Wentworth, Sir John, (1737-1820), 1st Baronet, colonial governor

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Surname:	Wentworth
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1737-1820
Title:	1st Baronet
Biography:	ODNB link for Wentworth, Sir John (1737-1820) 1st Baronet Colonial Governor
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P133671 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P30144 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir John Wentworth

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1763-1808: corresp, letterbooks and papers	Nova Scotia Archives	RG1; MG1	NRA 27280 Wentworth See HMC Papers of British colonial governors 1782-1900, 1986
2	1791-1813: corresp rel to Nova Scotia	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	Coll/335	See INdex to MSS
3	1791: account of white vegetable earth	Linnean Society of London		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
4	1786-1810: letters to Lord Fitzwilliam	Sheffield City Archives	WWM	NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse
5	1764-75: corresp with Thomas Gage	University of Michigan: William L Clements Library	Thomas Gage papers	NRA 10567
6	1773-1801: corresp with Lord and Lady Rockingham	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds	RA	NRA 7344 Ramsden
7	1768-92: letters (18) to Lord and Lady Rockingham	Sheffield City Archives	WWM	NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse
8	c1649-1900: copy swan register, made by John Martin	Norfolk Record Office	MC 2712	See Annual Return 2010