, 1695-1765. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Autograph letter signed : Hampton Court, 1733 Aug. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn John F. Glaser collection of historical autograph letters and manuscripts, 1739-1933. Houghton Library
referencedIn Feinstone, Sol, 1888-1980. Sol Feinstone collection, 1536-1985. St. Lawrence University, Owen D. Young Library
referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Transcripts of letters from Horace Walpole to Horace Mann, 1741-1786. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Upon the Sky-lights : from the Maybole in the Strand to the Maybole in Handbridge, an anonymous verse satire, ca. 1720 GB 206 Leeds University Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Document signed : Whitehall, 1730 June 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Portrait collection, ca. 1600-1850 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Letter from Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), to Hugh Boulter, Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh (1672-1742), August 19, 1725 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. A collection of letters from Horace Walpole, youngest son of Sr Robert Walpole Earl of Orford to Horace Mann resident at Florence, 1741-1786. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Dighton, B. L. (Basil Lewis). Portrait of Sir Robert and Lady Walpole, ca. 1930. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Papers, Addition One, 1695-1765. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859. Walpole's letters to Sir Horace Mann, 1833. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Cholmondeley (Houghton) Papers, 1316-1866 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
referencedIn William Upcott papers, 1650-1881. Houghton Library
creatorOf Great Britain. Treasury. Budget for the army establishment, including garrisons at Annapolis Royal, Canso, Placentia, St. Johns, and Jamaica, 1745. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, 1702-1768. Papers of the Earl of Morton, 1745-1807. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747. Stair papers, 1722-1745. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ministerial Intrigues, 1716-1717. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Miscellaneous verses, [ca. 1730-1742]. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Garrick, David, 1717-1779,. Autograph letter signed from David Garrick, London, to Peter Garrick, Lichfield [manuscript], 1741/42 January 31. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723. Report, 1716 November 14, to the Lords of the Treasury. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to "Madam", 1727 Aug. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Ogden, C. K. (Charles Kay), 1889-1957. Collected autographs : ms., 1881. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Clarke, Alured, 1696-1742. 20 letters to Charlotte, Lady Sundon ; 4 letters to Lady Sundon from Lord Hervey ; 1 unsigned letter, 1730-1734. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Autograph album, 1667-1823. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Williams, (Arthur Frederick) Basil, 1900-1901 Senate House Library (University of London)
referencedIn Talbot, Catherine, 1721-1770. Papers relating to Catherine Talbot, 1694-1804. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Powell, Morgan. An account of the paintings at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the right honble Sr Robt .Walpole, 1749 / by the Revd Mr Morgan Powell MA. SGSS. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Tassie, James, 1735-1799. Portrait medallion of Sir Robert Walpole [realia]. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768. A concise account of the war begun with Spain in 1739, and wtih France in 1744, and an account of the rebellion in Britain, in 1745 & 1746, [1745-1768?]. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Poyntz, Stephen, 1665-1750. 35 letters to Thomas Townshend; various places, 1723-1749. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Great Britain. Treasury. [Warrant] 1725 June 17, appointing Thomas Collier to be a tidesman at the Port of Irvin [Scotland] / John Hill, H. Brent, B. Fairfax. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747. Stair papers, 1722-1745. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Autograph collection, [ca. 1727-1873] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford: Diary of Proceedings in Parliament, 1734-1751 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
creatorOf Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-. Collection of autographs of prime ministers and royalty. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. Family correspondence : manuscript, 1700-1707. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Newspaper clippings, circa 1764-1789. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
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associatedWith Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786. person
associatedWith Boswell, James, 1740-1795 person
associatedWith Clarke, Alured, 1696-1742. person
associatedWith Dighton, B. L. (Basil Lewis). person
associatedWith Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762, person
associatedWith Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford person
associatedWith Feinstone, Sol, 1888-1980. person
associatedWith Fletcher, H. George, person
associatedWith Garrick, David, 1717-1779, person
associatedWith Gellowlees, William, fl. 1828. person
associatedWith Glaser, John F., collector. person
associatedWith Great Britain. Treasury. corporateBody
associatedWith Halifax, George Montague, Earl of, 1685?-1739. person
associatedWith Harrington, William Stanhope, Earl of, 1690?-1756. person
associatedWith Harvey, Gideon, 1669?-1755. person
associatedWith Hoste, James. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 person
associatedWith Keene, Benjamin, Sir, 1697-1757. person
associatedWith Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859. person
associatedWith Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, 1702-1768. person
associatedWith Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768. person
associatedWith Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728. person
associatedWith Norris, John, Sir, 1660?-1749, person
associatedWith Not known person
associatedWith Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754. person
associatedWith Pelham-Holles, Thomas, Duke of Newcastle, 1693-1768. person
associatedWith Powell, Morgan. person
associatedWith Poyntz, Stephen, 1665-1750. person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866, person
associatedWith Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747. person
associatedWith Straus, Jesse Isidor, person
associatedWith Straus, Jesse Isidor, person
associatedWith Talbot, Catherine, 1721-1770. person
associatedWith Tassie, James, 1735-1799. person
associatedWith Townshend, Charles, 2d Viscount Townshend, 1674-1738, person
associatedWith Trusler, John, 1735-1820. person
associatedWith University of Chicago. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Chicago. Library. Special Collections Research Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Upcott, William, 1779-1845 person
associatedWith Walpole, Dorothy. person
associatedWith Walpole family of Houghton, Norfolk family
associatedWith Walpole, Galfridus. person
associatedWith Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. person
associatedWith Walpole, Horatio Walpole, Baron, 1678-1757. person
associatedWith Walpole, Mary. person
associatedWith Williams, Arthur Frederick Basil, 1867-1950 person
associatedWith Wormeley, Ralph. person
associatedWith Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723. person
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Birth 1676-08-26

Death 1745-03-18

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