Papers of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1709-1762)

The correspondence and papers reflect Bentinck family affairs and estate business. The running of the Titchfield estate features prominently, as does the administration of the Northumberland estates, which is recorded partly through correspondence to Robert Harley.

Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email: mss - library @ nottingham.ac.uk). The Department will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the reader.

The Collection is divided into two series, reflecting its arrangement on acquisition from Welbeck. The first consists of correspondence, primarily to the Duke, and the second series contains miscellaneous papers.

<span class="wrapper"><p>Correspondence of Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (GB 0159 Pw E 1-8)</p> <p>Letters to his son, William, 3rd Duke of Portland (GB 0159 Pw F 1142-1200)</p> <p>Estate papers for Bulstrode at Buckinghamshire Record Office</p> <p>British Library</p></span>

• <persname>Bentinck, William, 1709-1762, 2nd Duke of Portland</persname><famname>Cavendish-Bentinck family, Dukes of Portland</famname>
• <famname>Bentinck, Cavendish-, family, Dukes of Portland</famname>

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These papers constitute part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection (GB 0159 Pw) and were received from the 7th Duke of Portland in the first deposit from Welbeck Abbey in 1949.

By the Duke's express wish the family archives were divided between The University of Nottingham (political and family correspondence); Nottinghamshire Archives Office (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Northumberland estate papers); British Library (Harley family papers); Hampshire Record Office (papers relating to the Dukes' Hampshire estate) and the Bodleian Library (Civil War papers of Reverend John Nalson). The entire Portland archive from Welbeck was accepted by the state in lieu of estate duty in 1986.

William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1709-1762), succeeded his father while still a minor. He took no active part in political activity, but was content to enjoy a quiet family life, residing mainly at Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire.