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The manuscripts of the Earl of Carlisle, preserved at Castle Howard
- Title
- The manuscripts of the Earl of Carlisle, preserved at Castle Howard / Historical Manuscripts Commission.
- Author
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, issuing body.
- Publication
- London : Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1897.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DA470 .G776 1897 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xl, 835 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- The manuscripts consist of a small number of documents of the 13th to 17th centuries and an extensive collection of eighteenth century papers, including the private and official correspondence of the Howard family with most of the important men of the period. Among the public documents are papers and minutes relating to the "American War of Independence, the negotiations with the Americans in 1778-80 [and] the fifth Earl of Carlisle's mission to America as British commissioner". Of the private correspondence the largest group contains the letters of George Selwyn to the fifth Earl of Carlisle, 1767-1790.
- Series Statement
- At head of title: Fifteenth report, Appendix, Part VI.
- Uniform Title
- C (Series) (Great Britain. Parliament) ; 7882.
- Historical Manuscripts Commission (Series) ; 42.
- Alternative Title
- Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. 15th, Appendix. Part 6.
- Fifteenth report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Appendix. Part 6.
- Subject
- Castle Howard (England) > Archives
- Castle Howard (England)
- 1700-1799
- Manuscripts > England > North Yorkshire > Catalogs
- Manuscrits > Angleterre > North Yorkshire > Catalogues
- Manuscripts
- Great Britain > History > 18th century > Sources
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Sources
- Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle > Sources
- England > North Yorkshire
- Great Britain
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Archives
- Catalogs
- History
- Sources
- Note
- At head of title: Historical Manuscripts Commission.
- Parliament. Papers by command. C. 8551.
- Edited by R. E. G. Kirk.
- The manuscripts consist of a small number of documents of the 13th to 17th centuries and an extensive collection of eighteenth century papers, including the private and official correspondence of the Howard family with most of the important men of the period. Among the public documents are papers and minutes relating to the "American War of Independence, the negotiations with the Americans in 1778-80 [and] the fifth Earl of Carlisle's mission to America as British commissioner". Of the private correspondence the largest group contains the letters of George Selwyn to the fifth Earl of Carlisle, 1767-1790.
- LCCN
- ac 34004163
- OCLC
- ocm02278592
- 2278592
- SCSB-14054080
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library