Original correspondence, etc., 1739-1776.

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Original correspondence, etc., 1739-1776.

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These letters, mostly to Copley, deal with everyday matters, money, portraits, exhibitions, etc. They are two volumes only (vols. 38 and 39) of the 1,450 volumes in this record group at the Public Records Office. This series of Colonial Office papers relating to America and the West Indies (C.O. 5), as a whole, "comprises the original correspondence and entry books of the Board of Trade and the Secretary of State, together with the Acts, Sessional Papers and miscellaneous records arranged under the several Colonies or provinces."

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Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806

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Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

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This is a preparatory drawing for the painting "Julia, Third Viscountess Dudley and Ward" that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1800. From the description of [Study for Julia, third Viscountess Dudley and Ward] [graphic]. [1800] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 246658012 Painter, noted for portraits and historical subjects. Born in Boston, moved to England in 1775 because of Loyalist sympathies. From the description of ALS : London, to John Boydell, 1...

Pelham, Peter, 1697-1751

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Colonial Office.

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The British Colonial Office, which came by these papers through an uncertain route, dealt with matters in all the British colonies. John Singleton Copley (one of the main correspondents) was a prolific American portrait painter. Henry Pelham (the other main correspondent) was an English portrait and miniature painter, engraver, and map-maker who was Copley's half brother. A Loyalist, Pelham left Boston for London in 1776. Peter Pelham was an English engraver and portraitist who worked in Boston ...