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Londonderry Estates

Reference: D/Lo/C Catalogue Title: Londonderry Estates Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Correspondence (part 1)

Covering Dates: c.1791-1951

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Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to Durham County Record Office, 2016

CORRESPONDENCE

The correspondence is particularly voluminous and diverse although paradoxically the more recent is less well preserved than the earlier. In the mid-nineteenth century, probably as a result of Sir Archibald Alison's work on the manuscripts, the diplomatic papers and the correspondence of both the 3rd Marquess and his wife were arranged in files, fastened together by large brass screws pushed through the top left hand corner, and boxed in volume-type containers. This arrangement eased the problem of sorting when the manuscripts were deposited but unfortunately not only had certain letters and papers been overlooked but a number of items had been arranged on a subject system instead. It was decided to maintain the arrangement by correspondent in its entirety with the necessary additions and corrections. A number of miscellaneous letters clearly related to the same topics and these were therefore formed into new subject files, leaving only a small irreducible nucleus of 'miscellanea'. In listing the recipient has been taken as the norm and the writers are listed alphabetically under this main head, with a brief indication of the subjects of their letters, covering dates and the number of items.

The diplomatic papers of Lord Castlereagh and Lord Stewart, also included in this section, presented special problems. It was clear that despite the removal of most of the Castlereagh MSS to Ireland items had remained in their original home and a careful examination was necessary to identify these. In the event 288 items were recognised as having been in the possession of Lord Castlereagh himself (D/Lo/C 1-36). The largest continuous series are the 72 letters sent from the peninsula by Sir Charles Stewart, as he then was, to his half brother from 1808 until 1812. These are detailed eye-witness accounts of the campaigns with additional valuable material on the relationships and characters of the Allied commanders. Also of interest are the reports from secret agents in France in 1815 and 1816 (D/Lo/C 26).

The fine series of Lord Stewart's diplomatic papers totals over 1 ,000 files and here too some archival research was necessary before the papers could be reduced to satisfactory order. First there are the draft official despatches containing formal news; these are accompanied frequently by a separate series reserved for more confidential matters written in full in Lord Stewart's hand, with passages marked for turning into cypher. Finally there are personal communications between Castlereagh and Stewart for family affairs or State matters of the utmost delicacy. The value of these papers for a study of British policy in the 'Congress Period' will be quickly apparent.

The extent to which Lord Stewart maintained his political connections after he became Marquess of Londonderry and retired from diplomatic service is shown by the 3,000 letters he received from friends who included Disraeli, Lord Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Lord Hardinge, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Derby and the Duke of Wellington. An especially interesting and unusual correspondent was the King of Hanover (D/Lo/C 72) and the subjects include( in this section range from Abd-el-Kadir to Lola Montes, the Eglinton Tournament to Catholic Emancipation. In addition there are some 5,500 letters relating to business and the estates.

With Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, the balance swings as might be expected to the estates and to family affairs. Mention must be made of the letters written by Lord Adolphus Vane to his mother from the Crimean campaign, some of which run to as many as 20 pages each (D/Lo/C 180 (4)). The letters from the agents and managers give detailed accounts of the administration of the estates and show how closely the Marchioness watched the activities of her servants. After the death of the Marchioness the main body of correspondence is that of the agents themselves but some of the political letters of the 7th Marquess are included at D/Lo/C 236-237, notably some interesting correspondence with Sir Nevil Henderson on British policy in regard to the Nazis, with Leo Amery on Chamberlain and with Herbert Morrison and others on air defence and bombing.

There is an especially large section of estate correspondence for the whole of the 19th century both as regards the letters sent by the agents and as regards the letters received by them, the bulk of which seem to have remained at the Seaham Office. In the case of John Buddle, the 3rd Marquess actually made a determined attempt to claim all his papers after his death in 1843 but in this he must have been unsuccessful as a large number of them are now in the Institute of Mining Engineers, Newcastle on Tyne, and some in the National Coal Boards Records at the Durham County Record Office. The agents, particularly at Seaham, became more and more important and more independent as time went on with the result that their correspondence tends to overshadow that of the holders of the title. For example the letters of John Eminson, agent from 1866 (D/Lo/C 284-316) and of Malcolm Dillon, agent from 1912 (D/Lo/C 277-280) contains much more than the normal estate business.

Catalogue Contents

CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Lo/C)LONDONDERRY FAMILY: POLITICAL, ESTATE AND PERSONAL LETTERS (Ref: D/Lo/C 1-260)Papers of Lord Castlereagh (Ref: D/Lo/C 1-36)

See also D/Lo/C 435-440

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769 - 1822), son of the first Marquess of Londonderry, M.P. for County Down 1790, became Irish Chief Secretary 1799 and supported the Union. Secretary of State for War 1805 and 1806 - 1809 during which time he planned the Peninsula expedition. Resigned after a duel with Canning but returned to the government in 1812 as Foreign Secretary which post he held until his death and was therefore in charge of British policy throughout the 'Congress period'.

For a brief account of the history of the Castlereagh Papers and the archival arrangement of the items listed below, etc. see the General Introduction and the Introduction to this section.

State Papers, 1804 - 1816 (Ref: D/Lo/C 1-16)Ref: D/Lo/C 1

Information on the size and dispositions of the French and Spanish fleets, sent by the British Consul at Tangiers with a letter concerning the rebellion in Algiers and Morocco (1804); and of the Dutch fleet sent by an American naval officer. Abstract of the relative strengths of the British and enemy naval forces; dispositions and strength of the allied land forces, 1804 - 1805

(6 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 2

Lord Wellesley's memorandum on the East India Company's military establishment, 1804

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 3

Memorandum on the state of Europe and the policies of the Continental powers, 1805

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 4

Draft communique to the 'Prince of Peace' urging him not to rely on the French, 1805

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 5

Precis of despatches from Sweden relating to the progress of the war with Russia (in Lord Stewart 's hand), 1808

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 6

Petition of Hadge Abdelmzid Bouhalel to Lord Castlereagh against the seizure of the Danish brig Frieden by the frigate Unicorn. With Castlereagh's memorandum on the case, 1808

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 7

Translation (copy) of Marshal Kutuzov's address to the German people, 1813

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 8

Note of arms to be sent to Germany, with a List of the type of ammunition required in the Prussian army and a map of Prussian military dispositions in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1813

(3 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 9

Proces verbal of a meeting of Clancarty, Brockhausen and Provost on the constitution of the United Netherlands, 1814

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 10

Appointment (draft) of a plenipotentiary (for Castlereagh's own appointment see D/Lo/F 420), 1814

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 11

Memorandum of meeting with Cardinal Consalvi on the relationship of the Papacy and Protestant states. Memorandum (French) on the position of the Catholic church in the United Provinces and Castlereagh's note advising the Prince of Orange against a Concordat, 1814

(2 files, 1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 12

Account (French) of the behaviour of Murat, 1814

(1 booklet)

Ref: D/Lo/C 13

Extract (English) from the Exposé de la conduite politique de M. Carnot concerning his policy in regard to the defence of Paris, 1814

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 14

Memorandum from Edward Cooke on the ratification of the treaty with the United States and a note from Cooke to Gouldbourn about the interpretation of the treaty, 1814

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 15

Lord Exmouth's attack on Algiers, drawn by Major Gossett R.E., 1816

(1 plan)

Ref: D/Lo/C 16

Confidential memorandum approved by the Prince Regent as a reply to the Tsar's proposal for a 'Holy Alliance', 1816

(1 file)

Diplomatic despatches and letters (Ref: D/Lo/C 17-36)Peninsular War, 1808 - 1812 (Ref: D/Lo/C 17-19)Ref: D/Lo/C 17 - 18

Despatches from Lord Stewart while serving with the British Army in the Peninsula, first with Moore then with Wellington. For detailed calendar see Appendix I, 1808 - 1812 See also D/Lo/C 437

(2 volumes)

Ref: D/Lo/C 19

Letter from Lord Stewart at Badajoz referring to the receipt of Castlereagh's congratulations on the battle of Talavera. With a typescript copy (this letter appears to have been omitted in error from the bound volumes above), 1809

(1 file)

The Congresses, 1815 - 1820 (Ref: D/Lo/C 20-27)Ref: D/Lo/C 20

Diplomatic negotiations for the Vienna Congress, with enclosures, etc. and two letters from Stratford Canning at Turin to Lord Stewart. These papers found in especial confusion and several letters are incomplete, March-December 1815

(37 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 20-24

Private letters from Lord Stewart while acting as envoy at Vienna and subsequently See also D/Lo/C 37-53

Ref: D/Lo/C 21

From Milan (January - March) and Vienna (June - December) particularly relating to the negotiations being carried on in Frankfurt by Lord Clancarty. Copies of correspondence between Stewart and Clancarty, 1816

(26 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 22

From Vienna and Carlsbad principally concerning the negotiations between Russia and Austria and possible employment of Russian troops in South America, also complaint against Austrian authorities in Trieste, January - June 1817

(12 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 23

From Paris arid Vienna with letters from George Rose at Berlin and copy letters from Castlereagh to the Tsar and Canning, August - December 1819, 26 November 1820

(24 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 24

From Vienna concerning Metternich and Esterhazy and the movements of Queen Caroline, etc. Account of the Pope's Chaplain caught committing sodomy from A'Court the British envoy in Naples, 1820

(18 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 25

Correspondence (copies) between Castlereagh and Lord Liverpool on the future of France, marriage of the Prince of Orange, foreign expenditure and cost of occupation forces, copy of Talleyrand's proposals (French) to Louis XVIII on the future constitution of France, July - August 1815

(16 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 26

Secret reports (French) from agents on the state of affairs and opinion in France forwarded by Sir Charles Stewart, ambassador in Paris, with his marginal comments on the probable veracity or otherwise of the reports, December 1815 - 1816

(34 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 27

Correspondence (copies) of Cardinal Consalvi and J. G. Reinhold concerning the Catholic Church in the Austrian Netherlands and the Archbishopric of Malines, March - June 1816

(6 files)

Various subjects (Ref: D/Lo/C 28-31)Ref: D/Lo/C 28

James Stephen on behalf of Wilberforce containing proposals for effective measures against the slave trade. With maps of Africa by Faden (1803) annotated by Castlereagh and Carey (1811), (1814)

(1 paper, 2 maps)

Ref: D/Lo/C 29

Despatch from Edward Cooke on the circumstances of Napoleon's escape from Elba, 1813

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 30

Despatch from Lord Burghersh at Leghorn describing the invasion of Northern Italy by the Neapolitans under Murat, 1815

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 31

Letter from Lord Lauderdale enclosing newspaper cuttings concerning Sir Thomas Maitland and events in the Ionian Islands, 1822

(2 papers)

Miscellaneous private and political correspondence (Ref: D/Lo/C 32-36)Ref: D/Lo/C 32

Letters from agents in Ireland and from John Kipling concerning Chancery proceedings about a house in Bond Street and the contents of its library (probably connected with the Earl of Buckingham), 1797 - 1813 See also D/Lo/F 670

(6 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 33

Letters from the Rev. John Cleland agent in Ireland for the estate and financial interests of Lord Castlereagh and his father, 1815 - 1822

(25 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 34(1-32)

