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Thornton, Sir Edward, (1817-1906), Knight Diplomat

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Surname: Thornton
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Edward
Gender: Male
Date: 1817-1906
Biography: ODNB link for Thornton, Sir Edward (1817-1906) Knight Diplomat
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275304 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P150522 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1793-1886: Foreign Office: Thornton Papers
The National Archives, Kew
FO 933
2
2. Sir Edward Thornton (1817-1906)
3
1847-86: corresp and papers
The National Archives
FO 933
See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
4
1870-72: letterbook
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MS Eng lett c 193
5
1868-70: letters to Earl of Clarendon
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Clar dep
NRA 6302
6
1874-78: corresp with Earl of Derby (154 items)
Liverpool Record Office
920 DER
NRA 20761
7
1872-78: corresp with Lord Dufferin
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
D1071
NRA 5700 Blackwood
8
1865-73: corresp with Lord Hammond
The National Archives
FO 391
9
1860-81: corresp with Lord Kimberley
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97
NRA 1274 Wodehouse
10
1868: letters to Lord Monck
National Library of Ireland
MSS 27,017-27,022
NRA 26697 Monck
11
1871-72: corresp with Lord Ripon
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 43622-25
12
1881-84: corresp with Lord Odo Russell
The National Archives
FO 918
13
1880-91: letters to Sir William White
The National Archives
FO 364/1-11
14
papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add 81081
See Annual Return 2005