Citable Reference Context Description Title Description Covering Dates Grenville, Richard Temple (1711-1779) Earl Temple, statesman, letters to Lord PRO 30/8 and Lady Chatham letters to Lord and Lady Chatham 1745-79

This series includes papers of Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757-1829), of his son Charles, the 2nd Baron (1798-1867) and the journals of Reginald Charles Edward, 3rd Baron (1842-1919), together with some papers of their wives' families (Gibbes, Ellenborough and Colville). Correspondence, journals, etc; miscellaneous Parliamentary papers relative to the Rt Hon Charles Abbot; papers concerning Indian affairs and Ireland; papers relating to the illness and death of HRH Frederick, Duke of York, 1826 to 1827; rent audits etc of the estate at Kidbrooke, co Sussex; maps, plans, wills, deeds, PRO 30/9 Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester: Papers. etc. Miscellaneous papers and correspondence of Lady Elizabeth,1783-1846 wife of 1st Lord Colchester, including several letters from John Wesley.

The two collections of the manuscripts, etc, of Charles Purton Cooper, Secretary to the Record Commission 1831 to 1837, now in the Public Record Office, formed part of a larger collection of his papers, bequeathed by him to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. The first set consists of the correspondence, reports and PRO 30/10 Charles Purton Cooper: Papers miscellaneous papers, etc of the Royal Commission. Kennaway, Sir John (1758-1836) 1st Baronet, British Resident at the Court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, copy letters from Lord Cornwallis. These documents consist chiefly of the official papers of the first Marquis Cornwallis, and relate principally to the American War, 1780 to 1782, and to Indian civil and military administration, 1786 to 1797. There are also papers concerning other offices held by Cornwallis: on a Mission to Flanders in 1794; as Master General of Ordnance, 1795 to 1798; as Plenipotentiary to the Congress of Amiens, 1801 to 1802; and miscellaneous semi-official and private papers of the PRO 30/11 Cornwallis family, 1612 to 1854. copy letters from Lord Cornwallis 1786-92 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough: Papers Papers of the first Earl of Ellenborough as Governor General of India, 1841 to 1844, and as First Lord of the Admiralty, 1846 together with miscellaneous and PRO 30/12 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough: Papers. family papers. Including inventory of library. Letters to `E. Law', later 1st Baron Ellenborough, regarding1786-1788 `Betsy' (? his natural daughter Elizabeth Thornton). (pp. 1-27). Henry Petrie: Papers These consist of the official and private correspondence and official accounts of Henry Petrie, Keeper of the Records at the Tower (1819 to 1840), with some of the official correspondence and accounts of Samuel Lysons, his predecessor; notes, transcripts and materials collected by or under him for a publication on PRO 30/17 Henry Petrie papers British history; and some naval papers of James Petrie (1788 to 1799). 1533-1843 Miscellaneous journals and correspondence of Admiral Rodney, with genealogical PRO 30/20 George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Stoke-Rodney, Papersnotes and pedigrees relating to the Rodney and Harley families. 1660-1850 These consist mainly of the private and semi-official correspondence and papers of Lord John, later Earl, PRO 30/22 Lord John Russell: Papers. Lord John Russell: Papers Russell. c1800-1913 This collection consists of deeds and grants with a large collection of papers concerning the Ashley and Cooper families, papers, diaries and correspondence relating to the first, second, third and fourth Earls of Shaftesbury; letters and papers of John Locke, including several pamphlets in his handwriting, and the original or 'First Set of the Fundamental Constitutions' for the government of Carolina; letters and papers relating to Carolina and the first settlement on Ashley River; and documents concerning Ireland, Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas and other Foreign Plantations, and the East Indies: and a memoir of George Frederick Handel. After the death of the fourth earl in 1771, the collection largely peters out. The later records relate mainly to matters of family, estate and local interest and illustrate the development of an aristocratic family in Dorset. The census of Dorset seamen in 1664 is PRO 30/24 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors:Anthony Papers. Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers notable, among other papers dealing with impressment. c1160-1866 A very miscellaneous accumulation of records and objects acquired by the Public Record Office by gift, purchase, or deposit, including both documents which belong intellectually with existing record series, but which had strayed from public custody as well as private documents which usefully supplement the official PRO 30/26 Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Depositrecord. or Purchase: Includes Miscellaneous. Sir Henry Rooke's diary of his travels in Sicily, 1789

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds: Papers By far the greater part of this collection consists of certain official records of the administration, as Lord High Treasurer (from June 1673 until March 1679), of Sir Thomas Osborne, bart, later Viscount Latimer and Earl of Danby, and subsequently first Marquis of Carmarthen and first Duke of Leeds.