Miscellaneous letters and copies etc. found among the Castlereagh papers relating mainly to isolated matters, 1799 - 1822 Includes: (1) Lord Castlereagh to (Lord Charlemont) on the condition of affairs in France (part only), (c. 1791) Printed in Charlemont Correspondence II, 145 (2) Lord Castlereagh to Lord Bayham on the Irish Union, (1799) (4) E. W. Phelps urging the prevention of the re-election of Madison as President of the United States, 1812 (5) Lord Bathhurst on the necessity for a permanent military governor of the Ionian Islands, 1812 (6-7) Lord Burghersh on the unauthorised activities of Sir Robert Wilson, 1815 (8) George Mills on military and diplomatic affairs in Switzerland, 1815 (9) John Kerr, a clerk in the Foreign Office, seeking a less arduous post on account of his health being impaired by imprisonment in Italy and Austria, 1815 (10) J[ohn] M[ordaunt] Johnson Dissatisfaction of the Prince of Orange with the British attitude towards him, 1814 (11) Lord Clancarty. Occupation of Belgium by Dutch troops, 1814 (18) General Rapp to Count Weissenberg (copy) Announcing the abdication of the Emperor Napoleon, 1815 (19) Duke of Wellington Describing the capture of Paris and Armistice ratified by Wellington, Blucher and Ekmuhl (Davout) (20) Duke of Otranto (Fouche) to Murat. Copy of letter (French) found on the latter when taken prisoner, 1815 (22) Petition of James Regnier former editor of the Courier de Londres, Courier d'Angleterre and The National Register for assistance against his creditors, (c. 1815) (23) Lord Cathcart from St. Petersburg. Ceremonial of the Russian Court; unpopularity of the concessions made to Poland, Finland and Livonia, 1816 (24) Lord Stewart from Milan concerning evidence against the Princess of Wales and the eligibility of Prince Leopold (of Saxe-Coburg) as a husband (for Princess Charlotte), 1816 (30) Lord Stewart from Paris. Political situation in France and opinions in Paris about European events 1822

(32 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 35

Letters from Lord Castlereagh to Edward Cooke, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, mainly brief notes of instructions for military and diplomatic despatches, includes letter (1815) to Lord Liverpool, c. 1798 - 1815

(11 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 36

Copies of letters (1819) from Lord Castlereagh to Canning, G. H. Rose and the Tsar etc. The originals are D/Lo/C 25, c. 1850

(5 papers)

Papers of Lord Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (Ref: D/Lo/C 37-166)

Charles William 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778 - 1854) was the half brother of Lord Castlereagh. He entered the army in 1794 and served in the Netherlands, Austria and the Peninsula where he was Adjutant-General to Wellington, 1808 - 1812, after commanding a brigade of cavalry. In 1815 he was sent as British Minister to Prussia and was present at the battles of Culm and Leipzig. In July 1814 he was appointed to the British delegation at the Congress of Vienna and remained as ambassador until 1822 when he resigned and devoted himself to the improvement of his Durham and Irish estates. On the death of Castlereagh, Stewart became Marquess of Londonderry. Sir Robert Peel appointed him to the St. Petersburg Embassy in 1835 but Shiel and Fergusson, two Radical members, supported by Lord Stanley, moved the cancellation of the appointment and Lord Londonderry resigned. He toured Germany, Russia and Scandinavia in 1856 and Vienna and the Balkans in 1840.

Lord Londonderry was made Colonel of the 2nd Life Guards (1841) and Lord Lieutenant of Durham (1843). He maintained his political contacts to the end of' his life and his frequent correspondents include Peel, Derby, Aberdeen and Wellington. Lord Londonderry also produced several books of memoirs and edited the correspondence of Lord Castlereagh. In 1852 he received the Duke of Wellington's Garter.

Despatches and other diplomatic correspondence (Ref: D/Lo/C 37-63)

(For a discussion of the archival arrangement of these papers see the Introduction to this section)

Drafts of official despatches from Lord Stewart to Lord Castlereagh, 1813, 1815 - 1821 (Ref: D/Lo/C 37/1-11)Ref: D/Lo/C 37/1

From Stralsund (Prussia) on the negotiations for raising and equipping the German Legion. Numbered 43-55 and separate. Also memorandum of meeting between Stewart, Lyon and Berger on the organisation of the Hanoverian levies (1813) and despatches from France (March 1814) concerning the Prussian subsidies, 1813 - 1814

(18 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/2

From the Imperial Head Quarters in Germany and France describing military operations of the Austrian and Russian armies and the armistices with the French. Numbered 89 - 101, June - July 1815

(13 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/3

From Paris, Dijon, Geneva, Venice and Milan, largely concerning domestic arrangements of embassy, salaries, etc. also relations of Austria and Russia and Sardinia's attitude on the Simplon route. Numbered 116 - 128 and separate, October - December 1815

(16 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/4

From Milan and Vienna on the Bavarian question, Austro-Sardinian negotiations, the position of Eugene Beauharnais and the unpopularity of the Austrians in Italy. Numbered 1 - 117 with a few fair copies, January - December 1816

(128 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/5

From Vienna and Carlsbad. Affairs in Spain, negotiations at Frankfurt, rebellion in Serbia, activities and position of the Bonaparte family, the Princess of Wales in Vienna. Numbered 1-61 (with gaps) and separate, January - June 1817

(65 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/6

Fair copies of the drafts in (4) for numbers 17-49 (with gaps), February - April 1817

(28 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/7

From Franzensbrun and Vienna. Baden question, Austrian domestic affairs, meetings with Capodistria and the Tsar. Numbered 1-23 and separate, August - September 1818

(26 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/8

From Vienna. Assembly at Vienna, hostility between Bavaria and Wurtemburg, the Queen of Spain, Wallachia conduct of Capodistria. Numbered 1-46 and separate, October - December 1819

(56 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/9

Fair copies of the drafts in (8) for numbers 1-35 and separate, October - December 1819

(40 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/10

From Vienna, Baden and Troppau. Metternich's views, Austrian and Russian negotiations, affairs in Spain, conference of the states of the German Confederation, Neapolitan revolution amid events in Italy, reports on the proceedings of the Troppau Conference. Numbered 2 - 144 with gaps, January - December 1820(135 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 37/11

From Vienna and Laibach. Preliminaries for the Laibach Conference and reports on proceeding there-from, Austrian operations against Naples, account of audiences with the King of Naples and the Austrian Emperor, British attitude to Sicily. Numbered 1-48, 98, January-August 1821

(42 papers and files)

Drafts of the separate and secret despatches from Lord Stewart to Lord Castlereagh (Ref: D/Lo/C 38/1-6)Ref: D/Lo/C 38/1

From Vienna mainly relating to financial affairs and correspondence between Frimont and Schwarzenberg. Also copy letter from Lord William Bentinck at Genoa describing Austrian operations against Murat and draft despatch to Sir (George) Hill, April-July 1815

(7 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 38/2

From Vienna on the Baden and Breisgau questions and notes from Lord Castlereagh declining to make an allowance for celebrating the Queen's birthday, January - June 1817

(11 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 38/3

From Vienna concerning the German Congress, the King of Wurtemburg, news from Sir Thomas Maitland, Governor of the Ionian Islands, with original letters from Metternich and the Marquise de Caramen, October - December 1819

(18 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 38/4

From Vienna, Baden and Troppau. Metternich's work to complete the German Confederation amid the opposition of Bavaria and Prussia, Princess of Wales, increasing anti-liberalism of the Tsar, revolt of regiments of the Russian Imperial Guard, hostility of the French government towards Britain, the Congress at Troppau, Lord Stewart's meeting with Capodistria and draft letters to Metternich, January-December 1820

(99 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 38/5

Fair copies of the despatches in (4)

(57 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 38/6

From Vienna and Laibach (drafts and copies) Austrian fears of being accused of aiding the enquiry into the Princess of Wales' conduct, attempted assassination of Col. Browne at Milan, report on the Laibach conferences negotiations of Saldenha, and atmosphere in which the conference was held, the exclusion of Britain from the deliberations of the three Powers and decline of British influence in Italy and elsewhere, Austria is likely to join with France now, January - June 1821

(25 files and papers)

Despatches relating to special topics, kept in separate series (Ref: D/Lo/C 39-44)Princess of Wales (Ref: D/Lo/C 39-42)Ref: D/Lo/C 39

Draft and copy despatches from Lord Stewart concerning the Princess of Wales (later Queen Caroline) principally the collection of evidence on behalf of the Prince Regent, and the conduct of British representatives towards the Princess. Also the attitude of the Austrian government and the facilities which they gave to the British government. Letters from Brook Taylor, Thomas Cartwright, Henry Browne, Jabez Henry (Counsel for Queen Caroline), Metternich, etc., 1816 - 1818, 1820

(74 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 40

Series of letters and papers kept separately by Lord Stewart relating to the members of the Princess's Household and her visit to Vienna, with letter from Metternich, April 1817

(21 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 41

Copies of Lord Stewart's communications to Prince Metternich concerning Queen Caroline, June - October 1820

(22 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 42

Letters from Lieut. Colonel Henry Browne in Milan in regard to the witnesses for the trial and copy letters and agreements (in Italian) between him and Captains Cargiulo and Paturzp of Messina who were to be Government witnesses, July - October 1820

(11 papers)

Secret Agents (Ref: D/Lo/C 43)Ref: D/Lo/C 43

Copies of letters between Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stuart, British Minister in Paris, sent for information to Lord Stewart concerning the reliability of certain agents and in particular Marshall. Also on Count Blacas and the French government, January 1816

(4 files)

Secret Service Money (Ref: D/Lo/C 44)Ref: D/Lo/C 44

Copies of letters from Lord Stewart to Castlereagh on secret payments made to Gentz for services rendered, June - August 1818

(4 papers)

Letters and despatches to Lord Stewart and draft replies from him to other British representatives (Ref: D/Lo/C 45-52)Ref: D/Lo/C 45

From Lord Castlereagh on Catholic Emancipation and copies of his to Charles Vaughan and George Rose giving them instructions for their conduct and policy in negotiations at Madrid and St. Petersburg, necessity of acting in concert with Russia and persuading Austria to do the same, regulations respecting the salaries and expenses of Ambassadors and a private letter explaining why reductions are necessary in view of the serious financial condition of Britain, copy of the Tsar's letter to the Prince Regent (7 July 1816), memoranda on the implementation of the Vienna Treaties, events in Sicily and its proposed union with Naples, etc., November 1815 - September 1816

(20 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 46

Correspondence with Lord Clancarty, Special Envoy at Frankfort, and George Rose, Minister at Berlin. Dispute between Austria and Bavaria, the Baden question, negotiations with the confederation, Prussian objection to Luxemburg's transfer to the Netherlands, dispute between Stewart and Clancarty, February 1816 - June 1817

(34 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 47

Correspondence with William A'Court, Minister at Naples. Eugene Beauharnais, the Plague, relations between Austria and Naples and Metternich's equivocal attitude, January - December 1816

(14 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 48

Correspondence with Frederick Lamb, Minister at Munich. Differences between Austria and Bavaria, possibility of using force against Baden, also relating to Dr. Griffiths, January 1816 - March 1817

(21 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 49

Correspondence with Lord Cathcart, Ambassador at St. Petersburg. Russian views on the reduction of armed forces, Italian Duchies, etc. Copy of letter to Cathcart from Lord Castlereagh, January 1816 - April 1817

(7 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 50

Correspondence with Sir Charles Stuart, Ambassador at Paris. Spanish affairs and events at Constantinople, Pozzo di Borgo and Blacas, etc., January - May 1817

