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Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Newsletters

Catalogue reference: SP 101

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SP 101

Mainly unsigned despatches, news-sheets and copies of foreign gazettes, all in manuscript, sent to the Secretary of State from English agents abroad. The records are most numerous for the reigns of Charles II and James II. Many of the documents...

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Reference
SP 101
Title
Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Newsletters
Date
1565-1763
Description

Mainly unsigned despatches, news-sheets and copies of foreign gazettes, all in manuscript, sent to the Secretary of State from English agents abroad. The records are most numerous for the reigns of Charles II and James II. Many of the documents may have been enclosed originally with letters now to be found in the general series (arranged by country).

Arrangement
Arrangement

The records are mostly arranged in chronological order, by country. Whilst the records are classified as far as possible according to their place of origin, the bundles often contain despatches from other quarters.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
135 bundles and volumes
Subjects
Topics
International
Publication note(s)
Selected documents dated before August 1589 are described in the Calendar of State Papers Foreign Series of the Reign of Elizabeth I ed A J Butler S C Lomas and R B Wernham (London 1901-1950). For references to the more important papers for the period August 1589 to December 1595 see the List and Analysis of State Papers Foreign Series Elizabeth I I-VI ed by Richard Bruce Wernham (London 1964-1993). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13640/

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