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Catalogue description Political and personal papers of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
This record is held by Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
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| Title: | Political and personal papers of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth |
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Political and personal correspondence and papers, 1705, 1754-1824, of Henry Addington (1757-1844), 1st Viscount Sidmouth, 1805, MP for Devizes, 1783-1805, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1789-1801, Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1801-1804, Lord President of the Council, January-July 1805, 1806-1807, April-June 1812, Lord Privy Seal, February-October, 1806, Home Secretary, 1812-1822, Cabinet Minister without office, 1822-1824. Included amongst these papers are some family and personal correspondence, c1772-1790, of Addington's father, Doctor Anthony Addington MD (died 1790), whose medical practice in London brought him into contact and close friendship with many politically prominent people Henry Addington was a prominent participant in national affairs from 1789 to 1824 particularly as Prime Minister of the conservative pro-peace and financial retrenchment government of 1801-1804 and as Home Secretary, 1812-1822, in which position he actively enforced the government's policy against political and economic unrest - the repression of the Luddites and the Peterloo Massacre being the most notable examples of this. The papers relate to his activities in these roles and to his political career in general throughout the period, many of them being letters and notes to and from other prominent people in national affairs of the time including George III, William Pitt, Nelson, Lord Grenville, Lord Liverpool, Lord Castlereagh, the Duke of Wellington and William Wilberforce Although part of a larger collection of family and estate records, these papers have always been identified as a distinct and important, but not necessarily comprehensive (there may be similar stray unlisted papers in the collection), group of records relating to Henry Addington's official and political career and have been kept and catalogued together since their deposit in the Devon Record Office in 1955 |
| Date: | 1705, 1754-1824 |
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The papers mainly cover the period up to 1824 when he was in office and politically active. They are arranged chronologically and are divided within each year into subjects reflecting various aspects of Addington's official and private affairs, e.g. colonial, ecclesiastical, foreign (including negotiations for the peace of Amiens), Home Office (including the suppression of political and economic unrest), Ireland, military and naval administration, patronage, royal, Treasury, business, family and general (several subjects together) For each year, the Series subjects and associated reference codes used are as noted in the following list. It should be noted that not all Series are exclusive: in many cases, material relating to a single incident or person will be found under two or more subject headings O = Prefixed to all Series of Official provenance OA = Applications - all types OC = Colonial OE = Ecclesiastical - but used to include Roman Catholic issue and Dissent as well as the Established Church OF = Foreign (For Finance, see OT) OG = Grain or Grain supply - used to include Corn Laws issue as well as grain shortage OH = Home Affairs OI = Ireland OL = Letter books and Memoranda - i.e. volumes which by their bulk, have to be bundled separately from the letters OM = Military ON = Naval OP = Peace OR = Royal - letters from members of Royal Family relating e.g. to Applications are filed under the appropriate subject OT = Treasury-Finance OZ = Main Series - Letters and papers on all subjects otherwise difficult to classify B = Business (private) E = Estate F = Family Z = Miscellaneous |
| Held by: | Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | Approximately 9,000 papers and 50 volumes. |
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