(11 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 51

Draft letters to Bartle Frere at Constantinople, Brooke Taylor and Metternich. Detention of an English ship at Venice and various minor matters, January 1816 - May 1817

(7 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 52

Copies of Lord Castlereagh's despatches to Cathcart, A'Court, and Clancarty sent to Lord Stewart for information. Also copy of despatch from Cathcart to Castlereagh concerning the Russian army and schemes for its reduction, April - September 1816

(6 files)

Prince Metternich (Ref: D/Lo/C 53)Ref: D/Lo/C 53

Correspondence (in French) between Metternich and Lord Stewart on the Austrian-Bavarian an question, the false reports being spread by Ruffo and the supposed relationship between Dr. Griffiths and the Princess of Wales. Also a letter from Metternich on the strategy proposed by the Duke of Wellington for Allied Armies in 1815, May 1815, January - November 1816

(19 papers)

Catholic Emancipation (Ref: D/Lo/C 54)Ref: D/Lo/C 54

Memorandum on English Catholic claims and the British Government's proposals, with copy letters from Cook to Cardinal De Pacca and from Cardinal Di Lieta to Dr. Poynter, Vicar Apostolic in London, 1815

(3 files)

Miscellaneous despatches, letters, diplomatic papers and memoranda, 1813 - 1820 (Ref: D/Lo/C 55/1-16)Ref: D/Lo/C 55/1

Agreements between the British and Hanovarian governments for the maintenance of an army of 15,000 for service on the continent ( printed), 1813

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/2

Scheme for military co-operation and joint army of the German states (in German and French ) with note in Lord Stewart's hand asking for guidance on negotiations for Denmark's entry into the Confederacy, (c. 1814)

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/3

Duke of Montellano's memoranda to the British Delegation at Vienna declaring Spain's rights to Naples, Parma Guastalla, etc. (French), 1814

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/4

Baron Hardenburg to Lord Stewart requesting that the surplus war stores at Straslund may be transferred to the Prussion government (French), 1814

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/5

Memorial from Count Natali provisional Governor of the Ragutian (Ionian) Islands concerning Austrian attempts to claim the Islands, 1815

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/6

Extract from a letter from General Frimont to Prince Schwarzenburg concerning military affairs in the Balkans and Murat's activities (German), 1815

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/7

Petition from Count Noroy to the British Minister for War for a pension for his active service, 1815

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/8

Despatch (copy) to Lord Castlereagh from Paris enclosing letter (copy) from R.B. Hoppner, Consul at Venice recounting the detaining of vessels from the Ionian Isles by the Austrian authorities and their claims that the Islands are Austrian possessions, 1815

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/9

Letter (copy) from General Count Nugent at Genoa recounting the movements of Lord Exmouth's fleet, 1815

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/10

Letter from Lord Berghersh, Minister at Florence on Lord Exmouth's expedition against the Barbary States and Austrian oppression in Lucca, 1816

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/11

Memorandum (copy) of the Duke of Wellington's interview with Labrador on the Spanish claims to Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (forwarded to Lord Stewart), 1816

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/12

Letter from the Treasury concerning the accounts for the shoeing of the horses of the German Legion, 1812 - 1813, 1816

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/13

Letter (copy) from Metternich announcing the Emperor's intention of attending the fete to be given by Lord Stewart, 1817

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/14

Letter from General Don requesting the appointment of James Bell as Austrian Consul at Gibraltar, 1817

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/15

Letter from Lord Castlereagh laying down the principles of conduct to be observed towards the Princess of Wales at Vienna, refers to the Russo- Spanish negotiations and the slave trade, 1817

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Lo/C 55/16

Precis of the proposals addressed by Austria to the French, British, Prussian and Russian governments concerning action to be taken against the Neapolitan revolution, (1820)

(1 paper)

Letters and papers concerning the financial and domestic arrangements for the Vienna Embassy (Ref: D/Lo/C 56-60)Ref: D/Lo/C 56

Letters relating to the purchase of Prince Stahremberg's house for the use of the British Embassy, 1815 - 1816

(5 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 57

Requests to Prince Metternich for the transmission of goods duty free to the Embassy with the licences issued (French), 1815 - 1816

(7 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 58

Letters, accounts, receipts, etc., concerning payments for Embassy expenses, fees to agents, expenditure on the Secret Service accounts and (1815) payments to the restored monarchy in France, Talleyrand, Gentz etc., 1815 - 1817, 1820 - 1821

(26 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 59

Correspondence between Lord Stewart and the Foreign Office concerning the hiring of a house for the reception of the Embassy archives after Lord Stewart's departure for Verona, 1822

(7 papers and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 60

Accounts, etc. for postages in Italy, 1823

(7 papers)

Miscellaneous papers relating to the Embassy (Ref: D/Lo/C 61-63)Ref: D/Lo/C 61

Miscellaneous letters mainly of a personal nature, requests for pensions, etc. one concerning a musical machine to be made for Lord Stewart, 1814 - 1822

(8 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 62

Letters (copies) to George IV, Lord Liverpool and Lord Clancarty announcing Lord Londonderry's intention of resigning his diplomatic appointments, 1822

(4 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 63

Despatches (copies) from and to Lord Castlereagh, Canning and Joseph Planta, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1813 - 1823. The copies were made in connection with the criticisms of Lord Stewart's conduct as Ambassador, 1827 see also D/Lo/C 112

(13 files and papers)

Political and personal correspondence (Ref: D/Lo/C 64-140)

see also D/Lo/C 442 -497

Series of letters arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent (Ref: D/Lo/C 64-117)

Aberdeen, 4th Earl of, see Gordon, George Hamilton
Anglesey, 1st Marquess of, see Paget, Henry William
Buckingham, 2nd Duke of, see Grenville, Richard
Burghersh, Lord, see Fane, John
Clancarty, 2nd Earl of, see Trench, Richard
Clarendon, 4th Earl of, see Villiers, George
Cleveland, 2nd Duke of, see Vane, Sir Henry
Derby, 14th Earl of see Stanley, Edward Geoffrey
Dudley, 1st Earl of, see Ward, John William
Dufferin, 2nd Baron, see Stevenson, John
Dungannon, 3rd Viscount, see Trevor, Arthur Hill
Durham, 1st Earl of, see Lambton John George
Eglinton, 13th Earl of, see Scott, John
Eldon, 2nd Earl of, see Scott, John
Goderich, Viscount, see Robinson, Frederick John
Hanover, King Ernest I of see Cumberland, Duke of
Hatherton, 1st Baron see Littleton, Edward John
Hertford, 3rd Marquess of, see Seymour, Francis
Mansfield, 3rd Earl of, see Murray David
Raglan, 1st Baron, see Somerset, Lord Fitzroy James
Ripon, 1st Earl of, see Robinson Frederick John
Roden, 3rd Earl of, see Jocelyn, Robert
Rutland, 5th Duke of, see Manners, John Henry
Strangford, 6th Viscount, see Smythe, Percy Clinton Sydney

Ref: D/Lo/C 64

Beresford, William Carr, Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854) Soldier and commander of the British contingent in the Portuguese army, victorious at Albuera in 1811. General 1825, Master-General of the Ordnance 1828 - 1830. Irish affairs, the reform bill crisis, cholera in Sunderland, 1828 - 1834

(5 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 65

Browne, Sir Henry, Lord Stewart's A.D.C. Politics, Literary matters, etc., 1837 - 1838, 1845, 1850 - 1854

(95 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 66

Brunow, Baron Mainly social and court affairs, also mention interest of the Russian Navy in getting coal from Seaham, 1848 revolutions etc. (French and English), 1847 - 1848, 1853 see also D/Lo/C 445

(9 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 67

Butler, Richard, 2nd Earl of Glengall (1794 - 1858). Irish representative Peer Abolition of Irish Vice-Royalty and English politics, Protection etc., 1851, 1853

(24 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 68

Cambridge, Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of (1774 - 1850). Son of George III, Field Marshall, Viceroy of Hanover 1816 - 1837 Hanover's losses by the Vienna treaty (1815) and social; also letter from his son, George William declining an invitation, 1815, 1820, 1850

(4 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 69

Cotton, Sir Stapleton, Viscount Combermere, (1773 - 1865). Served in the Peninsula and commanded the allied cavalry in France 1815 - 1816; Commander in Chief, Ireland, 1822 - 1825;India, 1825 - 1830; Field Marshall 1855 Mainly personal and relating to army affairs, a few political on 'Papal Agression', difficulties of the Turks, funeral of the Duke of Wellington, etc., 1847 - 1854

(52 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 70

Cotton, Sir Willoughby (1783 - 1860). Served in the Peninsula; Governor of Jamaica, 1829 - 1834; Commander -in-Chief Bombay, 1847 - 1850, when Lord Adolphus Vane (q.v.) was his A.D.C. Letters relating to Lord Adolphus's career and the state of parties in the Commons, 1848,1851

(5 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 71

Croker, John Wilson (1780 - 1857). Politician, minor civil servant and litterateur Letters concerning the publication of various works by Lord Londonderry and Croker, social and personal and the writer's views on foreign and domestic politics including Ireland and the extinction of the Republic of Cracow, 1847, 1850, 1853 - 1854 See also D/Lo/C 451

(36 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 72

Cumberland, Duke of (Ernest Augustus) King of Hanover (1771 - 1851). Son of George III, a consistent opponent of reform he became King of Hanover in 1837 by provision of the Salic Law and made absolute monarch. A series of detailed letters on Hanover and European politics in general, including the 1848 Revolutions and attempts to get Hanover to join the Zollverein, 1831 - 1851

(204 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 73

Disraeli, Benjamin (1804 - 1881). Politician and novelist, Prime Minister 1868 and 1874-80. Close friend of the Londonderry family. Concerning the Peelite party and Lord Stanley's position in it, 1849

(2 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 74

D'Orsay, Alfred Guilliame, Count, (1801 - 1852). Dilettante and associate of the Countess of Blessington. Director of Fine Arts for the Emperor Napoleon III, 1852 Letters (French) concerning the publication of newspaper articles in France relating to Abd-el-Kadir and French politics and literary life generally, 1851

(25 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 75

Esterhazy, Prince Personal letters and thanks to the Archduke of Austria for an invitation from Lord Londonderry (French), 1835, 1842, 1846

(3 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 76

Fane, John. Lord Burghersh and 11th Earl of Westmorland (1784 - 1859). Served in peninsula, diplomatic post in Italy, 1814 - 1815, resident minister Berlin, 1841 - 1851. Founder of the Royal Academy of Music. Proposed meeting of' Peel and Wellington with Cumberland and Eldon, the latter's grievances, etc., 1831, 1834, 1837

(9 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 77

Fitzroy, Capt. Robert, R.N., F.R.S. (1805 - 1865) son of Lord Charles Fitzroy and nephew of Lord Londonderry. Captain of H.M.S. Beagle, Governor of New Zealand, 1843 - 1845, M.P. for Durham City 1841. Minor matters of local and national politics. Fitzroy's personal and financial affairs and the Archduke of Austria's visit to Wynyard, 1841 - 1843 See also D/Lo/C 132

(23 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 78

Freemantle, Sir Thomas (1798 - 1890). Secretary to the Treasury, 1834, 1841, subsequently Chief Secretary for Ireland Appointment of a distributor of stamps for County Durham, 1842

