Manuscripts

Povey, John. Abstracts of Capt. [Charles] Thomas's & [Edward] Cranfield's letters, from Barbados

Description: This collection contains correspondence and documents primarily accumulated by English civil servant William Blathwayt (1649-1717) in his capacity as a British government official in such roles as Surveyor and Auditor General of Plantation Revenues and Secretary and member of the Lords of Trade. The bulk of the papers date from 1660 to 1709 and chiefly relate to the British colonies in North America and the West Indies .
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [16]96, July 4 & 27).
Call number: BL 403
Creator: Blathwayt, William (1649?-1717)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: The collection includes 27 unofficial letters addressed to Richard Nicolls, first English governor of the colony of New York.

Povey, John. Memorandum of the salary due from the Barbados to the Auditor General of the Plantations

Manuscripts

This collection contains correspondence and documents primarily accumulated by English civil servant William Blathwayt (1649-1717) in his capacity as a British government official in such roles as Surveyor and Auditor General of Plantation Revenues and Secretary and member of the Lords of Trade. The bulk of the papers date from 1660 to 1709 and chiefly relate to the British colonies in North America and the West Indies .

BL 404

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