Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington

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referencedIn Vol. II. (ff. 218). 10 March, 1713-14 Jan. 174. 1. Joseph Addison, Secretary to the Lords Justices, to J. Robethon; St. James', 4, 11 Sept. 1714. Copies. ff. 174, 176. 2. J[acob] Banckes [Jun., of Milton Abbas, co. Dorset], to Sir Will. Wyndham, 3rd ... British Library
creatorOf HOPKINS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 142). Letters to Thomas Hopkins, chiefly as Under Secretary to Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State from 1706 to 1710; 1698-1710. Including a few 19th-cent. copies and a few drafts by Hopkins on Sund..., 1698-1710 British Library
creatorOf MACKINTOSH PAPERS (3RD SERIES). Vol. XXXVIII. Extracts from the Hanover, Phelps, and Canover Papers, part of the papers collected by George Temple Nugent-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, and kept at Stowe, his seat in co. Bucks.; 1711-1767. ..., 1711-1767 British Library
referencedIn Admiral Sir Charles Wager: Signet Warrants for his appointment and salary as Lord of the Admiralty: 1718, 1721.Admiral Sir John Norris: Signet Warrants for his appointment, etc., as a Lord of the Admiralty: 1718, 1721.Admiral Sir John Jennings: Signe... British Library
referencedIn BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CCCCI (ff. 110). Articles of agreement of, and memorials, etc., relating to, diplomatic and military agreements, 1655-1720; including (ff. 37-39b) an original protocol of the Anglo-Tripolitanian peace treaty of 1703; (ff. 68-69..., 1655-1720 British Library
referencedIn Vol XXVI. 1679-1702, 1704-Sept. 1708.Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence with Duke of Marlborough: 1704-1717.: Partly signed and extracts.includes:ff. 1-16 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letters to Duke of Marlborough: ..., 1679-1708 British Library
referencedIn HANOVER PAPERS. Vol. X. (ff. 331). Jan. 1718-2.13 Nov. 1719. The writers are:-Card. Julio Alberoni to the Marquis de Monteleone, Spanish Ambassador at London; Madrid, 26 Sept., 10 Oct. 1718. Printed. ff. 143,159. F-0-d'Artis; Genoa, 14 March, N.S.... British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn MEMOIRS of Admiral Sir George Byng [created Viscount Torrington in 1721], to the year l705; revised, with additions. Paper; ff. 103. XVIIIth cent. From a fragmenent of a letter of Philip 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, the MS. appears to have belonged to [Ric..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXI (ff. 205). Oct. 1704-Aug. 1705.includes:f. 9 Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Letters, etc., to: 1694-1710.: Partly Fr.ff. 11-199b passim Henry de Massue de Ruvigny, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny; Earl of Galway: Correspondence, etc., w... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCXLII (ff. 215). (10) Morocco, 1706-1710; including (ff. 1-117) papers by and relating to Jezreel Jones, mainly as translator and interpreter to the Moroccan ambassadors, Ahmad ibn Ahmad Cárdenas and Dr Joseph Diaz, 1706-1710; and (ff. 24-35,..., 1706-1710 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXIV (ff. 211). Jan.-Aug. 1709.Anne of England: Reports, orders, etc., of Prince George of Denmark as Lord High Admiral: 1702-1708.: Partly signed. Mostly copies.includes:f. 3 Captain John Shales, RN: Letter to J. Burchett: 1709.: Copy.f... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXIII (ff. 229). May-Dec. 1708.John Fawler, Navy Commissioner: Correspondence, as Deputy Sec. of Admiralty: 1706-1709.: Partly signed and copies.Thomas Hopkins, Under Secretary of State: Letters, etc., to: 1707-1710, n.d.: Partly Fr.Anne o... British Library
referencedIn Vol. ii. (ff. 562). Home Correspondence; 1724-1732.George I of England: Home correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State: 1714-1727.George II of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1727 -1760.: Diplomati..., 1724-1732 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXIII. (ff. 329). 30 Sept./11 Oct. 1718-2/13 Jan. 1719.John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair: Correspondence with C. Whitworth, etc.: 1717-1719.: Copies.James Stanhope, General, afterwards Viscount and Earl Stanhope, Secretary of State, etc: Corresp..., 1718-1719 British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXVIII (ff. 218). 1708.includes:ff. 3-6b, 215 England; Parliament: Proceedings of: 1689-1713.: Extracts. Partly drafts and printed.ff. 17, 134 Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes, diplomatist: Correspondence with H. Boyle: 1708-1710.: Extracts..., 1708 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXI (ff. 238). 1706, 1707.Thomas Hopkins, Under Secretary of State: Letters, etc., to: 1707-1710, n.d.: Partly Fr.John Fawler, Navy Commissioner: Correspondence, as Deputy Sec. of Admiralty: 1706-1709.: Partly signed and copies.Anne of Eng..., 1706-1707 British Library
