Stair papers, 1722-1745.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Stair papers, 1722-1745.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702146976

The collection consists of letters and a few miscellaneous papers documenting the last part of Stair's political and military career. There are 53 letters from Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, written to inform Stair of developments in London, 1737-1742. Subjects include the royal family; the illness and death of Queen Caroline; the political intrigues of the Prince of Wales and members of his court; Robert Walpole and the opposition to his government; foreign affairs, particularly relations with Spain and France; and the Duchess' family difficulties. Other correspondents include Eugene, Prince of Savoy; James Erskine, Lord Grange, and Henri, comte de Calenberg, whose two lengthy letters discuss the international political situation. In addition, the collection contains several contemporary satires and portraits; notes of a 1733 speech given in Parliament by Lord Stair; and papers concerning the defense of Ostend in 1745.

0.50 linear feet (1 box)

fre,

eng,

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8018131

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Related Entities

There are 13 Entities related to this resource.

Grange, James Erskine, Lord, 1679-1754

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pg3s9j (person)

Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001087.0x000208 Epithet: Knight-Marshal of Scotland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001087.0x00020a Epithet: of Add MS 32730 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000153 ...

Eugene, of Savoy, Prince of Savoy, 1663-1736

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w09kf5 (person)

Field-marshal. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Vienna, addressed to Count Piasasque, 1721 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615341 From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Vienna, addressed to the Viscount de Vooght, 1720 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615337 From the description of Autograph signature to order : Milan, addressed to the treasurer-general, 1709 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615312...

Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65x2w97 (person)

John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair shot his elder brother to death by accident at the age of eight and was banished by his parents to Holland, where he fought under William III at Steenkirk (1692). He was aide-de-camp to Marlborough in 1703, made Colonel of the Scots Guard in 1706, secretly married the Viscountess Primrose in 1708, and returned to Edinburgh to work for the Hanoverian succession. Ambassador to Paris under George I, in 1720 he returned to Scotland, devoted himself to agricultural i...

Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de, 1644-1730.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6028tjn (person)

Villeroi was a favorite of King Louis XIV, who made him Maréchal of France despite his reputation of military incompetence. In his testament, the King chose him as tutor of his successor, Louis XV. From the description of Letter Innsbruck,to a cardinal, describing how he was taken prisoner in Cremona, 1702. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80261030 ...

Hanover, House of.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hj5trp (family)

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cr5v3d (person)

King of England from 1727-1760. From the description of Writ, 1748 February 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629412 George Augustus was born in Hanover, Germany on November 10, 1683, the only son of the elector of Hanover. In 1705 he married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and they had nine children. During his reign as King of England, George II granted the charter to James Edward Oglethorpe, allowing for the founding of the colony of Georgia in 1733. George ...

Calenberg, Henri, comte de, 1685-1772.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m92957 (person)

Great Britain. Parliament

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h5756 (corporateBody)

The Ashantee (also spelled Ashanti) Invasion of Britain's Gold Coast protectorates began in December 1872. British forces responded with their own expedition and invasion of the Ashantee nation in January 1874, resulting in the Battle of Amoaful and the destruction of Kumasi. From the description of British Parliamentary papers on the Ashantee Invasion, 1873-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 586073390 With the execution of Charles I on January 30, 1649, th...

Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gb298p (person)

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...

Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6542tbx (person)

Marlborough, Charles Spencer 1706-1758 duc de

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fx90fd (person)

Caroline, Consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qn877z (person)

Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, 1707-1751

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66m3sw6 (person)

Son of George II. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Leicester House, to Viscount Limerick, 1747 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888004 From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. James, to a friend, 1732 Feb. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888001 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Kensington, to Baron Wedel, 1729 Sept. 12/23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270887998 From the description of Letter sig...