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Keene, Sir Benjamin, (1697-1757), Knight, diplomat

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Surname: Keene
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Benjamin
Gender: Male
Date: 1697-1757
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Keene, Sir Benjamin (1697-1757) Knight Diplomat
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P150670 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P15981 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1730-57: corresp and papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 43412-43, 49621
2
1729-55: corresp with Lord Grantham
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 23780-89, 23821, 32760-64, 32849-61 passim
3
1754-55: corresp with Lord Grantham
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
MS 6025
NRA 6160
4
1738-56: corresp with Lord Holland
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 51388
5
1732-54: corresp with Duke of Newcastle etc
Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
Ne
NRA 7411 Pelham
6
1727-56: corresp with Duke of Newcastle
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 32722-992 passim
7
1748-51: letters to Dukes of Newcastle and Bedford
Huntington Library
EL
NRA 24601 Egerton (Bridgwater)

See Guide 1982
8
1735-37: corresp with Sir John Norris
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 23627-28, 28149, 32794
9
1729-39: corresp with Lord Tyrawly
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 23627-29, 28149, 32760-801 passim
10
1728-39: corresp with 1st Earl Waldegrave
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
NRA 28249 Waldegrave
11
1728-39: corresp with 1st Earl Waldegrave
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 32754-801 passim
12
1727-39: corresp with Horatio Walpole
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 32752-801 passim
13
letters (11) to Sir Robert Walpole
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Cholmondeley (Houghton)
NRA 7114 Walpole