referencedIn Vol. DLII (ff. iii+323). (1) Letter-book containing copies of Sunderland's letters as Secretary of State, relating to domestic affairs; 1706-1710. ff. 2-229. (2) Letter-book containing copies of Sunderland's letters as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; 171..., 1706-1715 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCXC (ff. 216). (1) Letters, memorials, etc., relating to pensions and arrears of pay; 1705-1722, n.d. Partly French. Partly copies. ff. 1-74b. (2) General naval correspondence and papers, including (f. 128) a chart of the voyage of H.M.S. Boy..., 1704-1722 British Library
referencedIn Vol XXVII. Oct. 1708-1717, 1710.Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence with Duke of Marlborough: 1704-1717.: Partly signed and extracts.includes:f. 13 Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Letter to Lord Strafford: 1708.: Copy.f..., 1708-1717 British Library
referencedIn BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. LVI (ff. 210). Correspondence with Henry de Massue de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway; 1703-1711. Partly French and Spanish. Partly signed and copiesHenry de Massue de Ruvigny, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny; Earl of Galway: Correspondence with..., 1703-1711 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXX (ff. 220). (1) Lord Pembroke, 1708, 1709. ff. 1-81b. (2) Commissioners, 1709, 1710. ff. 82-123b. (3) Correspondence of Sunderland with Lord Pembroke (ff. 124-160b), and letters from the Commissioners (ff. 161-220b); 1708-1710. ff. 124-2..., 1708-1710 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXII. (ff. 350) 4/15 July-26 Sept. / 7 Oct. 1718.John Craggs, junior; Secretary of State., etc: Correspondence with C. Whitworth and Earl Cadogan: 1718.William Cadogan, 1st Baron and (1718) Earl Cadogan: Correspondence with J. Craggs: 1718.Baron..., 1718 British Library
referencedIn TRANSCRIPTS BY BIRCH of state letters and papers. The principal contents are:-(1) 'Memorabilia in the Earl of Strafford's letters', being brief notes of the contents of the two volumes of Letters of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, printed i..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Admiral Sir Charles Wager: Signet Warrants for his appointment and salary as Lord of the Admiralty: 1718, 1721.Admiral Sir John Norris: Signet Warrants for his appointment, etc., as a Lord of the Admiralty: 1718, 1721.Admiral Sir John Jennings: Signe... British Library
referencedIn Vol. DXIII, A-G; 1705-1722, n.d.includes:ff. 1-2b Mary Adams, widow of Thomas Adams, garrison surgeon at St John's, Newfoundland: Petition to Qu. Anne: bef. 1714.ff. 3-5b Adam Cardonnel, Secretary to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter, etc., t..., 1705-1722 British Library
referencedIn (III. ff. 371). 1727.Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Warrants signed by, as Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1721-1733.George II of England: Warrants to Lord Hardwicke signed by: 1727-1760.William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon; Commis..., 1727 British Library
referencedIn Peerage: Signet Warrants for creations of peers: 1628-1802.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn (VI. ff. 341). 1732-1733.Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Warrants signed by, as Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1721-1733.George II of England: Warrants to Lord Hardwicke signed by: 1727-1760.William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon; Co..., 1732-1733 British Library
referencedIn Vol. ii., 21 Jan. 171½ 1 Sept. 1716.Otto Krabbe, Danish Minster of State: Letters to Admiral Norris: 1715.includes:ff. 19, 20, 52 George Baillie, Lord of the Admiralty: Appointment of, and instructions to Sir J. Norris: 1714, 1715. ff. 19, 20, 52 Ge... British Library
referencedIn PAPERS relating to the Navy, Trade, etc., 1704-1732; consisting chiefly of lists of vessels, naval estimates, and Admiralty orders. Included are: 1. Original orders, dat. 28 and 29 Dec. 1711; signed by [Sir] G[eorge] Byng [afterwards Viscount Torring..., 1704-1732 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XX. (ff. 443). 4/15 Feb.-11/22 Apr. 1718.William Cadogan, 1st Baron and (1718) Earl Cadogan: Correspondence with C. Whitworth: 1717-1721.Baron Johann Kaspar von Bothmer,; Prime Minister of Hanover: Correspondence with C. Whitworth, etc.: 1716-17..., 1718 British Library
