Correspondence and papers connected with sir George Downing's diplomatic position at the Hague, Written in 1661-1665
Correspondence and papers connected with sir George Downing's diplomatic position at the Hague from 1661 to 1665: Many are to lord Clarendon, others being found throughout the general series which extends in May 1664-July 1665.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1661-1665
Extent
342 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Clarendon 108
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 16194
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These volumes (MSS. Clarendon 104-108) were lots 1-12 on the second day of the Radcliffe sale, 1764.
Bibliography
- Several are in cipher, and specimens are printed in T. H. Lister's Life of Clarendon (1837), vol. iii.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.
Repository Details
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