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To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty: the most humble and faithful advice of Your Majesties ever dutiful subject and servant the Bishop of Durham
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Literature: [Your most humble and obedient servant]. "Epitaph on Lord Chatham:" [autograph]
Manuscripts
The collection consists of personal letters among the Townshend family members, business correspondence, land papers and deeds, financial accounts, bonds, receipts, Government and political material, legal briefs and court opinions, literary material including epitaphs, poems, prayers and travel accounts, military material, wills, marriage settlements, family account books and diaries. Significant correspondents include George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria, as well as many members of the Royal family. Political correspondents include 1st Earl of Chatham, W.E. Gladstone, George Grenville, Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Spencer Perceval, William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington, and John Wilkes. Important note: although this material includes the years 1769-1865 there is only one letter which refers slightly to the American Revolutionary War and no letters or other material deal with the American Civil War.
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A Letter from the Arch-bishops and Bishops to the King's most excellent Majesty
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To the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the humble address of George Lord Dartmouth, admiral of Your Majesties fleet for the present expedition, : and the commanders of Your Majesties ships of war now actually at the Spithead in Your Majesties service under his Lordships command
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This Map of South America, According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations is most humbly Dedicated by Your Lordship's most humble servant, Herman Moll Geographer
Visual Materials
View of Potosi, rant by Moll against French mapmakers. See 093:629 for another copy. Cartouche: Volcano's exploding, natives, coat of arms. Vignette: Potosi, with description of mining operations. Moll's tirade against DeLisle's map.. "To the Right Honorouble Charles, Earl of Sunderland, and Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; &ca." "B. Lens delim G. Vertue Sculp." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 862.
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