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Peel, Sir Robert, (1788-1850), Baronet, 2nd Baronet, statesman
This page summarises records created by this Person
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| Surname: | Peel |
|---|---|
| Pretitle: | Sir |
| Forenames: | Robert |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date: | 1788-1850 |
| Title: | Baronet |
| History: | Second baronet, statesman. Prime Minister, 1834-1835 (resigned) and 1841-1846. Other ministerial positions held included Home Secretary (1822-27, 1828-30) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834-35). Is best remembered for organising the original London Police Force (1829) and also introduced an income tax (1842). |
| Biography: | ODNB link for Peel, Sir Robert (1788-1850), 2nd Baronet statesman |
| References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
| Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P275654 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P128469 ) |
| Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Robert Peel |
| Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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| 1 |
1853-1877: Statue of Sir Robert Peel, Parliament Square
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The National Archives, Kew
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WORK 20/31
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| 2 |
1850-1881: Correspondence concerning the Peel Papers and material for a life of Sir Robert Peel
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The National Archives, Kew
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PRO 30/48/53
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| 3 |
1934-1935: Portrait of Sir Robert Peel
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The National Archives, Kew
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MEPO 2/2597
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| 4 |
1934-1974: Statue of Sir Robert Peel: removal from Aldersgate to Hendon
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The National Archives, Kew
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MEPO 2/9013
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| 5 |
1807-51: official and private corresp and papers
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 40181-40617
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See HMC Papers of British cabinet ministers 1782-1900, 1982
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| 6 |
c1813-47: letters to him, mainly from ministers of the Crown
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 62939
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| 7 |
1823-50: corresp mainly with artists
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Cambridge University: Fitzwilliam Museum
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MS 2-1949, MSS 1-6/1972
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NRA 22840 Peel
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| 8 |
account, cheque, commonplace and note books letters received
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Surrey History Centre
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319
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NRA 777
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| 9 |
1825-1850: misc corrsep
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National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
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MSS 9708-9987, 10335-10374 Passim
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| 10 |
1843-48: corresp and papers
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U1590/S4
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NRA 25095
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| 11 |
1828-50: corresp with 4th Earl of Aberdeen
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 43061-65
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| 12 |
1828-29: corresp with 1st Marquess of Anglesey
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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D619/26B
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NRA 10 Paget
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| 13 |
1821-28: corresp with 3rd Earl Bathurst
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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loan 57
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NRA 20952
See HMC [76] Bathurst MSS |
| 14 |
1842-50: letters to William Buckland
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Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
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B/Playfair
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NRA 11556 Playfair
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| 15 |
1836-49: letters (51) to William Buckland
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Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library
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d61
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NRA 18661 Osborn coll
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| 16 |
1842-49: letters to Sir Henry Bulwer
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Norfolk Record Office
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BUL
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NRA 6790 Bulwer
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| 17 |
1828-49: corresp with 1st and 2nd Marquesses Camden
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U840/C208, 250, 411
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NRA 8410
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| 18 |
1846: corresp with 1st Earl Canning
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West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
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Canning papers
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NRA 7618 Canning
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| 19 |
1841-46: corresp (12 items) with Sir Edwin Chadwick
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London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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CHADWICK
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NRA 21653 Chadwick
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| 20 |
c1827-46: corresp (9 items) with 2nd Earl of Clare
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Keele University Library Special Collections and Archives
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addnl
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NRA 1248 Sneyd
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| 21 |
1830-47: corresp with Sir George Clerk
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD18
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NRA 29182
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| 22 |
1835-42: corresp with Sir Thomas Cochrane
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National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
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MSS 2276-82 passim
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| 23 |
corresp with Thomas, Lord Cochrane
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD233
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NRA 8150 Cochrane
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| 24 |
1840-46: letters to 1st Baron Cottesloe
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Buckinghamshire Archives
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D/FR
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NRA 15283 Fremantle
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| 25 |
1843-46: corresp (53 items) with 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD45
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NRA 17164
See NRA(S)0805 |
| 26 |
1823-42: corresp with 2nd Earl de Grey
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Bedfordshire Archives
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L 30/18/41
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NRA 6283 Wrest Park
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| 27 |
1841-46: corresp (15 items) with Benjamin Disraeli
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Disraeli
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NRA 842 Disraeli
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| 28 |
1826-50: letters (10) to Henry Drummond
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Alnwick Castle
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NRA 836 Percy
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| 29 |
1826-33: letters (24) to William and Richard Dyott
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Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office
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D661/10/1/10
