Russell, John, (1710-1771), 4th Duke of Bedford, statesman

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Alternative name(s):	Bedford, 4th Duke (Also known as)
Surname:	Russell
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1710-1771
Title:	4th Duke of Bedford
History:	First Lord of Admiralty 1744; initiated scheme for landowners to raise volunteer regiments 1745; Southern Secretary 1748; resigned in protest at dismissal of Sandwich 1751; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1756; negotiator of Peace of Paris 1762-1763. Succeeded brother as 4th duke in 1732.
Biography:	ODNB link for Russell, John (1710-1771) 4th Duke of Bedford, statesman
References:	Oxford DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P276071 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P163987 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Russell

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	27 August 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: he intends to leave for England but must first attend to the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/28
2	20 September 1748: Bedford to Cumberland, acknowledging receipt of his dispatch of 20 September NS and...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/33
3	30 August 1748: Cumberland to Bedford, enclosing a packet from Aix and a draft of the definitive treaty....	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/34
4	27 September 1748: Cumberland to Bedford, reporting his arrival on 24 September and enclosing a dispatch...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/37
5	1 October 1748: Cumberland to Bedford [close copy of SP 87/25/88]: Bathiani has informed him that he has...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/38
6	8 October 1748: Cumberland to Bedford, enclosing a packet from the plenipotentiaries at Aix. Good...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/40
7	3 November 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: Lord Cathcart has volunteered to be the second hostage in...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/61
8	28 October 1748: Bedford to Cumberland: Lord Cathcart and the earl of Sussex's offer to go to Paris will...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/63
9	12 November 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: the earl of Sussex and Lord Cathcart are to set our for Aix the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/64
10	25 June 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: he assumes that Newcastle has left for Hanover and will write to...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/3
11	28 June 1748: Cumberland to Bedford, enclosing a dispatch from Sandwich. He expects him and Bentinck...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/4
12	21 June 1748: Bedford to Cumberland: he believes Cumberland will receive instructions for the money...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/5
13	14 July 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland, enclosing letters to Sandwich and Bedford. Dated at Hanover....	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/25/35
14	9 July 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: the army has started to go into cantonment. He encloses three...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/8
15	11 June 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland: he has been detained by contrary winds. Letters from...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/25/15
16	10 May 1748: Bedford to Byng informing him that cessation of hostilities by land is to be effected...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/25/20
17	15 October 1748: Cumberland to Bedford, enclosing a packet from the plenipotentiaries at Aix. He hopes...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/41
18	11 October 1748: Bedford to Cumberland: he has written to the lords of the admiralty for a state of the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/42
19	18 October 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: the king has ordered him to prepare everything for the return of...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/43
20	19 October 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: Mr Leveson has passed through Eindhoven on his way to London with...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/47
21	14 October 1748: Bedford to Cumberland, acknowledging receipt of the treaty and congratulating him on the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/49
22	29 October 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: there is only one transport ship employed in the king's service....	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/54
23	25 October 1748: Bedford to Cumberland, enclosing papers from the lords of the admiralty on the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/56
24	25 October 1748: Bedford to [George Augustus Yelverton], earl of Sussex, thanking him for volunteering to...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/57
25	5 November 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: his satisfaction with the legal appointments in Scotland. Arrival...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/60
26	9 August 1748: Ligonier to Bedford: all is in the same condition as when Cumberland departed. Dated at...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/23
27	18 August 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: the affair of the officers of Guise's regiment. Difficulties with...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/24
28	12 August 1748: Bedford to Cumberland, enclosing papers relating to the dispute between the officers of...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/27
29	12 July 1748: Cumberland to Bedford, enclosing a packet from Sandwich. The army is going into...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/11
30	8 July 1748: Bedford to Cumberland, enclosing a copy of his letter to Newcastle on his meeting with...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/12
31	16 July 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: all the British, and most of the Hanoverian troops having gone...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/13
32	23 July 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: he has delayed his voyage to England by a few days to see if the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/15
33	2 July 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: he thanks him for ordering the yacht, but cannot tell when he...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/16
34	22 July 1748: Bedford to Cumberland: he looks forward to seeing him when the difficulties over the...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/17
35	30 July 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: he has been ordered to go to Hanover before visiting England, and...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/18
36	29 July 1748: Bedford to Cumberland: in the case of the officers of Guise's regiment under prosecution...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/19
37	8 November 1748: Bedford to Cumberland: Harrington has consented to adding Bragg's regiment to the Irish...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/65
38	15 November 1748: Cumberland to Bedford: he has met with the Hessian generals to discuss the extraordinary...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/66
39	10 November 1748: Bedford to Cumberland, acknowledging his letter of 15 November NS. Dated (OS) at...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/67
40	30 September 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland, enclosing orders for forwarding to the plenipotentiaries at Aix...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/25/76
41	10 May 1748: To Cumberland from Newcastle: his concern that Cumberland has not received his last. He...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/24/123
42	6 August 1748: To Bedford from Cumberland: he intends to leave for Hanover next day, leaving Ligonier...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/26/21
43	papers	Bedford Estates	R	NRA 17140 Russell See HMC [2] Appendix
44	corresp and papers	Bedford Estates	HMC	NRA 26179 Russell See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [90i]
45	c1758-70: Devon militia papers	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	L 1258, T 1258, W 1258	NRA 9813 Russell See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [90d]
46	corresp rel to Ireland	Derbyshire Record Office	T.3019/978ff. passim	NRA 22525 Wilmot
47	1762-63: corresp as minister in Paris	The National Archives	PRO 30/50
48	corresp with Lord Bute	Bute Archive at Mount Stuart	NRAS631	NRA 15459 Crichton-Stuart
49	1761-63: corresp with Lord Bute	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 38191-200 passim
50	letters to Lord Chatham	The National Archives	PRO30/8
51	1741-64: letters (12) to Dukes of Devonshire	Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth	16	NRA 20594 Cavendish
52	1747-67: corresp with George Grenville	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 57811
53	1745-70: corresp with 1st and 2nd Earls of Hardwicke	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 35465-692 passim
54	1748-62: corresp with Lord Holland	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 51385
55	1749-58: corresp with Lord Holdernesse	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MS 3413
56	1748-50: corresp	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Ne	NRA 7411 Pelham
57	1738-67: corresp with Duke of Newcastle, Lord Albemarle etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 32689-33079 passim
58	1760-67: corresp with Lord Rockingham	Sheffield City Archives	WWM	NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse
59	1746-65: corresp with Earl of Sandwich	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	MS 91/018	NRA 5472 Montagu
60	1747-49: letters to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	Derbyshire Record Office	D3155	NRA 27876 Wilmot-Horton