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 79

Gordon George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784 - 1860). Ambassador at Vienna, 1813; Foreign Secretary 1828 - 1830, 1841 - 1846; led the Peelites after Sir Robert Peel's death, Prime Minister, 1852 - 1855 Londonderry's refusal of Vienna Embassy, suppression of Cracow, 1848, Revolutions, affairs in France (support for Guizot and repression of Socialists), formation of 'third party' (1851), quarrel with Londonderry after an incident in 'a promiscuous mob of peers and footmen', 1840 - 1852 See also D/Lo/C 453

(23 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 80

Graham, Sir James Robert (1792 - 1861). Peelite politician, Home Secretary, 1841 - 1846; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1852 - 1855 Placing of Conservatives on magisterial bench especially in Sunderland, precautions against Chartists (1843) and during the miner's strike (1844); Disraeli's fears for the aristocracy; proposal to Graham to join the Russell Administration (1849). Many letters relating to the Deputy Lieutenant, Clark of the Peace and other matters of County Government, 1841, 1843 - 1845, 1849 - 1852 See also D/Lo/C 454

(69 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 81

Grenville, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1797 - 1861). Protectionist politician, Lord Privy Seal, 1841 - 1842 Negotiations for the formation of a government under Wellington (1830), nature of Grey's administration, the 1835 election and subsequent political manoeuvres, government of Ireland etc., 1827, 1830 - 1831,1833 - 1838 See also D/Lo/C 455

(74 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 82

Grey, Sir George (1799 - 1882). Grandson of the 1st Earl Grey, Home Secretary, 1846 - 1852, 1855 - 1858 and 1861 - 1866 Lord Lieutenancy of County Durham and the position of the Clerk of the Peace, 1846 - 1847

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 83

Hardinge, Sir Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785 - 1856). Fought in the Peninsula and was with Blucher at Quatre Bras, being British commissioner with the Prussians until 1818. M.P. Durham City, 1820 - 1830; Secretary of State for War, 1828 - 1830, 1841 - 1844; Secretary for Ireland, 1830, 1834 - 1835; Governor General of India, 1844 - 1847. Brother -in-law of Lord Londonderry. Formation of various ministries, Reform Bill affairs, Durham elections, proposals for office for Lord especially the Paris Embassy (1841), letters from India, (including a number from Lady Hardinge), 1827 - 1852 See also D/Lo/C 456

(233 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 84

Jocelyn, Robert, 3rd Earl of Roden (1788 - 1870). M.P. for Dundalk, 1810 - 1820, and Grandmaster of the Orange Society. Auditor - General of the Irish Exchequer. Politics in England and Ireland, dinner in honour of Sir Robert Peel (1835) and Roden's dismissal from the Irish Bench after the Dolly Brae riots, 1834 - 1835, 1837 - 1839, 1849

(22 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 85

Lamb, William 3rd Viscount Melbourne (1779 - 1848). Whig statesman, Home Secretary, 1830 - 1834, Prime Minister, 1834 - 1841 Maintenance of public order. See also D/Lo/C 459

(3 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 86

Lambton, John George, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840). M.P. for Durham County, 1813 - 1828; Lord Privy Seal, 1830; one of the drafters of the Reform Bill and in 1838 High Commissioner in Canada where he and Charles Buller produced the 'Durham Report'. Prominent coal owner in County Durham, his mines adjoined those of Londonderrys. Stephenson and the Clarence Railway, London Bridge Bill, regrets that Durham City has been subjected to a mercenary election, founding of a yeomanry Corps in Durham County, formation of Lord Grey's administration, County election of 1830 and results, Reform as a truly conservative measure which will secure the privileges of the aristocracy, 1828 - 1830

(17 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 87

Liddell, Henry Thomas, 1st Earl of Ravensworth (1797 - 1878). M P. North Durham, 1837 - 1847 , and classical scholar Mainly concerning Ravensworth's request for support with the future success of Seaham Harbour for his loss of social position, 1834, 1837, 1841 See also D/Lo/C461

(13 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 88

Lieven, Princess Sympathy for Londonderry after the attack on him(1831), bad state of affairs in Spain (1835) and hopes for Tory victory in the 1841 election (French and English), 1831, 1835, 1841

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 89

Littleton, Edward John. 1st Baron Hatherton (1791 - 1863). Whig politician, supporter of the reform Bill, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1833 - 1834 Staffordshire County Meeting (1831); 'Papal Agression'; serious drought in Midlands (1851); tenants right question 'is a form of Socialism'; release of Abd-el-Kadir and the Duke of Wellington's funeral; policy of Napoleon III, 1831, 1850 - 1853

(9 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 90

Maltby, Edward, Bishop of Durham (1770 - 1859). Refusal to attend County Meeting to congratulate the Queen on her escape from assassination; consecration of Thorpe Thewles church, purchase of land for vicarage at Penshaw, 1842, 1846, 1849 - 1850 See also D/Lo/C 462

(11 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 91

Manners, John Henry, 5th Duke of Rutland (1778 - 1857) Political and social correspondence, 1827 - 1829, 1831, 1834 - 1835, 1838 - 1847, 1852 - 1854

(93 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 92

Metternich, Prince Clemens Wenzel (1773 - 1859). Austrian diplomatic and statesman, Foreign Minister, 1809 - 1848; exiled by the Revolutions of 1848 he lived in England until 1849 returning to Austria in 1851. His friendship with Lord Londonderry dated from the time of the latter's appointment in Vienna. Defeat of Charles Albert in Italy; Londonderry edition of Castlereagh's letters; the radical attack on the 'Metternich System'. Germany is sound, France is the danger; long account of Metternich's reception of the news of Napoleon's escape from Elba and his reactions to it in an interview with Talleyrand (French), 1848 - 1851 See also D/Lo/C 464

(6 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 93

Montgomerie, Archibald William, 13th Earl of Eglinton (1812 - 1861). Protectionist politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1852 - 1853, 1858 - 1859. In 1839 he held a Tournament at Eglinton Castle in which Lord Londonderry took part (see D/Lo/C 130). Regrets for the accident to Lord Seaham and other social matters; Lord Adolphus Vane as his A.D.C., 1850, 1852

(5 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 94

Murray, David 3rd Earl of Mansfield (1777 - 1840) Position of the King of Hanover particularly in reference to the constitutions of 1819 and 1835 which he was seeking to repudiate, 1837

(4 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 95

Paget, William Henry, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768 - 1854). Served in the Peninsular and wounded at Waterloo. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1828 - 1833; Field Marshall, 1846 Mainly concerning proposal (1840) to hold a dinner of Hussar Officers in honour of Prince Albert, 1815, 1826 - 1829, 1840, 1845, 1853

(27 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 96

Peel, Sir Robert (1788 - 1850). Home Secretary, 1822 - 1830; Prime Minister, 1834 - 1835, 1839 and 1841 - 1846. Close political associate of the Duke of Wellington he maintained contacts with Lord Londonderry and offered him various diplomatic appointments notably the St. Petersburg Embassy in 1834. see Introduction, section 2 Steps being taken to maintain order in County Durham in view of restlessness of the miners (1826); offer of, and Londonderry's resignation from, the St. Petersburg Embassy (1834 - 1835); travels in France and meeting with Talleyrand (1836); principles on which the administration will be formed (1841); letters on the regulation of the coal trade, Durham elections, the state of the Conservative party therein and local patronage, 1826, 1829,1831,1833 - 1839, 1841 - 1849 See also D/Lo/C 470

(78 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 97

Robinson, Frederick John, Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon (1782 - 1859). Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1823 - 1827, Prime Minister, 1827 - 1828; Lord Privy Seal, 1833 - 1834; President of the Board of the Board of Trade, 1841 Proposals for Conservative reunion (1848); events in France and Italy particularly the activities of Louis Napoleon; 'Paper Agression' ; fears about the influx of foreigners visiting the Great Exhibition; reasons for conservative defeat in 1852, 1831, 1848 1850 - 1853 See also D/Lo/C122

(17 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 98

Russell, Lord John (1798 - 1878). Leading Whig statesman and advocate of Reform; Prime Minister, 1846 - 1852 and 1865 - 1866 Refusal to accept Londonderry's advice; (to William Fulford) recounting conversation with Londonderry on his appointment as Ambassador to Russia and his views on the Polish rebellion; success of the French President against the rebels; visit of the Queen to Ireland, 1835, 1847, 1849

(4 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 99

Seymour, Francis, 3rd Marquess of Hertford (1777 - 1842). Warden of the Stannaries and Vice Admiral of the Duchy of Cornwall Concerning the improper proceedings of the Government in advising a dissolution of Parliament; Leopold of Belgium and Louis Philippe, 1831

(2 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 100

Smythe, Percy Clinton Sydney, 6th Viscount Strangford (1780 - 1855). Ambassador at Lisbon, 1806; Stockholm, 1817; Constantinople, 1820; St. Petersburg, 1825; translated the works of Camoens Political diplomatic and social affairs of the Queen of Portugal and Dom Pedro; English relations with France, 1830; Reform Bill; sale of Lord Londonderry's Correggios, 1834; danger of republicanism in England, 1835; detailed letters on politics during the Peel Administration and foreign affairs, especially in regard to France, 1825 - 1832, 1834 - 1847, 1852 - 1853

(389 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 101

Somerset, Lord Fitzroy James, 1st Baron Raglan (1788 - 1855). Fought in the Peninsula and was successor to Wellington as Commander-in-Chief in 1852; Secretary of the Horse Guards, 1827 - 1852 Affairs of the regiment of Horse Guards and in particular the resignation of Lieutenant George Trafford Heald as a result of his marriage to Lola Montes, the notorious adventuress, 1843, 1847, 1849, 1852 - 1853 See also D/Lo/C 477

(23 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 102

Stanley, Edward Geoffrey, 14th Earl of Derby (1799 - 1869). Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1 1830 - 1833; a moderate reformer. he joined the Conservatives in 1835; Colonial Secretary, 1841 - 1844, became leader of Protectionists; Prime Minister 1852, 1858 - 1859, 1866 - 1868 Irish representative peerage; Co. Down election; acknowledging of Napoleon III (copy of Lord Londonderry); formation of Aberdeen's Government; resignation of Palmerston and likely fall of the Government, 1849 - 1854 See also D/Lo/C 480

(27 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 103

Stevenson, Sir James, 2nd Baron Dufferin (1755 - 1836). Irish representative peer Unsettled state of Ireland and county meetings there; support for the government to be formed by Wellington (1834), 1831, 1834

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 104

Stewart, Frederick, Viscount Castlereagh (1805 - 1872). Eldest son of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry by his first wife; married the daughter of the 3rd Earl of Roden in 1846; friend of the Countess of Blessington and of Disraeli; keen sportsman and traveller Travels in Syria, Egypt, France and Italy (with remarks on Italian paintings); his matrimonial negotiations; sporting, social and political activities, 1837, 1842 - 1847 See also D/Lo/C 481

(91 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 105

Taylor, Sir Herbert (1775 - 1839). Fought in the Netherlands; Private Secretary to George III and William IV King's request that House of Lords should abandon opposition to the Reform Bill, draft of Lord Londonderry's reply; reply to complaint of a treasonable libel appearing in The Hull Portfolio with a copy of the paper in question, 1832, 1835

(5 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 106

Trench, Richard 2nd Earl of Clancarty (1767 - 1837). Irish barrister and diplomat, opponent of Catholic Emancipation. Ambassador to the Netherlands 11813, 11816 - 1822; plenipotentiary at Vienna, 1814 - 1815 See also D/Lo/C 46 Death of Lord Castlereagh and blackmail attempts against him; Catholic Emancipation and the disastrous foreign policy of Canning, his control of the press, etc.; state of affairs in Ireland and had example of Reform Bill and Belgian revolt, 1822 - 1823, 1827 - 1829, 1831

