Observations on the commerce of the American states
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- Holroyd, John Baker (1735-1821) 1st Earl of Sheffield, statesman
TitleObservations on the commerce of the American states
Reference codeMS139
Date1784
Scope and ContentFrench translation of Holroyd's Observations on the Commerce of the American States, 1784.
NotesOther manuscripts, originally owned by the Earl of Sheffield, have been deposited at Senate House Library. Manuscript 124 shows information regarding imports and exports of Ireland, 1764-83. Manuscript 126 shows information regarding the value of the trade of Britain and Ireland, 1698-1765. Manuscript 132 is the Steward's account, 1780-87, of Sheffield Place park and farm. Manuscript 423 contains communications, 1793-4 from Sir John Sinclair to Holroyd concerning the Board of Agriculture. Manuscript 869 is a collection of 45 miscellaneous papers belonging to Holroyd, 1789-1830. Manuscript 942 shows information on the quantity and value of goods imported and exported to and from Britain, 1696-1701. Manuscript 984 is a report to General Gage on the County of Sussex, 1781. AL 55 is a letter from Col. Joseph Hardy, 1816. AL 60 contains nine letters, 1789-1802 to Sir Joseph Banks. AL 115 and AL 116 are letters from Sir Benjamin Thompson, 1791 and 6. AL 120 and AL 121 are letters from Arthur Young, 1777 and 91. AL 144 is a letter from John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, 1813. AL 145 is a letter from Charles Taylor, 1793. AL 227 is a letter from a person signing themselves 'A. P.', 1791. AL 268 is a letter from A. Bertrand, 1794. AL 277 is a letter from George Rose, 1814. AL 346 is a letter to William Wickham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1802.
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Finding aidsCatalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library compiled by Reginald Arthur Rye.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast, contains deeds and papers relating to the Dunamore Estate, 1678-1825 (Ref: D3541); correspondence and papers relating to Ireland, 1772-1820; and correspondence with John Foster, 1790-1794 (Ref: D207/54). The British Library, London, holds correspondence and papers, 1750-1819 (Add MSS 34883-5, 34887); correspondence with Lord Auckland, 1781-1814 (Ref: Add MSS 34419-60, 457289); letters to the Earls of Chichester, 1795-1803 (Ref: Add MSS 33093-130 passim); letters to Edward Gibbon, 1790-1794 (Ref: Add MS 34886); correspondence with the Earls of Liverpool, 1779-1801 and 1818-1820 (Ref: Add MSS 38217-311 passim); and letters to Arthur Young, 1771-1820 (Add MSS 35126-33 passim). East Sussex Record Office, Lewes, contains documents, 1770-1863 (Ref: SP), and a rent book, 1854-1868 (Ref: A 5762) relating to the Sheffield Park Estate; correspondence and papers, [1760-1821]; and letters received by Holroyd, 1774-1820 (Ref: AMS 5440). The West Yorkshire Archives Service, Leeds, holds material relating to the Temple Hirst Estate, 1402-20th century (Ref: TM). Doncaster Archives Department has rentals, leases and correspondence relating to the Temple Hirst Estate, 1849-1882 (Ref: DX Box/62020). The National Army Museum holds Holroyd's papers as a troop commander, 1761-1821. Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service has correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1763-1821 (Ref: DSA 13-33). Coventry Archives contain correspondence concerning elections in Coventry, 1780-1784 (Ref: Acc 854). The East Kent Archives Centre, Dover, holds correspondence and notebooks, 1797-1811 (Ref: U471/A112, C134). The William L Clements Library, University of Michigan, has letters received by Holroyd, 1801-1819 (Ref: Sheffield Papers).Beinecke Library, Yale University, contains letters from Sir Joseph Banks, 1788-1819. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, holds letters to William Hayley, 1794-1795. The Public Record Office, London, has letters to William Pitt (Ref: PRO30/8). Letters to Sir John Sinclair, 1796-1804, and Lord Egremont, 1794-1820, are both held privately (see HMC for details).
Level of descriptionfonds