Letters from Henry Boyle to Charles, Viscount Townshend, concerning peace negotiations during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Dates
- 1709-1710
Extent
2 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. d. 147].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. d. 147-148
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12812
Biographical / Historical
Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton (d. 1725), politician, was principal Secretary of State. Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674-1738), statesman, was ambassador extraordinary at The Hague. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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. I, nos. 40104-5.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were bought from Colbeck Radford in 1934.
- 18th century
- Boyle | Henry | d 1725 | 1st Baron Carleton | politician
- Diplomatic and consular service, British
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands
- Peace treaties
- Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Diplomatic history
- Townshend | Charles | 1674-1738 | 2nd Viscount Townshend | statesman
- Title
- Letters from Henry Boyle to Charles, Viscount Townshend
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk