Stanhope, James, (1673-1721), 1st Earl Stanhope

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Surname:	Stanhope
Forenames:	James
Gender:	Male
Date:	1673-1721
Title:	1st Earl Stanhope
History:	Spanish secretary to Ormonde at Cadiz 1702; served under Marlborough 1703. British minister in Spain 1706. Commander of British forces in Spain 1708. Victor of Saragossa 1710. Secretary of State, Southern Department 1714 and 1718. Created earl, 1718.
Biography:	ODNB link for Stanhope, James (1673-1721) 1st Earl Stanhope
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275965 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P127064 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for James Stanhope

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1709 Jan 23: Marlborough to the earl of Sunderland: he sends an enclosure given him by the officer...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/3/135
2	1708 May 21: Extract from letter to Count Wratislaw from Marlborough of 17 May: he hopes the order...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/3/28
3	1708 Nov 01: Adam Cardonnel to Under Secretary George Tilson: the good news from Mr. Stanhope in...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/4/51
4	1710 Aug 21: Marlborough to Boyle: he hopes Townshend will be successful in his negotiations on the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/5/113
5	1710 Aug 04: Marlborough to Boyle: Lord Shannon's expedition is at an end. Marlborough's responses to...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/5/104
6	1705 Oct 16: Marlborough to Harley: he has been detained at The Hague but intends to go to the army...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/2/166
7	1705 Nov 01: Marlborough to Harley: he will press the court at Vienna to use their offices to prevent...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/2/170
8	1705 Aug 31: Marlborough to Harley: he has heard from the [grand] pensionary, who does not consider...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/2/151
9	1709 Jul 29: Extract from a letter from Adam Cardonnel to [General James] Stanhope concerning the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/4/141
10	corresp and papers	Kent History and Library Centre	U1590	NRA 25095
11	1715-17: letters to George Bubb	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MSS 2170-75
12	1705-08: corresp with Lord Godolphin	Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development		NRA 7573 Shirley See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [94d]
13	c1707: corresp with Thomas Erle	Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre	DRAX	NRA 1075
14	1704-06: letters (drafts) from Robert Harley	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Pw2/HY665-772	NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
15	1715-16: letters (12) from William King	Trinity College Dublin	MSS 1995-2008	NRA 20078
16	corresp with Sir Luke Schaub, James Craggs etc	New York Public Library: Manuscripts and Archives Division		See NUC MS 70-1720 74-543
17	corresp with Cardinal Guillaume Dubois	New York Public Library: Manuscripts and Archives Division		See NUC MS 70-1720
18	1716-21: corresp with Lord Polwarth	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD 157	See HMC 67, Polwarth MSS I-III
19	corresp with Lord Townshend	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MS 3124; Add MS 22510
20	1714-19: letters to H Worsley	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 15936
21	1714-21: corresp with Charles Whitworth etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37361-83 passim