| Description |
26.5 linear feet (140 v., 1 box). |
| Note |
Originals located in the British State Paper Office, the Harleian, Cottonian, and Bodelian libraries at Oxford University, the Advocates Library, and elsewhere. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of British correspondence and official documents (handwritten transcripts in part), dealing mainly with European diplomatic affairs and the American colonies, collected during the 18th century by Philip, Lord Hardwicke, and by his sons, the second Earl of Hardwicke and Charles Yorke. |
| Form |
Vol. 33 available on microfilm; New York Public Library. |
| Biography |
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) was a judge who served for many years as Lord Chancellor of England. |
| Finding Aids |
Collection guide available in repository and on internet. |
| Subject |
Diplomacy.
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Europe -- Foreign relations.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- America.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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| Added Author |
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790, Collector.
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Yorke, Charles, 1722-1770, Collector.
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| LCCN |
ms 70001731 |
| Standard no. |
*ZZ-12299 |
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*ZZ-14858 |
| Call No. |
MssCol 1313
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 1313
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