Report on the Manuscripts of Mrs. Stopford-Sackville, of Drayton House, Northamptonshire : Historical Manuscripts Commission.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commission, Historical Manuscripts.

Series:

Report on the Manuscripts of Mrs Stopford-Sackville of Drayton House Series

Report on the Manuscripts of Mrs Stopford-Sackville of Drayton House Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eighteenth century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

This volume, part of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, is a compilation of letters, reports, and official documents primarily centered around Lord George Sackville and his family. Spanning the late 17th to 18th centuries, it includes correspondence with notable figures such as Horace Walpole, Dean Swift, and members of British nobility. The topics range from political events like the Monmouth Insurrection and the American Revolution to discussions of Irish governance, military campaigns, and diplomatic missions to Spain. The collection provides a rich historical account of personal, political, and military affairs during a transformative period in British and European history. It is intended for historians, researchers, and readers interested in primary source materials for British history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

TITLE PAGE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

MANUSCRIPTS OF MRS. STOPFORD SACKVILLE

I: Monmouth Papers (1685-1689)

II: Letters from Mary, Princess of Orange, afterwards Queen of England, to Lady Mary Forrester (1685-1688)

III: Family Letters (1706-1797)

IV: Home Affairs (1755-1784)

V: Letters from Lord George Sackville to General Irwin (1761-1784)

VI: Ireland (1731-1737)

VII: Ireland (1750-1756)

VIII: Ireland (1775-1783) and Miscellaneous Undated Papers

IX: Papers relating to the War of the Austrian Succession (1743-1748)

X: Cherbourg and St Malo (1758)

XI: The Seven Years' War (1758-1759)

XII: Minden Papers (1759-1760)

XIII: Letters of Richard Cumberland et al to Lord George Sackville (1778-1784)

XIV: Letters relating to the Marriage of the Duke of Gloucester (1777-1779)

XV: India (1776-1782)

XVI: Minorca (1776-1782)

XVII: Miscellaneous (1683-1781)

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ISBN:

9781773010342

1773010344

OCLC:

1492919922