Temple family papers : Special subjects : Parliamentary affairs, 1330-1737 (bulk 1640-1697).

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Temple family papers : Special subjects : Parliamentary affairs, 1330-1737 (bulk 1640-1697).

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Parliamentary papers, mostly accumulated by Sir Peter Temple and Sir Richard Temple. Included are: extracts from or notes concerning statutes, Parliamentary Rolls, and the Commons and Lords Journals, copies of acts, some concerning commerce and customs; speeches and other representations made to Parliament, and reports from various committees of which Sir Richard Temple was a member, and his account of the several sessions of Parliament (1661-1678).

Approx. 140 pieces.3 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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