(13 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 107

Trevor, Arthur Hill, 3rd Viscount Dungannon (1798 - 1862). Consistent opponent of reform; M.P. for Durham City, 1831, 1835 and 1843. hut unseated for corruption on the latter occasion on the petition of John Bright; acted as a trustee for the Londonderry Settlement and was a governor of Houghton Grammar School see also D/Lo/E 14 and D/Lo/F 635-636 His financial and social difficulties; Durham County politics and affairs in the House. Some letters are from Lady Dungannon, 1837 - 1838, 1840 - 1847

(99 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 108

Van Mildert, William, Bishop of Durham (1765 - 1836). The last Prince-Bishop and a founder of Durham University; elevated to the see in 1826 Support for Trevor and Hardinge in the elections; attack on Lord Londonderry; proposal for establishing Durham University; disturbed state of the County, 1831

(6 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 109

Vane-Tempest, Lord Adolphus (1825 - 1864). Second son of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry by his second wife See also D/Lo/F 479-96, D/Lo/C 180, 219, 224-235 Journey with his schoolmaster, Mr. Glover, through Holland, Belgium and Germany, 1842, and a copy of Glover's report on Lord Adolphus's conduct before the journey; service with the Rifle Brigade on Corfu, 1844 - 1845; from Bombay while A.D.C. to Sir Willoughby Cotton, 1847; letter from Seville, 1851; election campaign and progress of the election petition on which Lord Adolphus was unseated as M.P. for Durham City, 1852 - 1853; social and financial affairs and his military career etc., 1842, 1844 - 1853

(105 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 110

Vane, Henry, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (171818 - 1864). Lieutenant General and Colonel of the Durham Militia Durham Militia, 1842; Anti-Corn Law League; Sedgefield Hunt and other social and County affairs, 1842, 1848 - 1849, 1852

(56 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 111

Villiers, George, 4th Earl of Clarendon (11800 - 1870). Ambassador at Madrid, 1833 - 1839; Lord Privy Seal, 1839 - 1841; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1847 - 1852; Foreign Secretary, 1853 - 1858, 1865 - 1866, 1868 - 1870 Mainly concerning Ireland but also relating to English and continental affairs, including the dismissal of Lord Roden from the Irish Bench (see D/Lo/C 184); death of the King of Hanover; the breach between Clarendon and Londonderry over Lord Hardinge's proposal to Lord Derby that Londonderry should take office; formation of Aberdeen's government, 1847 - 1852

(98 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 112

Ward, John William, 1st Earl of Dudley (1781 - 1833). Tory politician; Foreign Secretary, 1827 - 1828 Attacks on Lord Londonderry in The Times about his diplomatic service and the circumstances of his resignation from the Vienna Embassy, 1827 See also D/Lo/C 63

(16 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 113

Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852). Commander-in-Chief, Peninsula, 1809 - 1814, where Lord Londonderry was his Adjutant General for much of the campaign; attended the Verona Congress, 1822, where he deputised for Lord Londonderry as British representative; Envoy to Russia, 1826; Prime Minister, 1828 - 1830; Minister without Portfolio, 1841 - 1846; Commander-in-Chief 1842 - 1852 Peninsular campaign, appointment of Stewart as Adjutant General, 1809; siege of Badajoz, 1809; French moves in Estremadura, 1810; aftermath of Busaco and Mortier's attack on Alemtejo, 1811; second siege of Badajos, 1812, and comments on Government changes at home; state of the Allied army and operations after Waterloo, 1815; death of Castlereagh and Verona Congress, 1822; Canning as Prime Minister, 1827; Wellington's Government, Corn Bill, 1828; Coal Committee, Banking Bill, the Duke of Cumberland, 1829; Coal Owners request for troops to quell miners, 1830. Durham elections, 1831; National Gallery, Second Administration; memorandum on policy to be pursued in the Lords, 1835; activities of O'Connell, 1840; the Duke's Spanish estates and General O'Lawlor, 1841 - 1842; Duke's position after the fall of Peel, 1846; various letters on electoral and military matters, 1809 - 1850 See also D/Lo/C 484

(214 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 114

Wellesley, Arthur Richard, 2nd Duke of Wellington (11807 - 1884). M.P. for Norwich, 1837 - 1852; Master of the Horse, 1853 - 1858 Londonderry's appointment to the 1st Duke of Wellington's Garter; present of a copy of the Castlereagh despatches edited by Lord Londonderry, 1853

(3 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 115

Wetherell, Sir Charles, (1770 - 1846). Barrister and Tory politician; Solicitor General, 1824; Attorney General, 1826, 18218; Recorder of Bristol where his actions caused the great riot of 1831 Proposal for coalition; Catholic Emancipation; O'Connell; Peel's assumption of office; law relating to State offences, 1827 - 1828, 1834, 1838

(17 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 116

Wharton, Gerald Blisson (1782? - 1865). Clerk of the Peace for County Durham, 1839 - 1865 Appointments to the magisterial bench and a dispute between Lord Londonderry and Walter Scruton, Deputy Clerk of the Peace, 1842 - 1844

(24 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 117

Various correspondents, miscellaneous letters on unrelated subjects, 1811 - 1853 Including: Frederick, Duke of York to Wellington (copy) requesting Lord Stewart's transfer to a field command, 1811; Lord Bathurst on the Allies' recognition of Napoleon's abdication, 1815; to Lord Londonderry from Lord Stewart answering his father's criticisms of his hunting at Vienna, 1819; Lord Liverpool concerning the Durham patronage, 1820; Rowland Burdon, vacancy in the Stockton customs, 1821; Gentz farewell on leaving Venice, French, 1822; to Lord Liverpool (copy) offering to resign as Lord of the Bedchamber and Governor of Fort Charles, 1822; Frederick, Duke of York, on his wish to attend Castlereagh's funeral, 1822; Robert Hamilton on the possibility of having Lord Castlereagh elected to Parliament, with lawyers' opinions on the election of minors, 1826; Maurice Fitzgerald postponing his motion on the Union, 1827; Capodistria on the Greek question, French, 1827; Pozzo di Borgo on an understanding with La Ferronaye, 1828; Duke of Norfolk, dress for George IV's funeral, 1830; Lord Edward Stanley's instructions to Irish J.P.'s for dealing with riotous assemblies, 1830; Lord Hill on changes in the Hussar's Uniform, 1831; Lord Lansdowne on public disorders and the threat to the trade of Seaham Harbour, 1831; Lord Howden on the alarming state of Ireland, 1834; Lord Camden on the strength of the Whit Government, 1835; General Antignac seeking a duel with Lord Londonderry on the advice of the Duke of Dalmatia (i.e. Soult), 1837; General During, secretary to the King of Hanover on personal matters and events in Germany, including the Revolutions etc., 1842 1848; Sidney Herbert concerning the grants for the maintenance of the Hussar regiment, 1845; Lord Dalhousie on the Dock and Railway Bill, 1846; Sir Robert Gordon on attempts to establish trade between Trieste and Seaham, 1846; Duke of Leinster on repeal of the Union, 1848; Henry Labouchere on South Eastern Railway Co.'s illegal dealing in coal, 1848; Lord Brougham on 'a piece of low impertinence', 1850; John Arthur Roebuck asking whether Lord Londonderry was told of the King's intention to create peers in 1832, 1851;Edward peele on proposed erection of a chain bridge over the River Wear at Pelaw Leases, 1835; John Bidwell on controversy concerning Sir Robert Wilson's part in the Battle of Leipzig, 1853 See also D/Lo/C 442, 472

(73 letters)

Letters from various persons arranged according to subject (Ref: D/Lo/C 118-140)Ref: D/Lo/C 118

Death of Lady Catherine Stewart, 1812 From Edward Cooke to Wellington and from Lord Castlereagh to Lord Stewart; also part of a letter from Stewart to Castlereagh concerning the education of Frederick Stewart and containing diplomatic news, 1913; typescript copies of all letters, probably sent by Lord Henry Vane-Tempest c. 1900 to Lord Londonderry, 1812

(7 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 119

10th Royal Hussars, 1821 Copy letters to Sir Herbert Taylor with reply requesting that the regiment he made a Royal Guards regiment; also a letter from Lieutenant Butler recounting the seizure of Trieste in 1814 at which he was present, 1821

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 120

Lord Castlereagh's appointments, 1822 Lord Londonderry's assumption of the appointments and offices especially in Ireland previously held by his brother; copy letter from Henry Goulburn to Robert Peel and letter from Edward Littleton on the proposed statue by Chantrey; letter from George Holford on Lord Stewart's resignation and Canning's appointment to the Foreign Office, 1822

(5 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 121

Londonderry Militia, 1823 Dispute over the command of the militia which had been given to Sir G. Hill who refused to resign in favour of Lord Londonderry; letters from Lord Liverpool and Lord Camden, 1823

(9 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 122

Goderich's Government, 1827 Death of Canning and negotiations with Wellington and Lansdowne for the formation of a Ministry; appointment of Goderich as Prime Minister; Lord Londonderry's audience with the King. Correspondents include Lord Ellenborough and Prince Gortchakoff, 1827

(6 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 123

Catholic Emancipation, 1827 - 1828 Lord Londonderry's audience with the King, 13 April 1827; minutes, letters from Ellenborough, Lansdowne and Wellington and draft letter to Hardinge

(7 files and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 124

Lord Londonderry's literary works, 1828, 1830, 1848 Letter of thanks for copies of the books and comments on them, including disclaimer from George Robert Gleig that he wrote the Narrative of the Peninsular War and Queen's refusal to accept the dedication of the Castlereagh Memoirs and Correspondence, 1828, 1830, 1848 See also D/Lo/C 493

(13 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 125

Russian Embassy, 1834 - 1835 Lord Londonderry's appointment to, and resignation from, the St. Petersburg Embassy. Correspondents include Clancarty, Posso di Borgo, Ravensworth and Burghersh, 1834 - 1835

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 126

Irish Mail, 1835 - 1849 Letters from the Marquis of Downshire and others regarding the relative merits of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire and Greenock, Renfrewshire, as ports for the Irish mail. Letters relating to the improvement of the service. Correspondents include Lords Downshire and Clanricarde, 1835 - 1849

(8 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 127

Lord Wellesley's resignation, 1835 Disputes concerning Wellesley's resignation from the Lord Chamberlainship and Lord Londonderry's claims for a pension for his diplomatic services; with a memorandum in Lord Londonderry's hand on the circumstances surrounding the Duke of Wellington's resignation from the Premiership and letters from Wellesley and Wellington, 1835

(12 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 128

Visit to Russia, Letter from Prince Volkonsky and invitation to Tsarskoe-Selo from Tsar Nicholas I; invitation to a military parade (in Russian); extract from St. Petersburg newspaper, 1836 See also D/Lo/C 550

(5 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 129

Wellington Memorial, 1838, 1847 Letter (copy) from Lord Londonderry setting forth his views on the proposed statue and letter (copy) from Matthew Cotes Wyatt, the sculptor, 1838, 1847 See also D/Lo/C 496

