| Description | Letters to Jacob, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1749-1828), some undated, from various correspondents on a number of subjects including:
1.
Ann Talbot, about a mortgage, 1804
Samuel Bosanquet of Bosanquet, Beachcroft & Reeves, bankers of Lombard St. on an allowance for the Earl's 5th son, Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (1788-1872), who was employed by the bank, 1804.
Joshuah Sladen, mayor of Folkestone about the military defence of the town, 1804.
Charles Grant, Woolley Lodge, Berkshire; enclosure of Woolley Green; princess Elizabeth is making a collection of fine prints and suggests the paintings at Longford by Lorrain and Pousain; mentions his sister Talbot, 1805-1808
Robert Morres, who was collated to the Prebend of Netherbury in Terra in May 1805 and writes to thank the Earl for his interest; he also writes about Catholic Emancipation (2), 1805.
George Maton, Chamberlain of the City of Salisbury, on the visit of the Duke of Cumberland to review the Wiltshire Yeomanry, suggesting that it would be appropriate to endow the Duke with the Freedom of the City, 1805.
Robert Blake about the sale of the office of Heritable Usher to the king in Scotland, 1805.
lords, Chesterfield, Dartmouth, Uxbridge and others re the costs of altering a concert room in Hanover square, 1805.
Barbara, countess of Shaftesbury, from Paris asking for the Earl to request Sir Joseph Banks, as President of the Royal Society, to intercede with the French government for the release of her husband Anthony, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury; 2 letters from Sir Joseph Banks, the first replying that he cannot intercede without the permission of the Foreign Office and the second stating that this permission is now forthcoming, 1806.
Charlotte Fitzgerald de Ros, Baroness de Ros for heraldic advice on her newly granted title, 1806.
Petro William Tomkins and E. Forster, both engravers of London, competing to be permitted to make engravings of the pictures at Longford Castle, 1806.
Richard Lawrence, rector of Great Cheverell and vicar of Coleshill, about the offer of the living of Mersham, Kent by the archbishop of Canterbury, 1806.
William Wilberforce about the Naval and Military Bible Society with printed prospectus, 1806.
captain Philip Charles Durham (a Trafalgar captain), off L'Orient and at Falmouth, with covering letter, 1806.
William Coxe, rector of Bemerton, about two of his published books; Memoirs of Robert Walpole and House of Austria, 1806-1807.
Antrobus, Green & Russell, Tea Merchants in The Strand, informing of a Russian victory over the French in a three day battle during Napoleon's 1806-7 Prussian and Polish campaign; the information is incorrect, 1807.
John, 10th Earl of Westmorland, asking permission for some cows en route from Jersey to be lodged overnight in the Earl of Radnor's stables (1807).
C... thanking the earl for appointment of command of Berkshire militia, nd, with letter from Adolphus Frederick, duke of Cambridge of the appointment of lieutenant colonel Duckenfield as inspector of Yeomanry and Volunteer corps, Berkshire, 1807. lord Sidmouth about resigning from command of the Woodley corps, Berkshire, 1806
Manham, proposes to stand for Hythe in the election following the death of mr Godfrey, 1810, 1806-1810
lords, Grenville, Rutland and Althorpe, William Herbert and Robert Manners, about the elections, 1806; earl Spencer thanking the earl for the support of his son in Northamptonshire and seeking his support for George Standcot, 1806-1807.
lord Lilford (Thomas Powys) for advice as a trustee and councillor, 1806-1811. (5)
Sir William Scott, MP for Downton until 1801, after that for Oxford University 1801-1821, lawyer, on the activities of Napoleon including an anecdote about the Continental System and the reaction to it of the US minister in Paris, John Armstrong, as well as a rumour that Napoleon wished to marry off his mother to the Pope and then be crowned Emperor of the West in Rome; other letters deal with the deteriorating position with the United States; further letters deal with his daughter's marriage settlement, the retreat to Corunna, the death of Sir John Moore, his unpopularity and the commission selling scandal involving Mary Clark the mistress of the Duke of York (5), 1807-1809.
Ambrose and Thomas Goddard and lord Porchester, about the Cricklade election, 1807.
Christopher Ashley Cooper of the Ordnance Office on Lord Radnor's application for a cadetship for a Mr William Stuart and a letter of thanks from Lady Waltham for the 2nd Earl's recommendation (3), 1807
Catherine Tylney Long sen, asking the earl to support Mr Marke to succeed Mr Page as master of Corsham school, 1807.
JH Gell, about the Downton Enclosure Bill, 1807
lords Romilly, Aylesbury and Elrington and WG Maton of Downton, on various matters, 1807.
2.
lord Moira, about the admission of mr Stanway to the military academy at Woolwich, with printed regulations, 1807; acknowledgement that the earl has allowed him his proxy vote in the House of Lords, 1809.
