George Aust papers concerning the Secret Service, 1794-1800

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Title: George Aust papers concerning the Secret Service, 1794-1800
Creator: Aust, George, 1740-1829
Abstract: Manuscripts connected with the British Secret Service during George Aust's tenure as Under Secretary of State. In addition to a detailed cryptographic key, documents include receipts for large sums given by Aust to Messrs. Thomas Coutts on Lord Grenville's account; lists of recipients of Secret Service funds, including the duc de Harcourt and William Wickham; and a copy of a letter and an affadavit addressed to the Office for Auditing the Public Account
Description: George Aust (1740-1829) served as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Great Britain from 1790 to 1796. He later became Secretary and Registrar of Chelsea Royal Hospital. He married Sarah (Maeve) Murray, who wrote two successful guidebooks to Scotland, in 1802.
In English.
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2008.
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Cryptograms
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Great Britain
Subject (Name): Aust, George, 1749-1829.
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834.
Wickham, William, 1761-1840.
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Thomas Coutts & Co.
Subject (Topic): Officials and employees
Ciphers
Cryptography
Intelligence service
History
Subjects: Aust, George, 1749-1829
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Wickham, William, 1761-1840
Great Britain. Foreign Office > Officials and employees
Thomas Coutts & Co.
Ciphers
Cryptography > Great Britain
Intelligence service > Great Britain
Great Britain > History > George III, 1760-1820

Access: Public
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Citation: George Aust Papers Concerning the Secret Service. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.