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Letters to Sir James

Dep. Bland Burges 34

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Title

Letters to Sir James

Shelfmark

Dep. Bland Burges 34

Summary

(fols. 1-13) from Francis Drake in Copenhagen, 1790-1

(fols. 14-86) from James Duff in Cadiz, 1789-95

(fols. 87-94) from Henry Dundas, 1790, n.d.

(fols. 95-106) from William Eliot minister in The Hague and Brunswick, 1793-4

(fols. 107-27) from William Eton in St. Petersburg, 1795, with (fols. 128-133) letters from M. Koch to Eton, 1795, and (fols. 134-139) memorandum, signed by Eton, on the possibility of destroying the Turkish fleet at Constantinople, 1788

(fols. 140-178) from Joseph Ewart, envoy to Prussia, 1790-1792, with (fol. 179) letter from his brother John Ewart to Burges, 1792

(fols. 181-199) from G.F. Freudenreich in Berne, 1791-1795

Date

1788-1795

Language

English

Physical extent

199 Leaves

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Collection contents

Archive of Sir James Bland Burges, mainly 1772-1824, with papers of the Burges and Head families

Papers of Sir James Bland Burges as Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office

Letters to Sir James from envoys

Letters to Sir James

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