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NRA 9000 Dyott
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| 30 |
1829-47: corresp with Earl of Ellenborough
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The National Archives
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PRO 30/12
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| 31 |
corresp with Edward Ellice
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National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
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MS 15047
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NRA 883
See NRA(S)1968 |
| 32 |
1813-46: corresp with Maurice FitzGerald
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Collection held privately: enquiries to Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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T3075
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NRA 29433 FitzGerald
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| 33 |
1829-30: letters to JF Foster, stipendiary magistrate, Manchester
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Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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See Accessions to Repositories, 1970
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| 34 |
1813-40: letters (62) to JL Foster
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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T2519/7
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NRA 6701 Skeffington
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| 35 |
1813-23: corresp (63 items) with John Foster
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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D 207/39
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NRA 6701 Skeffington
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| 36 |
1830-43: corresp with Sir John Gladstone
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Gladstone's Library
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Glynne-Gladstone MSS 303, 361-62
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NRA 14174 Gladstone
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| 37 |
1834-50: corresp with WE Gladstone
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 44275, 44650
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| 38 |
corresp with Sir James Graham
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Dep. 9374
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NRA 2634 Graham
See Annual Return 1994 |
| 39 |
1813-29: corresp with William Gregory of Coole Park
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Emory University Library: Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Library
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Manuscript Collection 624
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NRA 43951
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| 40 |
letters (22) to Grenville family
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Huntington Library
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See Guide to British MSS, 1982
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| 41 |
c1835-50: corresp with Earl of Haddington
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Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
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NRA(S)3503/2/84-177
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NRA 10114 Hamilton
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| 42 |
1846-50: letters (44) to 1st Viscount Halifax
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Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York
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Halifax papers A4/122
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NRA 8128 Wood
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| 43 |
1826: corresp (1 bundle) with Duke of Hamilton
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Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
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NRA(S)2177/bundle 5303
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NRA 10979 Hamilton
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| 44 |
1844-47: corresp with 1st Viscount Hardinge
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McGill University Archives
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NRA 5379 Hardinge
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| 45 |
1829-48: letters (50) to 1st Viscount Hardinge
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McGill University Archives
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NRA 7539 Hardinge
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| 46 |
1832-50: corresp with 1st and 2nd Earls of Harrowby, Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart and William Collins,
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Harrowby Manuscripts Trust
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NRA 1561 Ryder
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| 47 |
corresp with Sidney Herbert
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Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
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2057
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NRA 22080 Herbert
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| 48 |
1824-42: corresp with John Charles Herries
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 57402
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NRA 4798
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| 49 |
1812-29: corresp with Sir GF Hill and GR Dawson
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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D642
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NRA 19000 Hill
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| 50 |
1842-48: letters to GW Hope
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD364
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NRA 10172 Hope
See NRA(S)1021 |
| 51 |
letters (35) to Lord Houghton
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Cambridge University: Trinity College Library
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See HMC corresp file 19/2/1987
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| 52 |
letters to AW Kinglake
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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See Cambridge Univ Reporter, 12/5/1965, p180
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| 53 |
1828-45: letters (10) to Sir Edward and Wyndham Knatchbull
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U951 C14
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NRA 1301 Knatchbull
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| 54 |
1824-29: letters (18) to Sir Thomas Lawrence
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Royal Academy of Arts
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LAW
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NRA 14837 Royal Academy
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| 55 |
1822-34: corresp with Prince Lieven
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 47291-96
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| 56 |
1813-42: letters to Earls of Liverpool
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 38195
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| 57 |
1810-26: letters (19) to Earls of Liverpool
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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loan 72
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NRA 21672
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| 58 |
1826-49: letters Lord Londonderry
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Durham County Record Office
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D/Lo
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NRA 11528 Vane-Tempest-Stewart
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| 59 |
1830-48: corresp (12 items) mainly with Lord Lyndhurst
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Glamorgan Archives
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DLY
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NRA 11640
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| 60 |
1821-50: letters to Lord Mahon
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U1590/S4
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NRA 25095
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| 61 |
1841-44: letters to Sir Charles Augustus Murray
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD261
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NRA 14153
See NRA(S)0485 |
| 62 |
1828-46: corresp with Sir George Murray
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The National Archives
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WO 80