A few other items may be related to his tenure of office as Joint Treasurer, and later Treasurer, of the Navy (from 1668 until 1673). There is also a volume containing his household accounts, at Wallinford House, Westminster, in 1677; PRO 30/32 Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds: Papers. and occasional estate accounts of himself and his successors, from 1681 to 1717. 1661-1717

fficial and semi-official correspondence, memoranda and reports, mainly in entry book form, of Major-General Sir James Carmichael Smyth (1779 to 1838), of the Royal Engineers.Certain volumes relate to the administration of the Cape of Good Hope, 1806 to 1807, where he acted as colonial secretary; others to Sir Thomas Graham's Dutch expedition and to fortifications in the Netherlands and Northern France, 1813 to 1818. There are also copies of the reports of three commissions, of which he was president, on the Ordnance Department in the West Indies and in Jamaica and on the defence of British North America respectively, 1824 to 1825; and a copy of his report on the Ordnance Survey in Ireland, 1828. His governorship of the Bahamas (1829 to 1833) is represented by two entry books of military correspondence; and that of British Guiana (1833 to 1838) by three entry books of despatches to the Secretary of State and two volumes of ordinances. PRO 30/35 Sir James Carmichael Smyth: Papers 1805-1860 Ordnance Office Records. A miscellaneous collection of official records of the Board of Ordnance, consisting of account, delivery, receipt and contract books and of warrants, correspondence and papers, the majority relating to the reign of Charles II. Includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the PRO 30/37/17 Ordnance Office Records. Records of the Ordnance Office and its successors at the War Office (WO). 1667 Mar. - 1668 Nov. This series comprises a miscellaneous collection of documents, including papers on naval and legal matters. There are also original documents relating to France PRO 30/39 Miscellaneous Documents of Unknown Ownership. and the Spanish Netherlands. 1500-1900 Most of this collection (PRO 30/41/4, and 6-29) is composed of volumes of French diplomatic papers. Many of them are originals, and others may be entry books made for contemporary administrative purposes. The other items in the collection are mostly nineteenth century transcripts of medieval documents in Flanders and France, although PRO 30/41/1 does include PRO 30/41 Charles Purton Cooper: Collection. five original printed ordinances from the Low Countries, between 1564 and 1626. 1527-1720 Sir John Nicholl: Papers. These papers consist mainly of his rough drafts and notes for reports and opinions of Sir John Nicholl as King's Advocate General on the maritime and international matters referred to him by the Privy Council and the Secretaries of State for Home and Foreign Affairs, together with copies and drafts and council minutes, orders and instructions, licences, petitions and letters, etc., relating to such matters.

Administrative history: Sir John Nicoll was King's Advocate General from 1798 to PRO 30/42 Sir John Nicholl: Papers. 1809. 1787-1832 Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole: Papers. The bulk of this collection consists of the letters and papers, official, semi-official and personal, of Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole. Letters and papers of Lady Frances Cole, wife of Sir Lowry Cole, of her parents James (Harris), first Earl and Harriet Mary Countess of Malmesbury and of some of her other relations and friends are also included, together with travel journals kept in England, Russia, France, Switzerland and South Africa by Lady Cole, Lady Malmesbury and others.

