Keppel, William Anne, (1702-1754), 2nd Earl of Albemarle

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Alternative name(s):	Albemarle, 2nd Earl of (Also known as)
Surname:	Keppel
Forenames:	William Anne
Gender:	Male
Date:	1702-1754
Title:	2nd Earl of Albemarle
History:	Aide-de-camp to the King 1727; Governor of Virginia 1737; Brigadier General 1739; Major General 1742; present at Dettingen and Fontenoy; commanded first line at Culloden; Commander-in-chief Scotland 1746; Ambassador extraordinary, Paris, 1748. Succeeded as earl 1718.
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P276058 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P127282 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1718-54: corresp and papers	Suffolk Archives - Ipswich		NRA 4050 Keppel
2	1749-54: letterbooks	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 32026-27
3	1742-48: corresp rel to Scotland	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 3730-31, 3736
4	1746-47: corresp rel to Scotland	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Adv MS 31 6 22
5	1746-48: corresp rel to Scotland and Flanders	Sheffield City Archives		See Guide 1956
6	1748-49: corresp (c200 items)	Hull History Centre (Hull University Archives)	DDHO/4/29	NRA 5408
7	1740-51: letters to Lord Hardwicke and Robert Keith	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 35354-590 passim
8	1749-54: corresp with Lord Holdernesse	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MSS 3416, 3455-57
9	1749-54: corresp with Sir Benjamin Keene	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 43423-33
10	letters (27) to Lord Loudon	Huntington Library		See Guide 1982
11	corresp with the Duke of Newcastle	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 32687-33066 passim
12	1746-54: corresp with Henry Pelham, Duke of Newcastle and Lord Holdernesse	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Ne	NRA 7411 Pelham
13	1722-50: letters to Duke of Richmond	West Sussex Record Office	vol 2	NRA 850 Gordon Lennox