T Bridges, for lady Waltham, about the earl's support for the admission of William Smart, son of sir S Smart, to the military academy at Woolwich, 1807, 1809. (8)
Thomas Pettingal about a right of way through Windsor Great Park, 1807-1808. (5)
JH Jacob, appealing against the public whipping in Salisbury Market place of Andrews and Petty, sentenced for damaging timber in the earl's woods, 1808.
Copy of a letter from 'an English Officer' about the arrival of the Portuguese royal family in Brazil after they were ejected from Portugal by the French, 1808.
James Norris Dyer about the election of a John Hanks as a burgess in Malmesbury, 1808.
from A Eyre to Henry Penruddock Wyndham about Clement Tudway, MP for Wells, Somerset since 1760, [`1808]
George Rose in reply to a query from the earl about the eligibilty of members of Friendly Societies to Poor relief, 1808
Lord Eldon, the Lord Chancellor, brother of Sir William Scott, on a ruling in a Commission of Lunacy (2) (1808).
John Joseph Dillon on his supposed genealogical connection to the Bouveries (1809)
John Osborn, about a visit to Melchet Park by the duke of Gloucester that will delay Osburn's visit to Longford, 1809 and relpy.
Thomas Wilkie, about the danger of a quantity of ammunition belonging to the Ordnance office in a store at Fisherton Anger, 1809
Dr Samuel Glasse, rector of Hanwell, grieving for the loss of his son, 1809; prayer by him for fast days.
William Pitt, about the battle of Corunna, 1809.
Charles Talbot, dean of Sarum, postphones visit to Longford because of health of his wife lady Elizabeth, 1809.
Captain A Wellwood, lieutenant Rose RN and brigadier general M Nightingale, requests permission to shoot on the manor of Folkestone, 1809.
Robert Hyman, about viscount Folkestone's speech in the House of Commons [on 10 Mar attacking the duke of York for allowing his mistress, Mary Clarke, to meddle in army patronage], 11 Mar 1809.
Robert Thornton and Elizabeth marchioness of Brandeburg-Aunspach, Brandenburg House, London; testimonials for a servant and butler, 1809.
3.
Price and Goodlake about a gang of poachers at Challow, Berks, 1809
PA Hancott, Lincoln's Inn and lord Glastonbury, about the Marsham (Romney) and Wyndham marriage settlement of 1776, 1809.
H St John Mildmay and viscount Primrose, about the births of sons, 1809, 1810.
sir Thomas Brooke Pechell [MP for Downton], political topics, 1809.
lieutenant RA Alleyne in Surinam seeking suport in purchasing a company in the army, 1809.
Charles Pitt (not closely related to the Prime Minister) proposing the Earl as patron of a prospective Salisbury Philanthropic Bank, 1810.
John Ellis seeking suport to stand in the election at Malmesbury with draft reply 'I have given up all interference at Malmesbury - the system of corruption there was so patronised by the members of the last committee', 1810.
William Eyre, about the Wick estate, Downton, 1810
lord Berkely and sir Berkely William Guise seeking support in the elction in Gloucestershire, 1810.
John Pern Tinney, Salisbury, about the correct date of the 50th year of the reign of George IV, 1810.
lord Romney about having the earl's proxy vote in the House on the matter of Roman Catholics in Ireland, 1810.
The mayor of Salisbury, inviting the earl to the Poor's Play, 1810.
Paul Cobb Methuen commending his son as a candidate in the forthcoming election; the letter is unfortunately timed as Laurence Pleydell-Bouverie, the Earl's 3rd son, had died on 23 November, the day Methuen's letter was sent, as a follow up letter attests, 1811; Paul Methuen about his standing in the election for Wiltshire with replies (in which he was successful), nd 1812 (9).
Catherine Tylney-Long, about her support for Mr Goddard and Mr Herbert (possibly in the election for a Wiltshire seat), 1811.
Sir John Burke on Irish gossip and the outbreak of the War of 1812 with the USA, 1812.
William Scrope of Castle Combe on the holding of Salisbury Races (2) (undated: 1805, 1811 or 1816)
Lady Grace Burrard-Neale on enquiries about a house, Rope Hill at Boldre near Lymington, Hampshire, for the Earl & Countess of Radnor; mentions her husband, Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, on naval business (undated).
John Guard about a petition for his brother, undated.
Thomas Robinson with a poem inspired by a painting of the countess, undated
letters on minor matters, from earl Fitzwilliam, Wentworth, Yorks, lord Carlton, Thomas Grenville, Charles Dundas, Edward Golding, H March, George Vantsittart, Margaret Roberts, lord Kensington, lord Bruce, 1808-1810; from the duchess of Bedford, lady Lincoln (the mother of Catherine Pelham-Clinton, 1st wife of 3rd Earl of Radnor), undated |