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| 63 |
1810-48: corresp with Dukes of Newcastle
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Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
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Ne
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NRA 7411 Pelham
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| 64 |
1842-43: corresp with 5th Duke of Newcastle
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Gladstone's Library
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Glynne-Gladstone MSS
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NRA 14174 Gladstone
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| 65 |
letters to Sir John Newport
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Duke University: William R Perkins Library
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XVIII-G
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NRA 29598 Newport
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| 66 |
1830-41: letters (10) to RA Nisbet-Hamilton
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD205/box 46
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NRA 34282
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| 67 |
1844-48: letters to Josiah Parkes on drainage matters
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London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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PARKES
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NRA 6318 Parkes
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| 68 |
1825-44: corresp with Sir Thomas Phillipps
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Phillipps-Robinson
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NRA 26260
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| 69 |
letters (14) to Henry Phillpotts
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Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives
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ED/11
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NRA 25909 Phillpotts
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| 70 |
1842-50: letters (13) to 1st Baron Playfair
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Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
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L. Playfair
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NRA 11556 Playfair
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| 71 |
1825-47: letters to 4th and 5th Dukes of Richmond
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West Sussex Record Office
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Add MSS 5424-26
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NRA 850 Gordon Lennox
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| 72 |
1846: corresp with 5th Duke of Richmond
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West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
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Canning papers
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NRA 7618 Canning
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| 73 |
1836-50: corresp with Lord John Russell
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The National Archives
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PRO30/22
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| 74 |
1841-47: letters (22) to 3rd Earl of St Germans
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Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office)
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EL
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NRA 28659
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| 75 |
1822-30: corresp with Sir Walter Scott
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National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
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MSS 3895-3913 passim
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| 76 |
1820-40: letters to Sir John and Sir George Sinclair
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Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
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NRAS189
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NRA 10552
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| 77 |
letters to Sidney Smirke on buildings at Drayton
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 59847
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| 78 |
1832-45: letters to Lord Stanley
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Liverpool Record Office
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920 Der 14, box 129
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NRA 20084
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| 79 |
letters to John Swinton
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Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
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NRAS200
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NRA 10561
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| 80 |
letters to Lord Tweeddale
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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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MSS Eur F 96
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NRA 27520
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| 81 |
1822-42: corresp with Lord Wellesley
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 37298-313 passim
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| 82 |
1827-46: letters (336) to Duke of Wellington
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University of Southampton Library
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MS 61
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NRA 20085
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| 83 |
1831-44: letters (18) to 1st Baron Wharncliffe 1834-41: letters (8) to 2nd Baron Wharncliffe
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Sheffield City Archives
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NRA 1077
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| 84 |
1813-18: letters to Lord Whitworth
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U269/O225
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NRA 8575 Sackville
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| 85 |
1836-48: corresp (14 items) with Samuel Wilberforce
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Wilberforce; Don e 164-65
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NRA 7132 Wilberforce
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| 86 |
1811-31: corresp with Sir RJ Wilmot-Horton
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Derbyshire Record Office
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D3155 (WH2858, 2932)
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NRA 27876 Wilmot-Horton
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| 87 |
1834-44: corresp with Christopher Wordsworth
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Lambeth Palace Library
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MSS 1822, 2148
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| 88 |
1830-41: letters among the Winton House papers
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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See Annual Report, 1963, App 6
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| 89 |
letters (c60) from members of his family
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Oxford University: Taylor Institution Library
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NRA 11664 Taylor Institution
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| 90 |
letters (19)
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University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
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See Shy, MSS in WL Clements Library, p15
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| 91 |
1812-16: letters (12)
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National Library of Ireland
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Acc 6793
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See Annual Return 2008
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| 92 |
1816-44: misc letters (63 items)
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Duke University: William R Perkins Library
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See Guide 1980 p427
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| 93 |
1811-32: deeds, legal papers and corresp rel to Tamworth
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Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office
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D5368
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NRA 40705
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