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A true relation of the passages which happened at the town of Portsmouth at the late siege, : which began the 12 day of August last, and was surrendered on the 7th day of September following. 1642
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Personal and Family: Volumes: A Catalogue of the Sydney Collection at Frognal, Chislehurst, Kent / Which Will be Sold by Auction…7th of June 1915, and Eleven Following Days: [printed]
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The collection consists of personal letters among the Townshend family members, business correspondence, land papers and deeds, financial accounts, bonds, receipts, Government and political material, legal briefs and court opinions, literary material including epitaphs, poems, prayers and travel accounts, military material, wills, marriage settlements, family account books and diaries. Significant correspondents include George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria, as well as many members of the Royal family. Political correspondents include 1st Earl of Chatham, W.E. Gladstone, George Grenville, Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Spencer Perceval, William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington, and John Wilkes. Important note: although this material includes the years 1769-1865 there is only one letter which refers slightly to the American Revolutionary War and no letters or other material deal with the American Civil War.
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The copy of a letter presented by a Member of the Commons House of Parliament; : concerning divers passages at Portsmouth. Read in the said House, the 17th day of August, 1642. 17. Aug. 1642. Ordered that the said letter shall be forthwith printed and published: H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com
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