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Long, Richard, fl. 1700. Letter, 1700 January 8, to Secrattory Varnon [i.e. James Vernon, Secretary of State] / Richard Long.

Title: Letter, 1700 January 8, to Secrattory Varnon [i.e. James Vernon, Secretary of State] / Richard Long.

Cover letter for Long's letter to William III of the same date.

ArchivalResource: [2] p. ; 38 x 30 cm. (folded to 20 x 30 cm.)

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Great Britain. Privy Council. Order in Council, 1701 January 25.

Title: Order in Council, 1701 January 25.

Order in council directing the Duke of Bedford and justices of the peace in Middlesex to execute the royal proclamation and act (VI Anne 17) to recruit troops by payment to volunteers and by impressment. List of members of the council with brief biographical notices included.

ArchivalResource: 4 p. ; 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237194655 View

Vernon, James, 1646-1727. Autograph letter signed : Whitehall, 1678 Oct. 25.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Whitehall, 1678 Oct. 25.

Concerning the Flanders voyage, Oats, the "discoverer" (Titus Oates, the perjurer), and the death of Justice Godfrey.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Vernon, James, 1646-1727. Autograph letter signed : Whitehall, [1678] Aug. 26.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Whitehall, [1678] Aug. 26.

Concerning the arrangements of the Duke of Monmouth for the care of soldiers.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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William Blathwayt papers, 1646-1796 (inclusive), 1668-1703

Title: William Blathwayt papers 1646-1796 (inclusive), 1668-1703

The papers contain correspondence, newsletters, diplomatic papers, and reports documenting Blathwayt's career and English foreign policy and history in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 12; Other Storage Formats: Oversize; Linear Feet: 5.75

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Blathwayt, William Papers (addenda), 1667-1734, 1668-1672

Title: Blathwayt, William Papers (addenda), 1667-1734 1668-1672

ArchivalResource: 192 pieces; 3 boxes

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White, Ignatius. Letters, 1653-1690.

Title: Letters, 1653-1690.

Consists of letters to Ignatius White, Marquis d'Albeville, and other documents, relating primarily to the Revolution of 1688 in Great Britain. The collection is made up largely of letters written to Albeville during his residence at the Hague. These letters were written by persons in England and on the continent and contain many details of current happenings. The other items in the collection are letters to Albeville from various European correspondents prior to the reign of James II and several miscellaneous documents concerning political events and the careers of Albeville and two of his brothers, Richard and Michael.

ArchivalResource: 335 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36383922 View

Long, Richard, fl. 1700. Letter 1700 January 8 to Secrattory Varnon [i.e. James Vernon, Secy. of State] / Richard Long.

Title: Letter 1700 January 8 to Secrattory Varnon [i.e. James Vernon, Secy. of State] / Richard Long.

ArchivalResource: [2] p. ; 38 x 30 cm. (folded to 20 x 30 cm.)

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Vernon, James, 1646-1727,. Autograph letters signed from James Vernon, Whitehall, to Sir Richard Bulstrode, Brussels [manuscript], 1678-1679.

Title: Autograph letters signed from James Vernon, Whitehall, to Sir Richard Bulstrode, Brussels [manuscript], 1678-1679.

Contains 3 letters dated: December 10 (after p. 362), December 23 and April 7 (after p. 366). Letters dated December 10 and 23 about the payment of the forces. Letter of December 23 speaks of the Lord Treasurer Danby's (Thomas Osborne) impending impeachment and the arrest of Miles Prans in connection with Sir Edmond Bury Godfrey's murder. Letter of April 7 of the articles against the five lords in the Tower being sent up to the lords by the Commons and the arrest of Reading in connection with Bedloe's disclosures.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Beeston, William, Sir, b. 1636. Letter, 1699 March 21, Jamaica, to James Vernon, Secretary of State.

Title: Letter, 1699 March 21, Jamaica, to James Vernon, Secretary of State.

Beeston, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica, discusses the seizure and imprisonment of Scotch merchants by the Spanish in Darien, Panama; affairs in Central America; and matters pertaining to the administration of Jamaica.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. on 2 leaves ; 30 cm.

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Cressett, James, 1655?-1710. [Letterbooks], 1693-1703.

Title: [Letterbooks], 1693-1703.

Manuscript letterbooks in several secretarial hands containing copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence, official documents, and diplomatic papers associated with James Cressett, Envoy Extraordinary to the courts of Brunswick and Celle (Lunenberg) from 1693 to 1703. Volumes 1 and 2 contain copies of outgoing letters from Cressett to members of the British government, including Secretaries of State Sir John Trenchard, James Vernon, Sir Charles Hedges, and Sir William Trumbull and Secretary of War Sir William Blathwayt. Other correspondents include the Dukes of Marlborough and Shrewsbury and the Earls of Albemarle and Portland. Volume 3 contains copies of official letters received by Cressett from various officers at Whitehall, particularly Vernon, Blathwayt, and Hedges. Volume 4 contains copies of official diplomatic correspondence between King William and other heads of state in Latin, French, and German; copies of negotiating memoranda, background papers, and drafts of proposed treaty articles; and other diplomatic papers. The major topic of the correspondence is the protracted and multinational negotiations that resulted both in several treaties among various European powers and in the War of the Spanish Succession. Cressett requests instructions and sends summaries of negotiating sessions, current rumors, information from spies and agents, and proposals for future English positions in the talks. Cressett sends much news of events in the royal house of Hanover, including the imprisonment of Georg Ludwig's wife Sophia Dorothea. The letterbooks trace the eventual emergence of Georg Ludwig as the future heir to the English throne as well. Other topics include the various discussions concerning the succession to the Spanish throne, the alliances formed against France, and the first campaigns of the war.

ArchivalResource: 4 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177626 View

Beeston, William, Sir, b. 1636. Letter, 1699 March 21, Jamaica, to James Vernon, Secretary of State.

Title: Letter, 1699 March 21, Jamaica, to James Vernon, Secretary of State. 1699.

Beeston, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica, discusses the seizure and imprisonment of Scotch merchants by the Spanish in Darien, Panama; affairs in Central America; and matters pertaining to the administration of Jamaica.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. on 2 l. 30 cm.

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Long, Richard. Letters 1700 Decem[be]r 5.

Title: Letters 1700 Decem[be]r 5.

Long's letter to the king describes the great wealth which can be had from five gold mines, if the English, with the help of the Indians, can seize control of the area from the Spanish. Long suggests that the negro mine workers be used to build fortifications at the mouth of the river in the Gulf of Darien, so that the country will be secure for English colonization. He also proposes that the king send English missionaries to win over the natives. Long asks the secretary to see that the king reads his letter.

ArchivalResource: letter (2 leaves) ; 32 cm.

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Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717. William Blathwayt papers, 1646-1796 (inclusive), 1668-1703 (bulk).

Title: William Blathwayt papers, 1646-1796 (inclusive), 1668-1703 (bulk).

The papers contain correspondence, newsletters, diplomatic papers, and reports documenting Blathwayt's career and English foreign policy and history in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

ArchivalResource: 5.75 linear ft. (12 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702133017 View

Manchester papers, 1697-1737

Title: Manchester papers 1697-1737

The papers contain correspondence, copies of treaties, speeches and credentials, orders, memoranda, reports, newsletters and other papers mostly relating to diplomatic, political and military affairs in western Europe during the War of the Spanish Succession. In addition to documenting Manchester's missions to the republic of Venice and the court of France, the papers provide much detail on shifting relations among the northern powers, the break between France and England following the former's recognition of James III, English concern over Jacobite activities on the Continent, and negotiations with the Low Countries and Savoy. Major correspondents writing from England on politics and diplomacy include the Earls of Albemarle, Jersey, Shrewsbury and Sunderland, and secretaries James Vernon, Robert Yard, Joseph Addison and Matthew Prior. Other correspondents include the Duke of Marlborough and J. Chetwynd, writing on military matters, and Sir P. Medows, William Blathwayt, James Cresset, Francis Schonenberg, Abraham Stanyan and Alexander Stanhope, addressing affairs in various countries. Manchester's letters to Blathwayt, located in Series II, describe life at the French court and events leading up to the French violation of the Treaty of Ryswick.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 1; Other Storage Formats: 17 volumes; Linear Feet: 3.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.manche View