(2 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 130

Eglinton Tournament Testimonial, 1839 - 1840 Proposed testimonial to Lord Eglinton to commemorate the Tournament of 1839 at which Lord Londonderry was King of the Lists. From Sir George Head, deputy marshal at the coronations of William IV and Victoria, and John Hume Cust, Viscount Afford, who was the Knight of the Black Lion at the Tournament, and other participants with draft replies from Lord Londonderry See also D/Lo/C 495, D/Lo/F 1047

(37 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 131

Carlist Wars, 1840 Claims for arrears of pay for the British Auxiliary Legion which fought in Spain during the Carlist wars. Lord Londonderry was a supporter of these claims, 1840

(11 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 132

Durham Elections, 1841 The City and South Durham constituencies. In the City Robert Fitzroy and Thomas Granser were returned unopposed and in South Durham Lord Henry Vane and John Bowes defeated James Farrer and William Russell. Includes: (1) Lord Eldon on the South Durham election (3 letters) (2) Thomas Maynard, the election agent, on the City and South Durham elections especially relating to the cost of the canvass and the creation of freemen and the withdrawal of Sheppard, the second Conservative, during the election (17 letters) (3) Captain Robert Fitzroy, the Londonderry candidate, on the treachery of Sheppard and his Urquhart connections and difficulties with Maynard, the agent; also Fitzroy's challenge to one Taylor which resulted in his spending part of the campaign hiding from the police (22 letters) See also D/Lo/C 463

Ref: D/Lo/C 133

Durham Quarter Sessions, 1842 Letters from Rowland Burdon concerning the Chairmanship of Quarter Sessions, 1842

(18 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 134

Durham City Election, 1843 Letters from agents, etc., concerning the split in the Conservative interest between Thomas Purvis and Robert Ward, the latter being the candidate supported by Lord Londonderry. (The election, caused by the unseating of Lord Dungannon for corruption, was finally won by John Bright). Correspondents include Lord Ravensworth, Duke of Cleveland, Lord Hardinge, Sir Thomas Fremantle, and Sir Robert Peel on the Government's reluctance to intervene in the election, Lord Strangfrod, etc., 1843 See also D/Lo/C 479

(69 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 135

Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest's career, 1845 - 1851 Lord Londonderry's statement and letters concerning his son's 'odious vice' of smoking, and correspondence with Prince Albert's secretary about a commission for Lord Adolphus. Also a draft letter to Lord Rokeby on the question of an understanding between his daughter and Lord Adolphus.

(9 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 136

Queen's Guards, 1846 Letters to and from Guards' officers concerning the reports made to Lord Londonderry as Gold Stick-in-Waiting See also D/Lo/C 492

(3 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 137

Abd-el-Kadir, 1851, 1853 The Algerian chieftain had surrendered to the French in 1847 on the understanding he would he allowed to go into exile but the conditions of his surrender were broken and he was detained in France. Lord Londonderry interceded with Louis Napoleon for his release which he eventually obtained. Letters from Lord Brougham, Stratford de Redcliffe, Comtesse de Barhotan (French) and Abd-el-Kadir (French) See also D/Lo/C 458

(18 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 138

Lord Londonderry's Garter, 1852 Congratulatory letters on the award of the Duke of Wellington's Garter to Lord Londonderry

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 139

Lord Fitzroy Somerset's testimonial, 1852 Letters concerning campaign to make Lord Somerset Commander-in-Chief on the death of the Duke of Wellington and In hold a testimonial for him. Correspondents include Lord Egerton and the Duke of Richmond

(20 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 140

Duke of Wellington's funeral, 1852 Correspondence with the Duke of Cambridge concerning the arrangements for the funeral in which Lord Londonderry was involved as Gold Stick-in-Waiting; also relating to a dispute over protocol with Silver Stick-in-Waiting

(14 letters)

Business and estate correspondence (Ref: D/Lo/C 141-157)

See also D/Lo/C 553-568

Letters arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent (Ref: D/Lo/C 185-211)Ref: D/Lo/C 185

Anderson, Robert, principal agent at Seaham Harbour, previously agent at Penshaw and Fencehouses General estate matters and the running of the business enterprises, mechanical and trading aspects. The letters for 1844 - 1846 (addressed to Lord Londonderry) include references to the Pitmen's Strike of 1844 and the North Durham election of 1846, 1844 - 1846, 1854 - 1859, 1861 - 1865

(491 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 186

Brown, William, bailiff at Wynyard Farms and gardens, sale of produce and state of stock etc., 1864

(92 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 187

Clayton, William Clayton, solicitor, Lincoln's Inn, originally Clayton Walters of Newcastle. Londonderry legal agent in London from 1854 and general adviser on estate matters to Lady Londonderry Legal and estate affairs, 1843, 1846 - 1847, 1853 - 1864

(348 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 188

Cole, Henry architect Alterations to Seaham Hall, 1859

(13 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 189

Coleman, J. E., 36 Coleman Street, London, financial agent. Various matters especially the purchase of the Seaton Royalty in 1863, 1856 - 1860, 1863 - 1864

(41 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 190

Coutts & Co., London, bankers, 1855 - 1862

(11 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 191

Daglish, John, colliery manager. From Rainton and Belmont, 1864

(65 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 192

Dodds, Joseph, Finkle Street, Stockton, solicitor. Matters relating to Wynyard especially proceeding against one Abbott for removing lead, 1861 - 1862

(13 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 193

Elliot, George, mining engineer, Houghton-le-Spring, agent for the colliery and business concerns. Reports on the operations of the Londonderry Collieries Railway and Seaham Harbour, etc. The letters to the 3rd Marquess (1852) include a report on Church mining leaseholds, 1852 - 1864

(493 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 194

Fox, Rev. George Townshend, Rector of St, Nicholas, Durham. Alterations to the church, matters relating to the living and the scandal caused by the curate's elopement with an inmate of the Female Penitentiary in 1860, 1856 - 1862

(11 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 195

Hardwick, Philip Charles, architect, designer of the Great Hall of Euston station, 21 Cavendish Square, London Octagonal roof at Wynyard and alterations to Long Newton and Seaham churches, 1855, 1859

(3 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 196

Iliff, George, Grange School, Bishopwearmouth Curacy of the new church at New Seaham, 1857, 1860

(5 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 197

Moorsom, Constantine Richard, agent at Wynyard Park Matters relating to the Hall and the home farm especially the wetness and foulness of the ground and the need for improved drainage, the employment of labour at the Hall, etc., 1856

(75 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 198

Murray, A. B., agent at Wynyard Domestic arrangements at the house; gardens, home farm, etc., 1858, 1861 - 1863

(203 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 199

Neilson, Robert, colliery and general agent Miscellaneous affairs, 1854, 1856 - 1857 See also D/Lo/C 561

(21 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 200

Ravenshaw, J. H., agent at Seaham Harbour Various estate and business matters including the building of the new offices and school house, 1858; proposals for organisation of the Harbour; relations with the New Dock Company at Sunderland, 1858; proposals for re-organising the management of the collieries on Elliot's retirement, 1859; new road at Seaham Hall; blast furnaces; provision of an hotel and villas at Seaham; dispute with Lady Londonderry leading to Ravenshaw's resignation, 1860; Seaton colliery profits; improvements to the Harbour, 1861, etc., 1857 - 1861 See also D/Lo/C 563

(922 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 201

Scott, Rev. William Alexander, Vicar of New Seaham His appointment and that of a curate; the consecration ceremony and provision for Seaton school, 1860 See also D/Lo/C 587

(8 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 202

Shaw, Tryran George, agent at Seaham Harbour Reports on the accounts and state of the collieries and commercial enterprises; accidents on the railway and in the mines, etc., 1861 - 1864

(639 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 203

Southern, William, manager at Rainton colliery Working of the colliery and Southern's appointment as chief viewer, 1861 - 1862

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 204

Stewart, John Vandaleur, general agent, especially for the Irish estates, and business manager Concerning the business enterprises and particularly the coal trade and coal markets; also on Irish estate affairs, 1849 - 1851, 1854 - 1864

(412 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 205

Swift, John, town solicitor for the Londonderry estates, 32 Great George Street, Westminster Dispute with Sunderland Dock Co., 1856f; loss of cases of wine at Holdernesse House, 1857; Londonderry v. Durham concerning Seaton pit, 1859; and various matters connected with the Londonderry Trust coal working and conveyances, 1855 - 1864

(305 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 206

Upton, Archer Thomas, 20 Austin Friars, London Mainly concerning financial affairs, Lord Ernest and Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest, 1855 - 1864

(62 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 207

Vulliamy, Lewis, architect, Duncannon Street, London Alterations to Holdernesse House, Seaham Hall and Garron Tower and the reconstruction of part of Wynyard damaged by fire in 1862, 1860 - 1862 See also D/Lo/C 349

(50 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 208

Watson, Lieutenant D. H., engineer at Seaham Harbour Accident to coal wagons at Seaton pit; building of school; scheme for developing railway traffic, negotiations with the N.E.R. etc.; reports on the Harbour and screw colliers; accident to the North British locomotive on the Londonderry Railway, 1856

(23 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 209

Wright, Joseph John, solicitor and Londonderry agent at Sunderland Probate of Lord Londonderry's will, appointment of new trustees and valuation of the property, 1854; erection of a monument to Lord Londonderry, 1857 - 1858; South Durham election, 1857; case concerning the appointment of master at Houghton-le-Spring Kepier Grammar School, 1860; various business about coal and wayleave leases, etc., 1854 - 1862, 1864

(133 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 210

Wyllie, William, bailiff at Penshaw Harvesting; new church at Penshaw; supply of fodder for colliery horses; Female Training School at Durham, 1861; Sunderland Exchange lease, 1863; and matters relating to the farms and estates, 1861 - 1864 See also D/Lo/C 567

(48 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 211

Various correspondents. Miscellaneous letters on estate matters, 1854 - 1864 Including: John Clayton on the Sunderland dock dispute, 1855; W. Wailes, sculptor, on the inscription in Lord Londonderry's mausoleum, 1855; Gerard Moultrie, report on the Londonderry schools, 1856; Henry Baker on Boulby ironstone, Archdeacon Bland on the Female Training School at Durham, 1857; John Howison's report on the state of the print room at Wynyard, 1857; Rev. Thomas Hart on the mausoleum at Long Newton, 1857; Lord Stanley of Alderley on Sunderland Dock Co., 1857; Hugh Taylor on Ryhope Coal Co., 1859; Rev. Blenkinsopp on the recent clerical scandal at Durham and the need for more help at St. Nicholas's, 1860; Howard Wilkinson on the enlargement of St. John's, Seaham Harbour, 1860; George Reed on the Londonderry monument, 1860; Rowland Burdon on the Female Training School at Durham, 1861; F. Johnson on a proposed move to the Plawsworth turnpike gate to Framwellgate Moor, 1862; Frederick (?) Francis on the erection of Christ Church, Mayfair, 1863; R. Harkels requesting lease of Penshaw colliery, 1864

(91 letters)

Letters arranged by subject (Ref: D/Lo/C 212-216)Ref: D/Lo/C 212

New Seaham church From the Bishop of Durham, William Clayton and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on the proposed new church parsonage and ecclesiastical district, 1857 See also D/Lo/C 552

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 213

Rainton and Pittington valuation George Ferme and J. Young MacVicars on the valuation of the estates, 1859 - 1860

(16 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 214

London coal whippers Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Kinnaird, Robert Anderson and copy letter to Lord Derby with printed pamphlets concerning the campaign to improve the conditions of the London coal whippers, or loaders, 1859

