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Government: Granting of 20,000 Acres of Land in East Florida to Thomas Townshend by the King and Privy Council

Description: The collection consists of personal letters among the Townshend family members, business correspondence, land papers and deeds, financial accounts, bonds, receipts, Government and political material, legal briefs and court opinions, literary material including epitaphs, poems, prayers and travel accounts, military material, wills, marriage settlements, family account books and diaries. Significant correspondents include George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria, as well as many members of the Royal family. Political correspondents include 1st Earl of Chatham, W.E. Gladstone, George Grenville, Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Spencer Perceval, William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington, and John Wilkes. Important note: although this material includes the years 1769-1865 there is only one letter which refers slightly to the American Revolutionary War and no letters or other material deal with the American Civil War.
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Date: (1766, Dec. 3)
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Government: The King's Commission to Thomas Townshend as a Member of the Privy Council; with the Oath of a Privy Councillor

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The collection consists of personal letters among the Townshend family members, business correspondence, land papers and deeds, financial accounts, bonds, receipts, Government and political material, legal briefs and court opinions, literary material including epitaphs, poems, prayers and travel accounts, military material, wills, marriage settlements, family account books and diaries. Significant correspondents include George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria, as well as many members of the Royal family. Political correspondents include 1st Earl of Chatham, W.E. Gladstone, George Grenville, Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Spencer Perceval, William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington, and John Wilkes. Important note: although this material includes the years 1769-1865 there is only one letter which refers slightly to the American Revolutionary War and no letters or other material deal with the American Civil War.

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Government: Exchequer: Reversionary Grant of Office of Teller of the Exchequer to the Hon. Thomas Townshend

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Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Lease for a year and a Grant and Release of an Acre of Land…by John Carter and Anne Carter to Thomas Bell

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Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Lease for one year and a Grant and Release of an Acre of Land in the Burgage Field…by Jane Deane, widow, to Thomas Vernon

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Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Lease for a year and a Release of an Acre of Land…by Thomas Vernon to John Hunt

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Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Bargain and Sale for a year and a Release of an Acre of Land…by Thomas Bell to Edward Ireland

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Government: Granting of 20,000 Acres of Land in East Florida to Thomas Townshend by the King and Privy Council

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Government: The King's Commission to Thomas Townshend as a Member of the Privy Council; with the Oath of a Privy Councillor

Government: Exchequer: Reversionary Grant of Office of Teller of the Exchequer to the Hon. Thomas Townshend

Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Lease for a year and a Grant and Release of an Acre of Land…by John Carter and Anne Carter to Thomas Bell

Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Lease for one year and a Grant and Release of an Acre of Land in the Burgage Field…by Jane Deane, widow, to Thomas Vernon

Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Lease for a year and a Release of an Acre of Land…by Thomas Vernon to John Hunt

Deeds: Hants., Whitchurch: Indentures for a Bargain and Sale for a year and a Release of an Acre of Land…by Thomas Bell to Edward Ireland