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Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/47
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PRO 30/47
The Egremont papers consist of official, semi-official and private papers of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont, dating largely from his time as Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1761-1763.A few predate this, although most...
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PRO 30/47
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Title (The name of the record)
- Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1681-1763
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Egremont papers consist of official, semi-official and private papers of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont, dating largely from his time as Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1761-1763.
A few predate this, although most that do are copies of earlier papers consulted during his secretaryship. Others come from his brief employment in the spring of 1761 as one of the British representatives to discuss peace with the French at the planned Congress of Augsburg (which never took place).
Of Egremont's papers as Secretary of State, many concern foreign affairs within the remit of the Southern Department, particularly the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris of 1763. There are also papers concerning colonial affairs in North and Central America, the West Indies (including some dating back to 1681), Africa, the East Indies, India and the Philippines.
Additional papers concern domestic, military and naval affairs and Egremont's accounts and vouchers (bills and receipts supporting the accounts) for his expenditure as a secretary of state from October 1761 to July 1763.
There are also a large number of letters to Lord Egremont, with many dating from his time in office, 1761 to 1763: however, some letters date back as far as 1749 and may be more personal.
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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)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Wyndham, Charles, 1710-1763
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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31 bundle(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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John Edward Reginald Wyndham1st Baron Egremont; 6th Baron Leconfield, 1920-1972
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11993/
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