Manuscripts
Wolseley, Robert and unknown authors. Drafts of four letters
- Description
Letter 1: Robert Wolseley to an unknown recipient. The authors and recipients of letters 2-4 are unidentified; letters 3 and 4 are in French and letter 4 relates to the purchase of books.
- Date
- [?1669-1672], May).
- Call number
- BLA 28
- 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.
