The manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Portland :

preserved at Welbeck Abbey.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
Contributors: Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1857-1943.
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Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : Printed for H.M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1891-19.
Series:Historical Manuscripts Commission ; [38, 47-48, 125].
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Notes:At head of title: Historical Manuscripts Commission.

Vols. 1-8: Parliament. Papers by command. C. 6474, 6827-I, 7569, 8497, 9466; Cd. 676, 783-3475.

Vols. 1-4 issued as Gt. Brit. Historical Manuscripts Commission. Report. 13th, appendix, pt. 1-2; 14th, appendix, pt. 2; 15th appendix, pt. 4.

Vols. 5- have title: ... Report on the manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Portland.

Reports, including many extracts, prepared by J. J. Cartwright, R. Ward and others.

Vol. 1 is a calendar of twenty two volumes of the collection of state papers, 1628-1660, formed by Dr. John Nalson, canon of Ely; v. 3-10 are calendars of the Harley manuscripts, mainly private and official papers and letters of Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford; v. 7 is a calendar of the letters written from 1710 to 1729 to Edward Harley, 2d earl of Oxford, by Dr. William Stratford, canon of Christ's Church, Oxford.

Vol. 1 includes the 13th report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.

Physical description: v. ; 25 cm.

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