Keith, Robert, (1697-1774), diplomat

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Surname:	Keith
Forenames:	Robert
Gender:	Male
Date:	1697-1774
History:	Diplomat: served as secretary to forces under Stair and then to Sandwich at The Hague and Aix-la-Chapelle. Succeeded Robinson as British minister in Vienna 1748 and was ambassador to St Petersburg 1758-1762.
Biography:	ODNB link for Keith, Robert (d 1774) Diplomat
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P276067 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P158187 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	25 March 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland: the necessity for Sandwich to sound St Severin on the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/24/38
2	8 April 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland, enclosing a confidential note [SP 87/24/64] on a conversation...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/24/63
3	corresp and letterbooks	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 35461-95
4	1743-74: misc corresp	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.9769	NRA 11004 Lindsay
5	1749-61: corresp with Lord Holdernesse	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MSS 3414-15, 3455, 3463
6	1749-52: corresp with Lord Hyndford and Duke of Newcastle	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 45117-21
7	1750-52: corresp with Henry Pelham and Duke of Newcastle	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Ne	NRA 7411 Pelham
8	1748-49: letters to Thomas Robinson	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 23829-30