Papers of Dr. French Lawrence, consisting chiefly of a number of briefs and other documents relating to the tiral of Warren Hastings or to persons connected with it. The impeachment of Warren Hastings by the House of Commons, began on 13 February 1788 and ended with his acquittal on 23 April 1795.
Dates
- Creation: 1742-1806
Extent
0.92 Linear metres (16 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. b. 120, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. b. 120-121, c. 15-28
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13071
Abstract
Papers of Dr. French Lawrence, consisting chiefly of a number of briefs and other documents relating to the tiral of Warren Hastings.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. French Lawrence (d. 1809) was a leading barrister in the naval and ecclesiastical courts, a friend of Burke's, and one of the counsel who conducted the impeachment of Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India, 1774-1784 (details of Warren Hastings are given in the Dictionary of National Biography).
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. V, nos. 30463-30478.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were acquired by the Library no later than 1855.
Subject
- Title
- Lawrence Papers
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; and EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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