Thornton, Sir Edward, (1766-1852), Knight, diplomat

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Surname:	Thornton
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Edward
Gender:	Male
Date:	1766-1852
Biography:	ODNB link for Thornton, Sir Edward (1766-1852) Knight Diplomat
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275303 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P150350 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1. Sir Edward Thornton (1766-1852)
2	1793-1886: Foreign Office: Thornton Papers	The National Archives, Kew	FO 933
3	1793-1845: corresp and papers	The National Archives	FO 933	See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
4	memoirs	Library of Congress, Manuscript Division
5	1812-21: corresp with lord Castlereagh	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)	D3030	NRA 12865 Stewart
6	1806-07: corresp with Earl Grey	Durham University Library and Collections	Grey of Howick collection	NRA 6228 Grey
7	1804-05: letters (17) to Lord Harrowby	Harrowby Manuscripts Trust		NRA 1561 Ryder
8	1805-07: corresp with Francis Jackson	The National Archives	FO 353
9	1803-20: corresp with Robert Liston	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 5599-5663 passim
10	1813, 1820-21: corresp with Sir Hudson Lowe	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 20111, 20131-33, 20149-50, 20191, 20233
11	1820-21: corresp with Lord Melville	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD51	NRA 10188 Dundas
12	1808: letters to Sir John Moore	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 57543
13	1805-07: corresp with HM Pierrepont	The National Archives	FO 334