Guide to the manuscript materials for the history of the United States to 1783, in the British Museum, in minor London archives, and in the libraries of Oxford and Cambridge / by Charles M. Andrews and Frances G. Davenport.
- Charles McLean Andrews
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Guide to the manuscript materials for the history of the United States to 1783, in the British Museum, in minor London archives, and in the libraries of Oxford and Cambridge / by Charles M. Andrews and Frances G. Davenport. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![29553. f. 208. Letter from Lord Baltimore. June 3, 1671. f. 272. Id. London, July 22, 1671. f. 397. Id. March 7, 1671/2. f. 421. Id. April 10, 1672. (All written evidently to Lord Hatton. Baltimore speaks of his daughter Blackiston. The last two letters are autographs.) 29554. f. 65. Letter from Lord Baltimore to Lord Hatton. London, Jan¬ uary 6, 1672/3. 29557. f. 46. Early letter of Sir Edmund Andros. September 22, 1678. (See also 29559, ff. 298, 442; 29563, f. 213; 29568, f. 170, for later letters to Lord Hatton, 1682-1704.) 29563. f. 213. Letter from Sir Edmund Andros to Lord Hatton. (Contains this sentence, “Nothing new to trouble yr LordP from this distant and generally plenty but otherwise poor place much obliged to fishermen”.) 29587. f. 79. Case of the proscripts from Surinam against Gov. Byam, about 1660-1670. Address to the Privy Council by R. Sanford, ff. 101-106. Draft instructions to Adm. Sir David Mitchell proceed¬ ing to Holland to induce the Dutch to join a naval expedition to the West Indies. September 29, 1702. 29589B. ff. 19,20,22. Letters from Adm. Francis Holbourne. H. M. S. Newark, Halifax, etc., August, September, 1757. 29591. Papers relating to the naval campaign of 1702-1704, including cam¬ paign in the West Indies. 29600. Papers relating to America, 1725-1776, chiefly about the iron in¬ dustry in America (Maryland). f. 1. Letter to Mr. Chetwynd, Birmingham, February 27, 1725, speaks of Thos. Mabrey who wants to go to America because of scarcity of pigs (iron) in England “ for want of which several other forges as well as that at which he worked stand still ”. The writer thinks that Mabrey is likely to be useful in the Jerseys where plans for erecting forges are under way. Chetwynd, his brother, Russel, and Gee were all interested in the undertaking, f. 3. Letter from same, April 17, 1725, says “ We shall have men sufficient to make a quantity of iron, if we can but run pigs suffi¬ cient which we need not fear if there be no want of a mine.” f. 5. Letter from the same to Jno. England, October 5, 1725, urging him to begin a forge or two both at Camp Washington and also “ at the land in the Jerseys. The iron masters here being resolved to put a stop to the building any more forges in America.” f. 6. Letter from the same to the same, Grendon, August 19, 1726, regarding progress of the work, with some notes on ff. 7 (re¬ versed) and 7b. f. 8. Letter from Russell to Chetwynd regarding financing of the company. f. 9. Statement showing Russell’s share, and also proportions to be paid for Principio works in Maryland and Potomack works for Jno. England’s share. Other financial statements follow, f. 13. Copy of letter from William Smith, Annapolis, March 17, 1729, to John Wightwick, about the Maryland mine, f. 14. Letter from [the Company?] to Mr. Chapman, London, De¬ cember —, 1736. “ The works at Principio entirely thro Mis-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31346650_0138.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)