Papers relating to the Colonies, 1616-1761
File
MS. North a. 6
Papers relating to the Colonies, including:
- (fols. 1-16) contemporary copy of the commission of James I to Sir Walter Ralegh for the expedition to the Orinoco, 1616 (from the papers of Sir Julius Caesar);
- (fols. 43-46, 49, 53-72, 81) official papers of Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford, as a Lord of Trade, 1712-1714;
- (fols. 82-109, 118-149) papers concerning financial transactions in Jamaica, to be laid before the Committee of Secrecy appointed to inquire into the conduct of Sir Robert Walpole's administration, 1742.
Dates
- Creation: 1616-1761
Extent
314 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. North a. 6
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 49537.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk