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Downing, William. To the King's Most Excellent Majesty [Charles II] : The most humble Petition of William Downing in behalfe of the Inhabitants of Newfoundland

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
1679).
Call number
BL 11
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.
Provenance
Purchased from A. S. W. Rosenbach, July 1924. After Blathwayt's death, the papers were in possession of Edward Southwell, his son-in-law. Then they were purchased by Sir Thomas Phillips (1792-1872) and were known Phillipps Mss. No. 8558. The papers were offered for sale in 1908, and changed hands at least once more, through the agency of Sotheby's.
Associated people
Nicolls, Richard, (1624-1672,)
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