Administrative history: Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole served in Sicily with the 27th Inniskillings (1806 to 1809), in the Peninsula as Commander of the 4th Division (1809 to 1815) and with the army of occupation at Cambrai as Commander of the 1st Division (1815 to 1818). He was also Governor of Mauritius (1823 to 1828) PRO 30/43 Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole: Papers. and of Cape Colony (1828 to 1833). 1752-1843 Major General Sir William Eyre and predecessor: Papers The bulk of this series consists of military and private papers, including diaries and order and letter books, of Major-General Sir William Eyre. The series also includes diaries compiled between 1791 and 1823 by the Venerable John Eyre, Archdeacon of Nottingham, and a few papers of Colonel Henry Eyre, a contemporary of the General and of Dr C R B Eyre. Administrative history: Major General Sir William Eyre served as commander of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division (1855-56) in the Crimea, and as Commander-in- PRO 30/46 Major General Sir William Eyre and predecessor: Papers. Chief British North America (1856-59). 1783-1922 Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont: Papers The Egremont papers consist of official, semi-official and private papers of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont, dating largely from his time as Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1761-1763. A few predate this, although most that do are copies of earlier papers consulted during his secretaryship. Others come from his brief employment in the spring of 1761 as one of the British representatives to discuss peace with the French at the planned Congress of Augsburg (which never took place). Of Egremont's papers as Secretary of State, many concern foreign affairs within the remit of the Southern Department, particularly the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris of 1763. There are also papers concerning colonial affairs in North and Central America, the West Indies (including some dating back to 1681), Africa, the East Indies, India and the Philippines. Additional papers concern domestic, military and naval affairs and Egremont's accounts and vouchers (bills and receipts supporting the accounts) for his expenditure as a secretary of state from October 1761 to July 1763. There are also a large number of letters to Lord Egremont, with many dating from his time in office, 1761 to 1763: however, some PRO 30/47 Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont: Papers. letters date back as far as 1749 and may be more personal. 1681-1763 Sir Henry Neville and Richard Neville Aldworth: Papers This series includes letters and papers of Sir Henry Neville while he was Ambassador at Paris (1599 to 1600), accounts and papers (1611 to 1705) connected with the various offices held by Richard Aldworth and William Aldworth (Auditors of Land Revenue), and letters and papers of Richard Neville Aldworth (afterwards Richard Neville Aldworth Neville) as Under Secretary of State (1748 to 1752) and Secretary to the Embassy to Paris (1762 to 1763). There are also numerous legal papers, deeds and accounts concerning the interest of the Neville family in the office of Provost Marshal General in Jamaica (1758 to 1834) and a small amount of private PRO 30/50 Sir Henry Neville and Richard Neville Aldworth: Papers. correspondence. 1476-1834 Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury: Collection of Herbert Papers Documents originating from the various branches of the Herbert family, 16th to 18th centuries, including: six volumes of correspondence of Sir Edward Herbert as ambassador to France, 1619-1624, a further volume of his correspondence between 1615-1639, 3 volumes of Herbert family correspondence, papers and manuscripts depicting personal, local and national events, including an original account of the proceedings against Mary, Queen of Scots.

The series also contains two bundles of miscellaneous manuscripts relating to the Herberts and others, as well as two Parliamentary diaries, 1640-1642. There is also a 14th century leaf of the Vulgate Bible (I Kings V) which gives the series its PRO 30/53 Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury: Collectionearliest of Herbert date. Papers. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1568-1681. 14th century-1772 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester: Papers These papers comprise records of British Army Headquarters in America from 1775 to 1783. They represent the official notes of General Thomas Gage, Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Sir Guy Carleton as successive commanders in PRO 30/55 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester: Papers. A. Main serieschief. of Papers. 1 - 104. Described at item level. misc letters 1747-1778 Lt-General Sir Charles J Napier: Papers Letters and papers of the Napier family, and correspondence, despatches, and memoranda mainly relating to Sir Charles Napier's career as resident in PRO 30/64 Lt-General Sir Charles J Napier: Papers. Cephalonia and his campaigns in India. 1798-1854 As well as official papers of Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister, foreign secretary and lord president of the Council, the collection contains his political, constituency, personal and literary papers. There are also family and personal papers of Margaret Ethel MacDonald (née Gladstone) dating back to the eighteenth century, a few early papers of Malcolm MacDonald, and some of Sir PRO 30/69 James Ramsay MacDonald and predecessors and successors:Frank Papers. Markham PERSONAL. assembled General:for a projected Papers biography. of Ramsay, Allan and [?MacDonald] families 1793-1915. 1793-1880 As well as the correspondence of the elder and younger Pitts, Sir Edward Hoare's papers (formerly part of PRO 30/8) include some of John, 2nd Earl of Chatham, and also correspondence, etc. of the Taylor family. The papers as a whole consist of official, semi-official, estate, personal and family correspondence, etc. As might be expected, much of the Chatham/Pitt correspondence consists of solicitations for appointments, promotions and preferments, but the papers also cover a wide PRO30/70 variety of other subjects. 1795-1820 Journals and papers of Major Rice Price, of the 56 Regiment of Foot. The journals cover a considerable part of the siege of Gibraltar following Spain's declaration of PRO 30/85 Journals and papers of Major Rice Price war on Britain in June 1779; the papers include some of his original commissions. This series comprises some of the family papers of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, his wife Augusta nee Murray and their children Augustus Frederick and Augusta Emma D'Este. The documents, which cover the dates 1793 to 1853, consist largely of journals and diaries, a series of Augusta Murray's account books, and a collection of letters. They cover a wide range of subjects, both PRO 30/93 D'Este Family: Papers. purely domestic, and matters of contemporary national interest. 1793-1853