Series
Godfrey Basil Mundy: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/97
Date: 1828-1869
This collection consists of correspondence and notes compiled by Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy, in preparation for his biography of Admiral...
Series
Lord John Russell: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22
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PRO 30/22
These consist mainly of the private and semi-official correspondence and papers of Lord John, later Earl, Russell. The first 112 pieces consist of a series of correspondence and papers in date order bound into volumes; but owing to gaps in the...
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- PRO 30/22
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lord John Russell: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1800-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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These consist mainly of the private and semi-official correspondence and papers of Lord John, later Earl, Russell.
The first 112 pieces consist of a series of correspondence and papers in date order bound into volumes; but owing to gaps in the coverage the biographical and historical narrative, particularly that of the early years, is a somewhat broken one. The bulk of the papers consists of letters written to Lord John Russell, including many from Lord Palmerston.
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Please Note: last digit of the item references do not refer to any folio or other reference on the original documents; these numbers have been generated automatically for system reasons.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Russell, John, 1792-1878
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 118 boxes and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Russell, 1914-1925
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- Personal and family papers
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Lord John Russell (1792-1878), third son of John, 6th Duke of Bedford, twice prime minister, was created Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley in July 1861. He was the grandfather of Bertrand Russell. Offices held by Lord John Russell: Paymaster General 1830 Dec. 16-1834 Dec. 23Home Secretary 1835 Apr. 18-1839 Aug. 30Secretary for War and Colonies 1839 Aug. 30-1841 Sept. 3Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury 1846 July 6-1852 Feb. 26Foreign Secretary 1852 Dec. 18-1853 Feb. 21In Cabinet without office 1853 Feb. 21-1854 June 12Lord President of the Council 1854 June 12-1855 Feb. 7Special mission to Vienna 1855 Feb. 20-Apr. 24Secretary for the Colonies 1855 Feb. 23-JulyForeign Secretary 1859 June 18-1865 Oct. 18Prime Minister and first Lord of the Treasury 1865 Oct. 18-1866 June 18
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The following publications deal with the life and career of Lord John Russell: The Early Correspondence of Lord John Russell 1805-1840, ed. Rollo Russell, 2 vols., (London 1913) The Later Correspondence of Lord John Russell 1840-1878, ed. G.P. Gooch, 2 vols. (London 1925) Letters from Lord Sydenham to Lord John Russell ed. Paul Knapland, (1931) The Life of Lord John Russell, Spencer Walpole, 2 vols. (London 1889) Lord John Russell, John Prest, (London 1972) :Lord John Russell. A Study in Civil and Religious Liberty, A. Wyatt Tilby, (London 1930)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11968/
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Lord John Russell: Papers
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