Scope and Contents
The collection consists of fifteen albums, two letterbooks, and one box of unbound letters. The items in the albums are arranged in a rough chronological order.
Volume 16 contains copies of letters written by Manchester to William Blathwayt and James Vernon during his service as Ambassador to Paris in 1700-01. The letters provide much information on political events, including the proclamation of the duc d'Anjou as King of Spain, the mounting preparations for war, and the break in relations between England and France following Louis XIV's recognition of James III in violation of the Treaty of Ryswick. There are descriptions of "Jacobite intrigues," life at Versailles, and events in the Low Countries.
Volume 17 contains copies of thirty letters written by Manchester in French between January and April of 1702. They are mainly brief business letters or requests for information. The letters in Box 18 consist mainly of business letters by Manchester to William Blathwayt written between 1699 and 1701.
Dates
- 1697-1737
Creator
Language of Materials
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet ((1 box) + 17 volumes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Overview
Major correspondents writing from England on politics and diplomacy include the Earls of Albemarle, Jersey, Shrewsbury and Sunderland, and secretaries James Vernon, Robert Yard, Joseph Addison and Matthew Prior. Other correspondents include the Duke of Marlborough and J. Chetwynd, writing on military matters, and Sir P. Medows, William Blathwayt, James Cresset, Francis Schonenberg, Abraham Stanyan and Alexander Stanhope, addressing affairs in various countries. Manchester's letters to Blathwayt, located in Series II, describe life at the French court and events leading up to the French violation of the Treaty of Ryswick.
Processing Information
- Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719
- Albemarle, Arnold Joost van Keppel, Earl of, 1669-1718
- Blackwell, Lambert, Sir, -1727
- Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717
- Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612
- Chetwynd, J.
- Cosimo, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, III, 1642-1723
- Cressett, James, 1655?-1710
- Diplomats -- Great Britain
- England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III)
- Eugene, of Savoy, Prince of Savoy, 1663-1736
- France -- Court and courtiers
- France -- Foreign relations -- 1643-1715
- France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715
- France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis III)
- Franceschini, Paolo
- Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, Earl of, 1645-1712
- Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697 -- Diplomatic history
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1660-1714
- Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1689-1702
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1702-1714
- Great Britain. Sovereign (1707-1714 : Anne)
- Great Britain. Sovereign (1714-1727 : George I)
- Holy Roman Empire -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766
- Jersey, Edward Villiers, Earl of, 1656-1711
- Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722
- Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744
- Meadows, Philip, Sir, 1626-1718
- Montagu, Charles, Duke of Manchester, 1660?-1722
- Montagu, James, 1568?-1618
- Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- France -- 1648-1714
- Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- 1648-1714
- Norris, John, Sir, 1670 or 1671-1749
- Northern War, 1700-1721 -- Diplomatic history
- Oxford, Robert Harley, Earl of, 1661-1724
- Plantamour, M.
- Portland, William Bentinck, Earl of, 1649-1709
- Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721
- Savoy (France and Italy) -- Foreign relations
- Schonenberg, Francis
- Shovell, Clowdisley, Sir, 1650-1707
- Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, Duke of, 1660-1718
- Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716
- Spain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Spain. Sovereign (1665-1700 : Charles II)
- Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Campaigns
- Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Causes
- Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Diplomatic history
- Stanhope, Alexander, 1639-1707
- Stanyan, Abraham, 1669?-1732
- Sunderland, Charles Spencer, Earl of, 1674-1722
- Treaty of Ryswick (1697)
- Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
- Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726
- Venice (Italy) -- Commerce -- Great Britain
- Venice (Italy) -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Venice (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1508-1797
- Vernon, James, 1646-1727
- Yard, Robert
- Title
- Guide to the Manchester Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Diane J. Ducharme and Carolyn Gillette
- Date
- May 1993
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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