Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George I

SP 35

Mainly in-letters addressed to, and papers assembled by, the Secretaries of State in their domestic capacity during the reign of George I and left in the State Paper Office. Several volumes are devoted exclusively to the Atterbury Plot, 1722-1723. The remaining volumes consist of undated material; the Prince of Wales' establishment records; Jacobite insurrection material, 1722-1723; petitions and law reports; and other miscellaneous documents. The series also includes papers relating to early Cabinet meetings and the South Sea Bubble, as well as draft bills and orders in council. Much correspondence between the Under Secretaries survives.

Bids for reprieve from convicts are less numerous than in Queen Anne's reign, but there is more material about complaints against the newspaper press, pamphlets and seditious ballads. There are intercepted letters and the warrants that secured them, together with covering letters from the Postmaster General. There is some material about highwaymen.

1714-1727

The National Archives, Kew

Public Record

English

78 volume(s)

SP 35/1-76 are calendared in State Papers Domestic George I (List and Index Society vols. 136 144 155 and 165 1977-1980) with indexes in State Papers Domestic George I (List and Index Society 173 1981). A publication which draws on the series to trace the development of Cabinet government is Records Relating to Ministerial Meetings in the reign of George I (List and Index Society vol. 224 1987). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.

A typescript calendar for SP 35/77 and 78 is available in the public areas. Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.