Gower, John Leveson-, 1st Earl Gower, politician

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Title: 1st Earl Gower

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referencedIn (III. ff. 380). 1748.includes:ff. 1, 30, 38 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: Warrants signed by, as Secretary of State: 1746-1748. ff. 1-29 Charles Emmanuel I; King of Sardinia: Papers rel. to negotiations with England, etc.: 1743-1..., 1748 British Library
referencedIn Vol. III., July, 1732-Dec. 1733.Hon Henry Pelham, Prime Minister: Correspondence with Lord Essex: 1732 -1736.Charles Delafaye, Under Secretary of State: Letters to Lord Essex: 1732-1734.Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letters to Lord Essex:... British Library
referencedIn LETTERS, papers, and tracts relating to the Royal Family of Stuart and the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745; 1688-1788. MS. and printed. The contents are:-1. Warrant from James II. to the Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster General, for the pay of the Queen's Re..., 1688-1788 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xliii. (ff. 467). Home Correspondence 16 June-July,1752.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomatic.includes:f. 1 General John Louis Ligonier, afterwards Earl Ligonier: Corresponde... British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. DCCLXXVI. Warrants to Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, as Lord Chancellor (1737-1756), for affixing the great seal to commissions for seizing pirates, for granting letters of marque and for determining prizes 1737-1755. Pap..., 1737-1755 British Library
referencedIn (V. ff. 309). Oct. 1748-July, 1750.Hugh Valence Jones, Clerk in Secretary of State's Office afterwards Solicitor to the Treasury: Letters to the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1748-1763.includes:ff. 17, 19 Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Correspondence wit... British Library
creatorOf Vol. II (ff. 204). H -O.includes:f. 1 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax: Treasury warrant authorised by: 1698: Signed. f. 2 Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax: Letter to A. Panizzi: 1857. f. 3 Henry Hallam, historian: Letter to A. Panizzi: circ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xiv. (ff. 620). Home Correspondence 1742.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomatic.includes:f. 1 Major Chiverton Hartopp: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1741, 1742, 1752. ff...., 1742 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxvi. (ff. 504). Home Correspondence June, July, 1750.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomatic.includes:f. 1 Sir Anthony Wescombe, 2nd Baronet: Letter to the Duke of Newcastle:... British Library
referencedIn VOL. I. 1. Free pass granted by Frederic the Great, King of Prussia, for the baggage of Lord Tyrawly; Berlin, 13 Jan. 1743. Ger.; with the King's cipher, and countersigned by H[einrich Graf] v[on] Podewils and C. v[on] Borcke. f. 40. 2. Order from th..., 1743-1744 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xv. (ff. 347). Home Correspondence Jan.-July, 1743.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomatic.includes:ff. 1, 100 John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury: Correspondence with the Du... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV., Jan. 1734-July, 1735.Hon Henry Pelham, Prime Minister: Correspondence with Lord Essex: 1732 -1736.Marie Claire St. John, 2nd wife of Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letters to Lord Essex: 1734.: Fr.includes:ff. 1, 32 John Bagshaw, British... British Library
referencedIn (IV. f. 330). 1742-1744.includes:f. 2 Thomas Secker, Bishop of Oxford; Archbishop of Canterbury: Correspondence with the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1740-1763. f. 4 Frederic Louis, Princes of Wales: Messages to, from the king, with replies: 1737, 1742. f. ..., 1742-1744 British Library
referencedIn (I. ff. 318). 1738-1743.includes:ff. 1-27, 48 Philip V of Spain: Papers rel. to negotiations with Gt. Britain: 1738-1750. ff. 5, 48 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Full powers to, as Envoy to Madrid and Lisbon: 1738-1751. f. 28 Walter Titley, ..., 1738-1743 British Library
referencedIn (IV. ff. 396). 1731-1733, and undated.includes:f. 1 Samuel Jones: Suit v. Lord Strafford: 1731. f. 1 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Lawsuits: circ. 1721-1731. f. 1 John Bromwen: Suit of his Executors v. Lord Strafford: 1731. ff. 11,..., 1731-1733 British Library
referencedIn LEEDS PAPERS. Vol. CII (ff. 108). Correspondence of George II and letters relating to him and members of his family, 1753-1760, including:-(1) Notes exchanged between George II and Lord Holdernesse, 1753-1758. ff. 1-77, passim;-(2) Letters to Georg..., 1753-1760 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxiv. (ff. 453). Home Correspondence Oct.-Dec. 1746.Robert Jackson, formerly Resident at Stockholm: Letters to the Duke of Newcastle: 1741, 1746.John Fuller, MP: Letter to A. Stone: 1746.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcas... British Library
referencedIn (II. ff. 306). 1744-1747.includes:ff. 1-37, 45-71 John Carteret, Baron Carteret; Earl Granville, Secretary of State, etc: Warrants, etc., signed by: 1721-1724, 1742-1745. ff. 10, 25, 37, 45 Cologne, in Germany. Archbishops Electors. Clement Augustus..., 1744-1747 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxii. (ff. 576). Home Correspondence Oct.-Dec. 1748.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomatic.includes:ff. 1, 8, 44, 50, 97, 134, 138, 143, 147, 153, 161, 169, 200, 202, 239, 26... British Library
referencedIn (IX. ff. 411). Jan. 1753-Aug. 1754.includes:ff. 1, 38 Robert Bolton, Dean of Carlisle: Letters to the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1745-1761. f. 4 Eyton Butts, Prebendary of Ely: Letter to Hon. P. Yorke: 1753. ff. 6, 23 John Hervey, MP: Letters to the 1st L... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxvii. (ff. 467). Home Correspondence July, Aug. 1747.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomatic.includes:ff. 1, 163 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; son of George II: Corres... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCIV A (ff. 157). 1732-1741.includes:f. 1 John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont: Correspondence with his father, 2nd Lord Egmont: 1746-1748.f. 3 George Perceval, son of the Reverend B Perceval, Rector of Hawarden, county Flintshire: Letter..., 1732-1741 British Library
referencedIn PROCLAMATION by the Lords Justices of England (in the absence of the King in Hanover) offering a reward of 30,000l. " to any person who shall seize and secure [Prince Charles Edward Stuart] the eldest son of the Pretender in case he shall land or att... British Library
referencedIn Vol. V., Aug.-Dec. 1735.includes:ff. 1, 125, 186, 209 Hon Henry Pelham, Prime Minister: Correspondence with Lord Essex: 1732 -1736. f. 3 Margaret Brown, wife of Sir R Brown, Baronet: Letters to Lord Essex: 1734-1735. ff. 5, 164, 201, 208 Charles F... British Library
referencedIn Vol. VI., Tan.-Dec. 1736.includes:ff. 1, 66 Thomas Coke, Baron Lovell; Earl of Leicester: Letters to Lord Essex: 1735, 1736. ff. 3, 42, 68, 71, 119, 143 Bologna, Li quaranta del reggimento di: Intelligence from: 1735-1736. ff. 6, 10, 40, 94, 117, 1... British Library
referencedIn (II. ff. 359). 1742-1744.includes:f. 1 County of Lancaster: Appointment of Custos Rotulorum: 1742. f. 1 Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby: Appointment as Custos Rotulorum of co. Lancaster: 1742. f. 3 Sir Rowland Winn, of Nostel, Baronet: Letter to..., 1742-1744 British Library
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