Royal letters
MS. Eng. d. 3880
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Royal letters
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 3880
Summary
Comprises:
letter from Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, to:
(fol. 24) George III concerning his son George Simon Harcourt, Viscount Nuneham's vote against the general warrant, Feb. 1764
letters to Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, from:
(fols. 2-23, 25-30) George III, June 1751-Oct. 1752, Feb. 1764-Jan. 1770
(fols. 48-67) Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, June 1751-May 1752
letters to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, from:
(fols. 31-44) George III, Aug. 1786-April 1796
(fols. 70-80, 84) Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, July 1773-Aug. 1783, n.d.
(fols. 121-3, 125-6) Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, July 1799, June 1801, n.d.
(fols. 142-6) Princess Sophia Matilda, July 1808, mainly n.d.
letters to Elizabeth Harcout, Countess Harcourt, from:
(fols. 69, 81-3) Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, June 1789, n.d.
(fols. 120, 124, 128-32) Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, June 1799, Mar. 1802, Jan. 1819, n.d.
(fols. 134-42) Princess Sophia Matilda, Mar. 1792, mainly n.d.
with (fols. 86-118) correspondence and papers of George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, and his wife Elizabeth Harcout, Countess Harcourt, concerning the appointment of a governess for Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh's daughter Princess Sophia Matilda, comprising
(fols. 86-7) letter from George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, to unidentified, Aug. 1787
(fol. 88) copy of a note by George III, n.d.
(fols. 89-92, 94-104) letters to Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt, from the Princess's governess Leonora Dee, Aug.-Dec. 1787, n.d.
(fols. 93, 105-8, 112-13) letters from Elizabeth Harcout, Countess Harcourt, to H.D. Vincent, July 1787
(fols. 109-11, 114-18) letters from H.D. Vincent, July-Sept. 1787, n.d.
and (fols. 148-63) letters to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, concerning the visit of George III to Oxford, 1786, from:
(fols. 148-9) John Cooke concerning the exercise of the Royal bounty and clemency for the prisoners in the Oxford jail, Sept. 1786
(fols. 150-1) Oxfordshire magistrates concerning the King's relief of debtors in the county goal, n.d.
(fols. 152-5) Christopher Willoughby, chairman of the Oxfordshire quarter sessions, enclosing a vote of acknowledgement to the King for his relief of debtors in the county goal, Oct. 1786
(fols. 156-9) George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, Aug. 1786
(fols. 160-3) Lord Howard, Aug.-Sept. 1786
Date
1751-1819, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
167 Leaves
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Collection contents
Royal letters
Royal letters
