Manuscripts
To Thomas Pelham-Holles, 4th Duke of Newcastle. Cesnok
- Description
Signature of author illegible. Enclosure: Two letters from Port Ste Marie: (a) undated, in cipher; (b) July 21, 1729, in French.
- Date
- 1729, Aug. 8),
- Call number
- BLA 191
- Additional description
- The correspondence covers the affairs of the Embassy, including negotiations about release of ships and goods seized during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and salvage of a cargo of tin off the port of Ostend (1666-1669); international affairs, including secret treaty of Dover (1670) and events leading to the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674), as well as relations with Sweden, Spain, Holy Roman Empire, and Russia. The collection also reflects personal affairs and professional duties of William Blathwayt, including his acquisition of rare books and antiques.
