Deelarchief GB 0064 SAN/1-6&F&T&V - Montagu, John, 4th Earl Of Sandwich (First Lord Of The Admiralty) (1718-1792)

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GB 0064 SAN/1-6&F&T&V

Titel

Montagu, John, 4th Earl Of Sandwich (First Lord Of The Admiralty) (1718-1792)

Datum(s)

  • 1771-1782 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Deelarchief

Omvang en medium

lft; 30cm

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

Montagu took his seat in the House of Lords in 1739 and in 1744 was appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty. He represented the United Kingdom at the negotiations leading to the conclusion of peace in 1748. He then became First Lord of the Admiralty, 1748 to 1761, for a brief period in 1763 and again from 1771 to 1782, after which he held no further public office. A selection of his papers were published by Sir George Barnes and Commander J.H. Owen, The private papers of John, Earl of Sandwich 1771-1782 (Navy Records Society, 1932-1938, 4 vols). There is a biography by George Martelli, Jemmy Twitcher, a life of the Fourth Earl of Sandwich (London, 1962).

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GB 0064 SAN/1-6&F&T&V 1771-1782 Subfonds lft; 30cm Montagu , John , 1718-1792 , 4th Earl Of Sandwich , First Lord Of The Admiralty

Montagu took his seat in the House of Lords in 1739 and in 1744 was appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty. He represented the United Kingdom at the negotiations leading to the conclusion of peace in 1748. He then became First Lord of the Admiralty, 1748 to 1761, for a brief period in 1763 and again from 1771 to 1782, after which he held no further public office. A selection of his papers were published by Sir George Barnes and Commander J.H. Owen, The private papers of John, Earl of Sandwich 1771-1782 (Navy Records Society, 1932-1938, 4 vols). There is a biography by George Martelli, Jemmy Twitcher, a life of the Fourth Earl of Sandwich (London, 1962).

The papers consist of five volumes of Sandwich's appointment books, 1771 to 1782. These were purchased from the Montagu family in 1957. The remainder of the collection consists of transcripts. In 1956 and 1960 the Secretary of the Navy Records Society deposited on loan transcripts of Sandwich's papers, 1771 to 1782, not included in the Society's publication. The Heritage Lottery Fund has supported the purchase of additions to this collection.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

English

Detailed catalogue online at the: [ National Maritime Museum website ](http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/archive/catalogue/record.cfm?ID=SAN/1-6& F& T& V) .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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The papers consist of five volumes of Sandwich's appointment books, 1771 to 1782. These were purchased from the Montagu family in 1957. The remainder of the collection consists of transcripts. In 1956 and 1960 the Secretary of the Navy Records Society deposited on loan transcripts of Sandwich's papers, 1771 to 1782, not included in the Society's publication. The Heritage Lottery Fund has supported the purchase of additions to this collection.

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Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Detailed catalogue online at the: [ National Maritime Museum website ](http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/archive/catalogue/record.cfm?ID=SAN/1-6& F& T& V) .

Verwante materialen

Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

The four letters from David Livingstone to Charles Livingstone are at the National Library of Scotland and David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre, Scotland. Livingstone's original Bechuana journal and papers relating to Robert and Mary Moffat and David Livingstone are at the Central African Archives, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Twenty-two letters from Livingstone to Edmund Gabriel, 1854-1855, are at the British Library (Ref: Add MS 37410).

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National Maritime Museum

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

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Taal (talen)

  • Engels

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    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik