| Document Reference | Ne C 36-2225 |
| Title | Papers of Henry Pelham (1696-1754), statesman and politician, in the Newcastle (Clumber) Collection |
| Date | 1725-1754 |
| Extent | 25 boxes |
| Abstract | Principal document types present include; correspondence, official papers |
| Level | SubSubFonds |
| Access Conditions | Accessible to all readers. |
| Admin History | Henry Pelham (1696-1754), son of Thomas, 1st Baron Pelham, and brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne, was a politician and statesman. He held office as Secretary at War, Paymaster of the Forces, First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and was the equivalent of First Minister (or Prime Minister). His correspondence shows the web of political influence and patronage established by Pelham and his brother, Thomas. |
| Custodial History | These papers form a sub-fonds of the Newcastle (Clumber) Collection (Ne) and are part of the political papers fonds (Ne C). They were part of the first deposit received from the 9th Duke of Newcastle in 1955 and were accepted in lieu of estate duty in 1981. |
| Description | The collection covers the period when Henry Pelham held public office and concerns all aspects of his political life, both domestic and foreign, including in particular the negotiations for the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Irish affairs, the Jacobite uprising and the management of political office and patronage. |
| MgtGroup | Family and estate collections |
| Political and diplomatic papers |
| MgtSubGroup | Newcastle |
| Individuals |
| Arrangement | The letters are arranged in bundles, some by correspondent, others by date or subject. |
| Language | English |
| French |
| Term | Aix-la-Chapelle, Peace of, 1748 |
| Jacobite rebellion - 1745-1746 |
| Great Britain - Foreign relations - 18th century |
| Patronage, Political - Great Britain |
| Diplomacy - Europe |
| Great Britain - Politics and government - 18th century |
| Great Britain - Diplomatic and consular service |
| International relations |
| FindingAids | Copyright in all Finding Aids belongs to the University of Nottingham.
In the Reading Room, King's Meadow Campus:
Old typescript catalogue, 21 pp
At the National Register of Archives, The National Archives, Kew:
Old typescript catalogue, 21 pp
Online:
Catalogue accessible on the website of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Manuscripts Online Catalogue.
Readers are advised that the online catalogue is more comprehensive than the old typescript version, and has been enhanced by personal, place and subject indexing. |
| Copyright | Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). |
| ReprodnNote | Photocopies and photographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. |
| Related Material | See the fonds level record for the whole Newcastle collection (Ne), the record describing the Correspondence within the collection (Ne C), and the other constituent parts of the Correspondence section (Ne C 36-2225; Ne C 2226-2229; Ne C 2230-4495; Ne C 4496-4666; Ne C 4667-8778; Ne C 8779-12842; Ne C 12843-14145; Ne C 14146-14729; Ne C 14730-15406) |
| Papers of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne in the British Library |
| Papers of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne in The National Archives. |
| Other collections listed through The National Archives Discovery catalogue |
| Related Record | Ne C |
| Publication Note | William Coxe, 'Memoirs of the Administration of the Honourable Henry Pelham' , 2 vols (London: Longman, Orme, Brown
Green; 1829) |