Manuscripts

Webster, Sir John. To Sir William Temple. Amsterdam

Description: In Dutch.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1670, Sep. 5),
Call number: BLA 117
Creator: Blathwayt, William (1649?-1717)(Opens in new tab)
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.
Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby's, through the agency of Magggs Bros., Dec. 6, 1984.
Associated people: Marchmont, Alexander Hume-Campbell, (1675-1740,); Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, (1693-1768,); Temple, William, (1628-1699.); Townshend, Charles Townshend, (1674-1738,); Whitworth, Charles Whitworth, (1675-1725,)
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