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Wellesley, Henry, (1773-1847), 1st Baron Cowley, diplomat

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Alternative name(s):
  • Wellington (Also known as)
Surname: Wellesley
Forenames: Henry
Gender: Male
Date: 1773-1847
Title: 1st Baron Cowley
Biography: ODNB link for Wellesley, Henry (1773-1847) 1st Baron Cowley, diplomat
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275295 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P134637 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Henry Wellesley
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1744 - c1935: Cowley Papers
The National Archives, Kew
2
1773-1846: diplomatic and misc corresp and papers
The National Archives
See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
3
1801-03: copies of official corresp as lieutenant-governor in Oudh
British Library, Manuscript Collections
4
1801-03: Indian corresp (10 vols)
British Library: Asian and African Studies
5
1810-15: letters from Duke of Wellington; 1810-15, 1823-26: drafts and copies of letters to Wellington and others
University of Southampton Library
NRA 20085
6
1816: warrant authorising Wellesley to negotiate with Spain for the abolition of the slave trade
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
See HMC Tom Lee Collection file
7
1828-46: corresp with Lord Aberdeen
British Library, Manuscript Collections
8
1813-26: letters to Sir William A'Court
British Library, Manuscript Collections
9
1811-14: corresp (59 items) with Lord William Bentinck
Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
10
1811-29: corresp with Stratford Canning
The National Archives
11
1812-21: corresp with Lord Castlereagh
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
NRA 12865 Stewart
12
1802-1826: corresp with Lord Granville
British Library, Manuscript Collections
See Former ref PRO 30/29
13
1810-16: corresp with Lord Lynedoch
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
14
1852-62: corresp with 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
NRA 6589 Harris
15
1830-35, 1841: corresp with Lord Palmerston
University of Southampton Library
NRA 12889
16
1810-15: letters to CC Smith
Badminton Muniments
NRA 6282 Somerset
17
1811-36: corresp with Sir Charles Richard Vaughan
Oxford University: All Souls College
NRA 10564 Vaughan
18
1801-41: corresp with Lord Wellesley
British Library, Manuscript Collections
19
1810-43: corresp with Duke of Wellington
University of Southampton Library
NRA 20085