Portland papers, [1516-1784] [microform].

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Portland papers, [1516-1784] [microform].

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Correspondence between contemporary political and literary celebrities and Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, Sir Edward Harley, and Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. Also, correspondence and papers of Margaret, Duchess of Portland, and other Harley family members.

24 v.

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Longleat House (Warminster, England)

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Oxford, Robert Harley, earl of, 1661-1724

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British statesman. Robert Harley was born in London, England. He became a lawyer, and a Whig MP in 1689. In 1701 he was elected Speaker, and in 1704 became secretary of state. Shortly after, he became sympathetic to the Tories, and from 1708 worked to undermine the power of the Whigs. In 1710 Godolphin was dismissed, and Harley made Chancellor of the Exchequer, head of the government, and in 1711 Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer. The principal act of his administra...

Margaret, Duchess of Portland, 1714-1785.

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Oxford, Edward Harley, earl of, 1689-1741

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English collector. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wimpole, to an unidentified correspondent, 1733 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611475 British public official, statesman and collector of manuscripts. From the description of Collection of Harleian MSS., 1592-1728. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407665 ...

Harley family.

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Harley, Edward, Sir, 1624-1700

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