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John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich manuscript material : 3 items
- Title
- John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich manuscript material : 3 items, 1746-1779.
- Author
- Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Pforz MS | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
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- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
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- 3 items
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- · Autograph signature on Admiralty document : 13 Jan 1779 : (MISC 0482) : appointing Peter Dupuy Abbott "Second Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship, The Flora, and Lieutenant at Arms"; on vellum; document also signed by John Buller and Henry Penton; countersigned by Philip Stephens, secretary.
- · To David Garrick, actor and playwright : 1 autograph letter signed : 9 Apr 1776 : (MISC 0481) : from Admiralty : begins, "If I had never heard of such a man as Piper the butcher, if he had never had a bat in his hand, if he sold the worst meat within a days journey of the place, I think, that as he comes to me under the auspices of so good a patron, I should have employed him ..."; with Garrick's autograph docket on the verso.
- · To an unidentified recipient : 1 autograph letter signed to "Sir" : 5 Jun 1746 : (MISC 0480) : from London : begins, "A resolution is taken (as the rebellion seems now to be drawn to a conclusion) to disband all the new raised Regiments directly, except the D[uke] of Bedford's, D[uke] of Montagu's, Ld. Halifax's & I believe Ld. Granby's who as they have a considerable number of Prisoners in their custody, cannot with safety to the Publick be dismissed ..."
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- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, British politician and musical patron.
- Call Number
- Pforz MS
- OCLC
- 793851097
- Author
- Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792.
- Title
- John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich manuscript material : 3 items, 1746-1779.
- Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, British politician and musical patron.
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- Garrick, David, 1717-1779. AnnotatorGarrick, David, 1717-1779. AddresseeBuller, John, 1721-1786. SignerPenton, Henry, 1736-1812. SignerStephens, Philip, Sir, 1725-1809. Signer
- Found In:
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
- Research Call Number
- Pforz MS