referencedIn HOPKINS PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 149). Correspondence of Edward Hopkins and miscellaneous papers; 1644-1793. Partly drafts and copies. Contents: -1. ff. 1-113v. Correspondence of Edward Hopkins, M.P., as secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Mast..., 1644-1793 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXV (ff. 237). Sept. 1709-June 1710, 1721.includes:ff. 1, 7, 26, 28, 190, 205 Robert Pringle, Under-Secretary Of State: Letters, etc., to: 1707-1710.: Partly Fr.f. 5 George Tilson, under-secretary of state: Letters, etc., to: 1706-1718..., 1709-1721 British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of original letters, warrants, and papers, many of which refer to the expenses of the Tower Establishment and other offices, the repayment of Crown Loans, tho transfer of South Sea Stock, etc.; 1576-1763. On f. 29 is a portrait of Sir Edwa..., 1576-1763 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXVII (ff. 231). Letters, partly addressed to Hedges, from: — (1) Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, as commander-in-chief of the Fleet; 1706, 1707. Partly French. Mostly signed. Partly copies. ff. 1-133b. (2) Admiral Sir John Norris, partly ..., 1706-1721 British Library
referencedIn (IV. ff. 378). 1728-1729.Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Warrants signed by, as Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1721-1733.George II of England: Warrants to Lord Hardwicke signed by: 1727-1760.William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon; Co..., 1728-1729 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCVIII (ff. 146). Correspondence, etc., of John Methuen, as Ambassador at Lisbon, and his son Paul, Envoy successively to the Duke of Savoy and 'Charles III', and Ambassador at Lisbon, with Sir Charles Hedges, Sunderland and his Under-Secreta... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXVII (ff. 188). (1) Correspondence of Sunderland and Harley with the Board of Ordnance; 1707-1709. Partly copies. ff. 1-126. (2) Correspondence with Gen. Thomas Erle, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance; 1707-1709. Partly signed. ff. 127-18..., 1707-1709 British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXII (ff. 232). Aug.-Dec. 1708.includes:ff. 1-6b, 31, 37, 85, 100, 122, 182 Alexandre de La Martinerie, military engineer; afterwards Polish major-general: Correspondence, etc., with Duke of Marlborough and A. Cardonnel: 1706-1709.: Fr.f. 7 ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXXVII (ff. 162). 1728-1738.James Stephens, DMed., Secretary to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: Letters to: [1726?]-1759.includes:ff. 1, 87-90b William Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Letters to Duchess of Marlborough: 1728-1741.ff. 4, 50 Edw..., 1728-1738 British Library
referencedIn John Cockburne: Signet Warrants for appointment and salary as Lord of the Admiralty: 1717-1721.William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd 1767: Signet Warrants for appointment and salary as Lord of the Admiralty, etc.: 1717-1721.George Byng, 1st... British Library
referencedIn Navy; England: Signet Warrants for various appointments, etc.: 1717-1725.George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Signet Warrants for his various naval appointments, etc.: 1717-1724. British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXVIII (ff. 242). (1) Correspondence with Byng, partly as commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean; 1707-1709. Partly signed and copies. ff. 1-163b. (2) Letters from Admiral Sir John Jennings; 1707-1709, 1721. Partly signed and copies. ff. ..., 1707-1721 British Library
referencedIn Vol. DLI (ff. iii+227). (1) Letters of Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland as Secretary of State, to Thomas Chudleigh, Envoy at The Hague; 1683, 1684. Copies. ff. 1-16. (2) Letter-book containing copies of letters of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland as Secreta..., 1683-1710 British Library
referencedIn ROYAL warrants, petitions and miscellaneous political and other papers; 1629-1829. Many are addressed to, endorsed by, or otherwise connected with Thomas Osbourne, 1st Earl of Danby and Duke of Leeds, Lord High Treasurer. Included are:-1. Commission..., 1629-1829 British Library
referencedIn (V. ff. 248). 1730-1731.Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Warrants to, as Solicitor and Attorney General: 1720-1733.Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Warrants signed by, as Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1721-1733.George II of ..., 1730-1731 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCXLIII (f. 1). Confirmation by the Emperor of Morocco of the Anglo-Moroccan treaty, renewed by George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington; 30 Sept. 1709. Spanish. Stamped seal. A translation attested by Byng is at Add. MS. 61542, ff. 176-177b above... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCLXXXII (ff. 231). Jan.-Apr. 1708.Anne of England: Reports, orders, etc., of Prince George of Denmark as Lord High Admiral: 1702-1708.: Partly signed. Mostly copies.Anne of England: Petitions, memorials, etc., to: circ. 1702-1714, n.d.: Partl... British Library
referencedIn Vol. V. (ff. 111). Miscellaneous, but chiefly prominent historical figures. In narrative form, in Birch's autograph.includes:f. 1 Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham d 1483: Biographical notice: 18th cent.f. 5 Henry VII of England: Biographica... British Library
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