Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
W. S. Lewis Collection of George Townshend Correspondence
Collection
Call Number: LWL MSS 38
Abstract:
The W. S. Lewis Collection of George Townshend Correspondence holds approximately 350 letters sent to and by George Townshend (1724-1807) primarily during his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the years 1767 through 1772. The bulk of the collection is held in Series I, where most of the letters concern military and political topics, with some more personal and family correspondence. Many of the writers were appealing to Townshend for patronage appointments in regiments, bishoprics, and...
Dates:
1708-1800, bulk 1766-1772
Townshend Papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 161
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, personal papers and legal documents, many dating from the period of George Townshend, 1st Marquis of Townshend's Lord-Lieutenancy in Ireland. The collection also contains documents relating to Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend.
Dates:
1648-1857, bulk 1750-1800