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Minutes of my proceedings during my embassy in Tunis, 1796

Creator:
Radstock, William Waldegrave, Baron, 1753-1825
Call Number:
49 2611
Image Count:
31
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript in a single hand, written on vellum, describes in minute detail Waldegrave's negotiations with the Bey and Vizar in Bardo over the exchange of Corsican prisoners held in Tunis after the capture of the Maria Rosa as well as other diplomatic ...
Description:
William Waldegrave, first Baron Radstock (1753-1825), naval officer, born on 9 July 1753 in Kensington, London, second son of John Waldegrave, third Earl Waldegrave (1718-1784) and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower (1724-1784), daughter of the f...
Subject (Geographic):
Corsica (France), Tunisia, Great Britain., Great Britain, and Tunisia.
Subject (Name):
Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814., Radstock, William Waldegrave, Baron, 1753-1825., Rance, James P., Captain., St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823., and Maria Rosa (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign relations, and Diplomats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Minutes of my proceedings during my embassy in Tunis, 1796

2.
[Collection of verse], [late 17th and early 18th century].

Call Number:
Osborn b204
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of several dozen poems by various authors, many of which are satirical treatments of religion and politics. The English poems include An epistle to my lord chamberlain by Charles Montague, earl of Halifa...
Description:
In English and Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712., Bulstrode, Richard, Sir, 1610-1711., Dryden, John, 1631-1700., Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715., Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814., Norris, John, 1657-1711., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., and Wolseley, Robert, 1646-1697.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Latin poetry, French poetry, Verse satire, English, Politics and government, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Collection of verse], [late 17th and early 18th century].