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[-----]. Memoir for Mr. Hugh Fittz

Description
Correspondence and documents (accounts and bills) accumulated by Blathwayt during his service in the Hague, and subsequent tour of Europe (1672), along with some later diplomatic correspondence (1682) and a few items relating to British colonies in East and West Indies.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
[1669-1672]).
Call number
BLA 81
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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