(14 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 215

Seaham Harbour blast furnaces From Ravenshaw, Shaw and others on the construction and operation of the furnaces; also a few letters and accounts sent to Earl Vane, 1859 - 1865 (318 letters and papers

Ref: D/Lo/C 216

Roman Catholics in Seaham From Robert Anderson and others on the treatment of Catholics on the Londonderry estates, 1862

(8 letters and papers)

Correspondence of Henry, 5th Marquess of Londonderry (Ref: D/Lo/C 217-223)

See also D/Lo/C 573-624

George Henry Robert Charles William, Viscount Seaham and 5th Marquess of Londonderry (1821 - 1884) was the eldest son of the 3rd Marquess and Lady Frances Anne. He was a lieutenant in the Life Guards and represented North Durham in Parliament from 1847 until 1854 when he succeeded his father as Earl Vane. He resided largely on his wife's estates in Wales. In 1872 he succeeded to the Marquessate on the death of his half brother.
Very little of his personal correspondence survives and much of his business was handled by, first his mother, and subsequently the agents. The bulk of the estate letters therefore are those listed below as the correspondence of J. B. Eminson, who became chief agent in 1865, including items addressed to Earl Vane and either passed to Eminson for answers or filed away by him at the Seaham office. (For further letters to the 5th Marquess see D/Lo/C 259)

Estate and business correspondence (Ref: D/Lo/C 217-223)

Letters arranged alphabetically by correspondent

Anderson, Robert, agent at Seaham Harbour, see D/Lo/C 185

Ref: D/Lo/C 217

Daglish, John, colliery viewer, Belmont Working of collieries and provision of labour, engines, etc. (includes report on the breaking of the rope in Seaham colliery shaft, with plan); valuation of Penshaw and Rainton collieries; management of the Londonderry railways; Seaham colliery cottages; fires etc. in Seaham colliery; reading room fete at Seaham; proposed regulations for board meetings; report on increasing production at Rainton and Pittington; application for working coal under the sea; North Durham election accounts; report (with plans) on Seaham colliery; reports on the personal and inheritance properties, 1865

(114 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 218

Eminson, John Brett, chief agent, Seaham Harbour Stockton Band; cholera epidemic; chapel roof at Wynyard, 1866 - 1868; finding of a ring at Kelloe; elections; visit of Prince Christian and Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein to Seaham, 1869 - 1871; remarks on John Bright, 1872; letters while on a Continental tour, 1873; and matters relating to the Seaham estates, the Harbour and the steamers. There is a separate series of letters concerning the collieries, 1869 - 1875, including a draft letter to Disraeli on the salaries of mine inspectors, 1874, 1866 - 1875 See also D/Lo/C 609

(725 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 219

Shaw, Tryran George, agent at Seaham Harbour Breaking of a rope in Seaham colliery; accident at the pit and to a young woman gathering coal on the railway; high price of coal; house in Silver Street; Local Board elections; Elliot's limestone; salt water baths at Seaham; resignation of colliery doctor; elections; fire at Seaham colliery; lease of land for a battery; fire at Seaham Harbour; accidental death of the cabin keeper at Seaham Hall station; repairs to the 'Rose and Crown' Inn, Durham; Wynyard chapel roof; effect of Austro-Prussian war on coal trade; final letters written by William Warham relating to Shaw's illness, death and funeral with military honours, 1865 - 1866

(385 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 220

Swift, John, solicitor, 49 Portland Place, London and Clayton, William, solicitor, Hampton Court Clayton's proposals for the letting of Holdernesse House and the assignment of Silksworth collieries and other matters relating to the settlement of the estates, 1865 - 1866

(171 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 221

Vane-Tempest, Lord Adolphus, brother of the 5th Marquess Personal letters mostly undated, from France (2), the Crimea (5), but chiefly from Wynyard, Seaham, London and Bognor; some from the House of Commons relating to political affairs and the business of the House, c.. 1851 - 1861

(125 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 222

Wilson, Richard, agent at Carnlough, Larne On the Irish estates, 1866 See also D/Lo/C 620, 720

(19 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 223

Seaham Office Letters relating to requests for an increase in salary from the office staff with particulars of their respective duties, 1867

(6 letters and papers)

Correspondence of Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest (Ref: D/Lo/C 224-235)

Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest (1825 - 1864) was the second son of the 3rd Marquess and Lady Frances Anne and brother of the 5th Marquess. A Lieutenant Colonel in the Scots Guards, he saw service in Corfu, India and the Crimea. He represented Durham City from 1852 - 1853 and North Durham 1854 - 1865. He took charge of the blast furnace project at Seaham. In 1861 he married Susan, daughter of the 5th Duke of Newcastle.

Family Letters (Ref: D/Lo/C 224-229)Ref: D/Lo/C 224

From his father immediately before and during his stay in Bombay as A.D.C. to Sir Willoughby Cotton; some refer to the European Revolutions of 1848; Chartists, elections, etc., 1847 - 1848

(30 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 225

From his mother during his stay in India; references to political and European affairs, 1847 - 1848

(33 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 226

From his sisters, Adelaide and Alexandrina Vane-Tempest (Alexandrina married the 3rd Earl of Portarlington in 1847), 1847

(11 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 227

From his mother during his tour of Spain; all the letters written from Ireland, 1851

(9 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 228

From his father on Lord Adolphus's unseating as M.P. for Durham City on a petition, 1853

(1 letter)

Ref: D/Lo/C 229

From his mother on personal matters, mostly undated, c. 1859 - 1862

(26 letters)

Letters from various correspondents (Ref: D/Lo/C 230)Ref: D/Lo/C 230

Letters from various correspondents, 1851, 1857 - 1864 Including: Lord Strangford on family matters, 1857; Richard Buchanan from Quebec, describing a journey down the Saguenay River, c. 1860; W. E. Gladstone (copy) on his inability to assist Lord Adolphus, 1860; Disraeli on the state of the Confederates in America and debates in the House, 1861; Upton on the difficulties raised by the insurance company on Lord Adolphus's visiting the seat of war in the U.S.A., 1862; and letters from John Cooke, Lord Lincoln etc. on estate and family matters. With a report by Sir James Young Simpson and others on the state of Lord Adolphus's health in 1860

(68 letters and papers)

Letters concerning various subjects (Ref: D/Lo/C 231-235)Ref: D/Lo/C 231

Durham Election Letters from Lord Adolphus to John Ward, solicitor, New Elvet, Durham, the Conservative agent, concerning the election, the subsequent petition and the settling of the agent's accounts, etc., 1854

(10 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 232

Pratt's Club incident To and from Lord Adolphus, Major Cathcart, George Stone and Cecil Heneage concerning an incident at the Club which resulted in Lord Adolphus challenging the Hon. Dudley Ward, 1857

(16 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 233

Scots Fusilier Guards Concerning Lord Adolphus's application to retire from the Regiment, including letter from the Duke of Cambridge to Lady Londonderry, 1857

(4 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 234

Lord Adolphus's marriage (And Lady Londonderry) From and to the Duke of Newcastle concerning the proposed marriage of Lord Adolphus and Lady Susan Pelham-Clinton, his daughter, 1858 - 1861

(7 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 235

3rd Durham Rifle Volunteers From Captains Chapman and Warburton, Lieutenant Reed and other officers concerning the organisation of the regiment of which Lord Adolphus was commanding officer, 1860 - 1864 See also D/Lo/F 494

(78 letters)

Correspondence of Charles, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (Ref: D/Lo/C 236-250)Political and personal letters (Ref: D/Lo/C 236-244)Ref: D/Lo/C 236

Files of in- and out-letters of Miss Sheriff, Lord Londonderry's private secretary, relating to personal and political matters, Irish affairs, recommendations for appointments etc. Arranged by correspondent alphabetically, 1922 - 1927 Including: letters to and from Lord Rawlinson on India; to Lord Trenchard; to and from Sir Sefton Brancker on the Organisation of the King's Cup air race; Francis Jenkinson on 15th century manuscript treatises in the Londonderry's possession; Dr. James Donelan on his hopes for inclusion in the honours list; Sir John Fortescue on the Castlereagh papers; H. A. Gwynne on Lord Londonderry's appointments, 1922; Sir Henry Burke on Lord Castlereagh's Garter banner; to Anthony Eden on his membership of the Carlton Club and politics; Belfast philosophical society on the preservation of ancient monuments in Ireland; Sir Sydney Lee on his biography of Edward VII and Lady Londonderry's letters; Verona Lyceum on a Canova exhibition; I. J. Maxse of The Notional Review on Lord Chaplin, 1923; Bell & Sons, publishers, on Prof. Webster's Diplomacy of Lord Castlereagh; to and from Lady Churchill on the 4th Marquess of Londonderry; W. Clifton Brown on his army career; Dr Luke Dillon on the "Seaham Skull"; to the Bishop of Durham on the miners' strike; to Earl Haig on the Guild of Officers; Herbert Loewe on Castlereagh's supposed scheme for a Jewish colony in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); John St. Loe Strachey on coal policy, 1924; to the Daily Express on reporting of speeches; Dr F Coley on the need to regulate the Trade Unions; Bishop of Durham on Escomb church restoration; Sir Lionel Earle on the reconditioning of the Foreign Office; George Grossmith on the League of Mercy etc.; Sir William Joynson-Hicks on the International Prison Congress; to and from Prof. Webster on his book on Castlereagh's diplomacy, 1925; to Geoffrey Dawson on failing to report Lord Londonderry's speech in The Times; Patrick Devlin on the Cambridge Union; to and from Sir Gerald du Maurier on Charing Cross Hospital; J Hancock Wilson requesting Lord Londonderry to become president of the National Sailors Union; to and from Alan Lennox-Boyd on Oxford Union debate on the coal industry; Prof. Webster on Castlereagh, 1926; G. T. Bagguley, bookseller, on the library at Wynyard, etc.; to and from Arthur Baumenn on amending the Parliament Act; to Winston Churchill on using the National Union to support the Conservatives; to and from Geoffrey Dawson on The Times' reporting; Lord Durham on persuading the unemployed to emigrate; Hon. F. E. Guest on Alfred Munnings, Winston Churchill, Lloyd George, etc., as members of the Other Club; to Lord Hanworth on the Prayer Book; to and from Lt. Col. Charles Ker on proportional representation; to and from Sir Ian Malcolm on the Curzon memorial Fund, 1827; and many letters to agents, secretaries and Government officials, etc., 1922 - 1927

(1,835 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 237(1-13)

Miscellaneous political and personal letters Includes: (1) The Duke of York (afterwards King George VI) on changes in the R.A.F. uniform, 1932 (3) To and from Leo Amery on the Joseph Chamberlain Centenary and the failure of Neville Chamberlain, 1936 (4) To the editor of The Rotherham Advertiser on the question of aerial bombing, 1936 (8) To Lady Milner setting out Lord Londonderry's views on Germany and rearmament, the folly of Rothermere, Churchill and Eden, Chamberlain's incapacity and the subservience of British policy to French ideas, 1937 (9) To and from Sir Nevile Henderson, mentions Lord Londonderry's meeting with Goering in Berlin and with Von Papen. Reply refers to Sir Nevile's illness and the lack of policy showed by the Government, 'it makes one weep to see all the good cards we have thrown away . . .'. 'Key to peace is not Anglo-German agreement but need to strengthen defences.' 'It's not gas masks we want but anti-aircraft guns.', 1937 (10) To and from Leo Amery on German colonies and rearmament, 1937 (11) To and from Herbert Morrison and to Clement Attlee on Lord Londonderry's views about aerial bombing, 1937

