Papers, 1695-1765.

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Papers, 1695-1765.

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The collection contains letters, 1696-1724, written to Francis Nicholson as governor of Maryland and South Carolina by the Bishop of London (Henry Compton) regarding three Anglican ministers and citing the example of Virginia [College of William and Mary?] in advising him about his school in Maryland (King William's School, later St. John's University, Annapolis); by the Archbishop of Canterbury (William Wake) advising him not to return to England to answer imputations; by Walter Cary concerning court politics, [Sir Robert?] Walpole, and the death of Sir Charles Cook; by Peter H[?] discussing French events; by [?] Jackson concerning the loss of a ship; by Elloys Knight, recounting a journey; by E[lizabeth] Sa[vage] concerning plots against King William III and mentioning [William] Pen[n] as an enemy of Nicholson; and by an unidentified person detailing a conspiracy against the king by trying to affect the election of sheriffs of London and Middlesex. There are also papers, 1731-1765, that concern the will of Francis Nicholson in which he left his estate to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts including letters of David Humphrey, M. Howard, Jacob Henderson and a legal opinion of P[hillip] Yorke.

17 items ; 33 cm. and smaller.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Wake, William, 1657-1737

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Compton, Henry, 1632-1713

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x0001f0 Title: 1st Baron Compton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x0001f2 Bishop of London. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir Robert Southwell, [1690] Jun. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270521993 Epithet: L...

Cook, Charles

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Humphreys, David, 1689-1740

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Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728

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Francis Nicholson was a member of the Council for the Dominion of New England and in 1688 was commissioned lieutenant governor of the Dominion. Served as lieutenant governor of New York (1688), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1690-1692), governor of Maryland (1694-1698), governor of Virginia (1698-1705) governor of Nova Scotia (1713-1717), and governor of South Carolina (1721-1725. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. From the guide to the Papers, Addition One, 1695-1765., (John D....

Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745

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English statesman. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1741 Oct. 3 and 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874691 British statesman, first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer. From the description of Letters, 1734. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546346 British statesman. From the description of Document signed : Horse Guards, 1721 Jan. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890831 Fro...

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...

Henderson, Jacob, approximately 1681-1751

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Cary, Walter.

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St. John's University (Annapolis, Md.)

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Knight, Elloys.

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Savage, Elizabeth.

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Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)

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The Society was founded in 1701 to provide orthodox clergy to the British colonies. From the description of Records, 1701-1786. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489525 From the guide to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) records, 1701-1786, 1701-1786, (American Philosophical Society) In 1965, merged with the Universities' Mission to Central Africa to form the United Society for the Propagati...

Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) was a judge who served for many years as Lord Chancellor of England. From the description of Hardwicke collection, ca. 1500-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314076 From the guide to the Hardwicke collection, ca. 1500-1900, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

College of William and Mary.

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