Blathwayt, William, (?1649-1717), statesman and civil servant

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Surname:	Blathwayt
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	?1649-1717
History:	Secretary-at-War, 1683-1704. Secretary of State with William III in Flanders.
Biography:	ODNB link for Blathwayt, William (? 1649-1717), statesman
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275944 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P130634 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Blathwayt

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1695 Jul 11: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: Lady Walgrave at fault. He is...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/32
2	1695-1697: Adam Cardonnel, William Blathwayt, George Stepney, `Mr Hill', etc	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1
3	1695 Aug 08: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: the French have left Brussels after...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/46
4	1695 Aug 08: William Blathwayt To Dr. Fairfax informing him of the king's approval of the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/51
5	1695 Sep 05: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: it has been impossible to send...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/68
6	1695 Oct 08: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: Sir George Rooke's squadron may...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/84
7	1695 Jun 10: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: no news other than that the affair...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/17
8	1695 Jun 10: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: no news other than that the affair...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/16
9	1695 Jul 15: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: disadvantages of using packet boats...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/33
10	1695 Jul 04: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: good progress of the siege. Hill...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/25
11	1695 Sep 16: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: loss of correspondence. Mr. Yard's...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/79
12	1695 Jul 18: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: the death by cannon-shot before...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/36
13	1695 Aug 05: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: a letter from de Villeroi regarding...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/44
14	1695 Jul 20: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: success of the last attack, but...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/37
15	1695 Aug 01: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state]: assault on Namur is imminent. He...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/38
16	1695 Aug 08: William Blathwayt [to the under secretary of state] regarding Lord Pagett's new...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/45
17	1697 Jun 17: William Blathwayt [to Lord Harrington, secretary of state]: he is pleased to learn of...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/147
18	1697 Jul 22: William Blathwayt [to Lord Harrington, secretary of state]: meetings between Lord...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/149
19	1697 Jul 31: William Blathwayt [to Lord Harrington, secretary of state]: the essential transactions...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/150
20	corresp and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 9719-64, 10452, 11759, 15572, 19771, 21486-91, 21522, 22031, 22045, 24328, 34348-57, 35105-06, 37979-82, 38694-714, 39860, 41683, 46528-30, 56239-47, 57943; Eg MSS 919-20, 2428
21	1668-1703: corresp and papers (12 boxes, c1000 items)	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	OSB MSS 2	NRA 38863
22	1680-1717: letter books (3 vols)	The National Archives	T 64/88-90
23	1661-1716: corresp and papers mainly rel to naval affairs	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	Phillipps-Southwell papers	NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
24	1691-99: diplomatic and other corresp and papers (6 vols)	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Pw V	NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
25	1692-95: diplomatic corresp	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Eng hist d 146; Eng lett e 55
26	1672-82: diplomatic papers (14ff)	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng hist c 396
27	1662-1717: corresp and papers	Gloucestershire Archives	D2659	NRA 9217 Blathwayt
28	1668-1700: misc corresp and papers	Gloucestershire Archives	D2663	NRA 16987
29	corresp and papers rel to American affairs	Library of Congress, Manuscript Division		See HMC Blathwayt corresp file
30	1674-1715: corresp and papers rel to American and W Indian affairs (2568 items)	Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: John D Rockefeller Jr Library		See Guide 1969 no 9; NUC MS 60-918
31	1680-1709: corresp and papers	Huntington Library		See Guide 1982
32	1676-1703: corresp and papers rel to Denmark (5 vols)	Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet)		See HMC Blathwayt corresp file
33	1692-1703: corresp (165 items)	Boston Public Library		See NUC MS 65-1760
34	1697: letters (5) to Lord Bridgwater	Huntington Library	vol 3, p 886	NRA 24601 Egerton (Bridgwater)
35	corresp with George Clarke	Trinity College Dublin	TCD MS 749	NRA 20080
36	1693-95: letters (5) to Lord Cutts	Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development		See HMC 52 Frankland-Russell-Astley
37	1691-1701: letters to John Ellis etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 28877-909 passim
38	1702: corresp with Thomas Erle	Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre	DRAX	NRA 1075
39	1694-97: letters from Sir Thomas Frankland (1 vol)	The Postal Museum	POST 95	See Guide to Post Office Archives, 1986
40	1697-1703: letters from Duke of Marlborough with draft replies	British Library, Manuscript Collections		See Annual Report 1991-92
41	1692: corresp with Lord Nottingham	Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for	DG7	NRA 9845 Finch See HMC Finch MSS iv
42	1681-1705: letters to Edmund Poley	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	OSB MSS 1	NRA 38864
43	1693-99: corresp with Matthew Prior	Longleat House	PR	See HMC [58] Bath MSS iii
44	1694-98: letters from Matthew Prior	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 70363
45	1696-97: letters from Lord Ranelagh (1 vol)	Harvard University Business School: Baker Library		See Manuscripts in the Baker Library 1978 p280
46	1701: letters (13) to Laurence Hyde, 1st earl of Rochester	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	fc122	NRA 18661 Osborn coll
47	1683-1704: corresp with Sir Paul Rycaut (c230 items)	Princeton University Library	Sir Paul Rycaut Letters
48	corresp with Duke of Shrewsbury	Northamptonshire Archives Service		See HMC Buccleuch (Montagu House) MSS ii
49	1692-1702: corresp with Alexander Stanhope	Kent History and Library Centre	U1590/O7	NRA 25095
50	1692-95: corresp with George Stepney	The National Archives	SP 105/54, 58-60, 82
51	corresp with Major-General Stewart	National University of Ireland, Cork: Boole Library	MS U/54
52	1693: letters (6) to Sir John Trenchard	Dorset History Centre	D-BLX	NRA 11160
53	1686-97: corresp with Sir William Trumbull	British Library, Manuscript Collections		See HMC Downshire MSS i
54	1697-1701: corresp with James Vernon	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 40771-75
55	1676-1704: (copies) those letters and papers exported from the United Kingdom 1970	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 424-427, 435-7, 439
56	c1688-1704: (copy) further exported corresp and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 1177
57	1660-1709: corresp, personal papers	Huntington Library	mssBL 1-423; BLA 1-195