Ref: D/Lo/C 238

Appeals for financial assistance from Various individuals and organisations, 1922 - 1927

(105 letters and papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 239

Letters and telegrams of condolence on the death of the Dowager Marchioness Correspondents include: George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Lord Salisbury, Lord Crewe, Lord Cromer, Lady Curzon, Archbishop of York, Bishop of Durham, General Sir William Robertson, Sir Sefton Brancker, Sir Edmund Gosse, Winston Churchill, Andrew Bonar Law, James Craig, Sir Edward Carson, John Singer Sargent, etc., 1919

(330 letters and telegrams)

Ref: D/Lo/C 240

Congratulation on the award of the Garter from Lord Winterton, Lord Milner, Sir Edmund Gosse, and others, 1919 - 1920

(37 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 241

Major Adolphus Vane-Tempest (son of Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest) concerning the education of his son Francis; with a letter from Dr. Cyril Alington, Headmaster of Eton, 1920 - 1922

(1 file)

Ref: D/Lo/C 242

Winston Churchill; (to) Lionel Curtis, Edward Marsh, Sir James Masterton-Smith, on the condition of Ireland, the increasing unrest there and the position of Michael Collins and other Irish leaders, 1922

(16 letters and files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 243

The 17th Earl of Derby concerning the -proposals for a political career for his son, Oliver Stanley, who married Londonderry's daughter Maureen, 1922

(3 papers)

Ref: D/Lo/C 244

General Robert White, Lady Wilson and others concerning the death of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson and the proposed memorial to him, 1922

(12 letters and files)

Family and business matters (Ref: D/Lo/C 245-250)Ref: D/Lo/C 245

Lady Maureen Stanley's marriage settlement, 1920

Ref: D/Lo/C 246

Settlement of the estates of Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, brother of the 6th Marquess (A director of the Cambrian Railway, he was killed in the Abermule railway disaster, January 1921), 1920 - 1923

Ref: D/Lo/C 247

Ernest Vane-Tempest's financial affairs. Ernest was the grandson of Ernest Macdonnell, 3rd son of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, 1920 - 1922

Ref: D/Lo/C 248

The Garron Tower plate; letters concerning the handing over of plate and jewellery to Winston Churchill. Churchill inherited Garron Tower as representative of the Duke of Marlborough under the will of Lady Frances Anne, 1920 - 1921

Ref: D/Lo/C 249

Letters to and from M. Dillon concerning his salary, 1922

(2 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 250

Miscellaneous letters relating to settlements, death duties, Londonderry House etc.

(2 files)

Correspondence of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry (Ref: D/Lo/C 251-256)

See also D/Lo/C 692

Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry (1879 - 1959) was the daughter of Henry, 1st Viscount Chaplin. She married the 7th Marquess of Londonderry in 1899 and subsequently became the leading Conservative hostess. Founder of the Women's Legion she was active in war and social work and was the author of a life of her father (1926), The Magic Ink pot (1928), Character and Tradition (1935), Retrospect (1938) and Frances Anne (1958). In view of her varied activities her correspondents included many eminent contemporaries.

Files of in and out-letters (Ref: D/Lo/C 251/1-27)Ref: D/Lo/C 251

Files of in and out-letters on public affairs, social work, journalism, etc., 1931 - 1936 Including: Oliver Stanley on the opera subsidy and Robert Boothby, Rutland Boughton on opera and the Labour Government; Elinor Glyn on the progress of her Hungarian novel; Cecil Harris on conditions in Spain; Harold Macmillan on the election results and improved tone of the House of Commons; Forbes Dawson on making a film from The Magic Ink pot; Ann Driver on eurhythmics; Stephen Gwynn on Helen Waddell and Trinity College, Dublin, 1931; Lord Beaverbrook on complaints against his paper; Fortnum & Mason's on British inability to compete with foreign craftsmen; Oliver St. John Gogarty on Yeats and Hugh McDiarmid; Eleanor Hull on the origins of The Londonderry Air; Frederick Lindemann on the French at Geneva; George Robey on a Manchester 'first night', 1932; memorandum (by Lord Londonderry) on the position of the National Government; (to) John Buchan on publications; Sir Julien Cahn on cricket and the Personal Service League; (to) Sir Warren Fisher on the staffing of the Air Ministry and Lord Londonderry's position; (to) Sir Alexander Godley on the French and King Feisal's difficulties; Montgomery Hyde on his visit to the U.S.S.R.; Tom Martin M.P. on a scheme for developing Gibside and a proposed meeting with Hitler; Sean O'Casey on the production of Within the Gates; Queen Mary on the Ex-Servicemens Exhibition, 1933; Mrs. Watts on her life in Australia, 1933; Lady Violet Bonham Carter on posts in the Civil Service; Baron Frankenstein, Austrian Ambassador, on the Austrian Exhibition; Oliver St. John Gogarty on his works and the aerodrome at Newtownards; Adéline Genée on dancing; Philip Laszlo on painting and the copying of his portrait of Lady Londonderry, 1934; Alan Muntz on flying clubs; to Sir John Gilmour, Home Secretary, on the case of Professor Zondek, 1934; Princess Lieven on a supposed Reubens; Mrs. Sean O'Casey on her husband's difficulties in America; (to) Sir Josiah Stamp on the Heysham boat trains; G. T. Bagguley, bookseller, of Newcastle-under-Lyme on the Castlereagh manuscripts etc.; Harriet Cohen on a Toccata by Anthony Chaplin; (to) Coningsby Disraeli on Lady Frances Anne's letters at Hughenden; Leon M. Lion on the Galsworthy Festival; Nora Cruickshank on the Women's League of Health and Beauty; J. H. Thomas on receiving Colonial guests, 1935; Rutland Boughton and Stuart Wilson on the production of The Lily Maid; Archbishop of Canterbury on present of a book; Oliver St. John Gogarty on books and his visit to Mount Stewart; J. L. Garvin on his need for absolute quiet; (to) Lord Hailsham on Eden as a danger to peace; Compton Mackenzie on the Londonderry's visit to Eriskay and 'Barra; Marquis de Mun on the communists in France, reply refers to letter from Goering and anecdote about Mrs. Wallis Simpson; Anthony Squire on his film Fiona; Leo Amery on his part in the Tariff Reform League; (to and from) Miss Braddle on the Londonderry's visit to Hitler; Violet Butler, artist, on the proposal she should paint Hitler and Frau Goebbels; Walt Disney on The Magic Ink pot; Rev. S. Crimes, Chaplain at the British Legation at Vienna on the history of the embassy and it's hurried termination; (to) Sir Herbert Maxwell on the visit to Germany and German policy; Ishbel MacDonald on Orkney rush seats; Professor Wallace Notestein on Lord Chaplin, 1936 251/1 March - May 1931 251/2 August - September 1931 251/3 September - November 1931 251/4 December 1931 - February 1932 251/5 March - April 1932 251/6 May - June 1932 251/7 July - September 1932 251/8 August - October 1932 251/9 September - October 1932 251/10 November - December 1932 251/11 November 1932 - February 1933 251/12 March - April 1933 251/13 May - June 1933 251/14 July - August 1933 251/15 August - October 1933 251/16 October - December 1933 251/17 December 1933 - April 1934 251/18 April - June 1934 251/19 June - September 1934 251/20 October - November 1934 251/21 December 1934 - January 1935 251/22 January - April 1935 251/23 April - June 1935 251/24 July - November 1935 251/25 October - December 1935 251/26 January - May 1936 251/27 June - December 1936

(27 files)

Miscellaneous letters not in files (Ref: D/Lo/C 252)Ref: D/Lo/C 252

Miscellaneous letters not included in the general files. Including; Letters from an Englishman dismissed from the service of the Sudan Government, 1933; from Count Moral on the events in Spain, 1933; from Alan Muntz on flying, 1933; from a Major Burgoyne with the Red Cross in Ethiopia, 1936; etc., several undated letters including one from Rutland Boughton, 1931 - 1936

(33 letters)

Letters arranged by subject (Ref: D/Lo/C 253-256)Ref: D/Lo/C 253

Files of in and out-letters relating to gardening, purchase of seeds and flowers etc., 1931 - 1932

(2 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 254

Queen's Institute of District Nursing for Northern Ireland letters, reports, etc., 1933

(2 files)

Ref: D/Lo/C 255

Collection of letters relating to the purchase of a portrait of the 6th Marquess for the Carlton Club in 1918, forwarded to Lady Londonderry by General Sir Henry Stracey, a member of the Club committee. Writers include Marquess of Zetland, Duke of Montrose, Lord Harewood etc. 1921

(17 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 256

(1) Letters relating to the condition of the Newtownards Fever Hospital, 1929 (5 letters) (2) Draft letters for typing. Addressees include Sir Kingsley Wood and various members of the Londonderry household, n.d.

(1 booklet)

Miscellaneous Letters and Artificial Collections (Ref: D/Lo/C 257-260)

This section is comprised mainly of letters collected together for specific purposes at a subsequent date or returned by the recipient or his descendant to the Londonderry Estate for antiquarian reasons

Ref: D/Lo/C 257

Letters from Lord Londonderry to John Buddle urging him to use his influence in favour of Henry Liddell at the Northern Division election and to Nicholson, Seaham agent, concerning the Castle Eden to Sunderland turnpike road. Sent by Vaux breweries, 1928

(6 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 258

Letters from the Marchioness to Robert Anderson on the contribution of Seaham to the patriotic Fund. With typescript copy, etc., 1855

(6 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 259

Letters to the 5th Marquess and Eminson from Upton, Clayton and Few and other solicitors and agents mainly relating to the resettlement of the Londonderry estates in England, Ireland and the provisions made for Lord Castlereagh. These letters were collected together and typescript copies were made, c. 1920 , 1873 - 1879

(355 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 260

Miscellaneous isolated items including a few letters of the 6th Marquess of Londonderry with a copy of a letter from Mark(Hugh Oakley) Arnold-Forster, M.P., Secretary of state for war, 1903 - 1905, to Balfour stating his views on defence matters which the former circulated to his colleagues, 1909 and a letter concerning the Primrose League in Stockton, 1907, 1902 - 1915

(6 letters)

LONDONDERRY AGENTS, STEWARDS, REPRESENTATIVES AND PERSONS CONNECTED WITH THE FAMILY, MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENTS, ETC. (Ref: D/Lo/C 261-430)Letters arranged alphabetically by name of agent etc. (Ref: D/Lo/C 261-351)Anderson, Robert (Ref: D/Lo/C 261-265)Ref: D/Lo/C 261

From Cleazy, Ferme, Daglish and other officials, 1853 - 1867

(51 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 262

Draft letters to Lady Londonderry, 1854

(6 letters)

Ref: D/Lo/C 263

Letter book, also contains an account of the duties of Blackwood at the Seaham office, 1854

(1 volume)

Ref: D/Lo/C 264

Letter book, 1857 - 1869

(1 volume)

Ref: D/Lo/C 265

Reports from R. Brydon on feeding horses with green food, 1869

(2 files)

Apperley, Newton (Ref: D/Lo/C 266)

Agent at Wynyard

Ref: D/Lo/C 266

Letters of thanks for presents of game, 1904

(18 letters)

Buddle, John (Ref: D/Lo/C 267-273)