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Overview of the Collection
Title: Dawkins-Long Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1784-1995
Collection Number: mssHM 77353-77554
Extent: 202 pieces in 7 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains papers of the families of British diplomat Richard Dawkins (1768-1848) and Jane Catherine Long
(1764-1826). The collection provides a resource for studying an English military and
diplomatic family in the 19th century; specifically the period covering the
Napoleonic Wars and British diplomatic influence in Europe and Central America.
Language: English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Dawkins-Long Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Provenance
Acquired from Maggs Bros., London, Phillips sale, Lot 31, June 11, 1992.
Biographical Note
The Long family, originally from Wiltshire, England, was for many years associated
with Jamaica and was part of the governing planter elite of the island. A notable
member of the family, Edward Long (1734-1813), was a colonial administrator, judge
and historian, who wrote "The History of Jamaica" (1774). The Dawkins family was
another British planter-ruling family in Jamaica, and the two families were united
through the marriage of Richard Dawkins (1768-1848) and Jane Catherine Long
(1764-1826). Dawkins held a Treasury appointment (1813) as Auditor of the British
forces' accounts in Spain and Portugal during the Peninsular Wars. Other notable
family members include Robert Ballard Long (1771-1825), a British cavalry officer,
popular with his troops but considered too abrasive toward his superiors and, at the
instigation of the Prince Regent, sent home to England in 1814. Edward James Dawkins
became a British diplomat who served in Europe, Greece and Central America.
Dawkins-Long Family Tree
Edward Long (1734-1813)=Mary Ballard Beckford (1736-1797)
Children:
- Edward Beeston (1763-1825)
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Jane Catherine (1764-1826)
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Charlotte Mary (1765-1846)
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Elizabeth (1769-1834)
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Robert Ballard (1771-1825)
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Charles Beckford (1771-1836)
Richard Dawkins (1768-1848) = Jane Catherine Long (1764-1826)
Children:
-
Edward James (1792-1865)
- Juliana (1794-1809)
- Amelia (1796-?)
- Caroline (179?-?)
-
Catherine Maria Susannah (1806-1886)
- Maria Louisa (1803-1882)
- Charles (1804-?)
Notes:
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1. Elizabeth Long (1769-1834), married Henry Molyneux-Howard, Lord Howard, on September 12, 1801, and became Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard,
Lady Howard.
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2. Robert Ballard Long (1771-1825), childhood name “Bobus,” became a British cavalry officer who served in the Peninsular
Wars before being sent home to England in 1814.
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3. Richard Dawkins (1768-1848) married Jane Catherine Long (1764-1826) on Dec. 24, 1791.
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4. Edward James Dawkins (1792-1865) became a British diplomat and married Mary Petre in 1836.
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5. The Dawkins daughters were often referred to and addressed by their childhood names: Juliana “Julia,” Amelia “Emily,”
Caroline “Quiz,” and Maria Louisa “Loo.”
Scope and Content
This collection is an excellent research resource for an English military and
diplomatic family in the 19th century; specifically the period covering the
Napoleonic Wars and British diplomatic influence in Europe and Central America.
Though there is a strong family connection to Jamaica, there is no material in the
collection related to Jamaica, slavery or Edward Long's belief in polygenism. The
collection includes correspondence, documents and manuscripts; the majority of the
letters are between Long and Dawkins family members, mainly Edward Long, Robert
Ballard Long, Jane Catherine Dawkins, Edward James Dawkins, Charles Beckford Long,
Robert Dawkins, Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard (Lady Howard), and Caroline Dawkins. Also
included are three letter books, a small number of letters and documents relating to
the Treasury appointment and diplomatic careers of Richard Dawkins and Edward James
Dawkins and letters to and from George Hamilton Gordon (Earl of Aberdeen), George
Canning, Robert Stewart (Viscount Castlereagh), Treasury Commissioners, and Henry
John Temple (Viscount Palmerston). This material also includes letters and documents
relating to Eaton College and John Keate, Sir John Moore, the Napoleonic Wars, and
the Duke of Wellington. The manuscripts include a family history written by Robert
Mowbray Howard in the 1920s, as well as research material used for this history, and
the notes and Summary Report of an earlier cataloger of the collection, historian
Paul H. Hardace. There is one folder of ephemera.
Arrangement
Organized in the following manner: Correspondence & Documents (Boxes 1-4); 2.
Manuscripts (Boxes 5-6); 3. Research Material & Ephemera (Box 7); arranged
chronologically.
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Keate, John,
1773-1852.
Moore, John, Sir,
1761-1809.
Wellesley, Henry,
Baron Cowley, 1773-1847.
Wellington, Arthur
Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Eton
College.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Great
Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain --
History -- 19th century.
Forms/Genres
Documents -- Great Britain -- 19th
century.
Ephemera -- Great Britain -- 19th
century.
Letter books -- Great Britain -- 19th
century.
Letters (correspondence) -- Great
Britain -- 19th century.
Manuscripts -- Great Britain -- 19th
century.
Manuscripts -- Great Britain -- 20th
century.
Photographs -- Great Britain -- 19th
century.
Photographs -- Great Britain -- 20th
century.
Additional Contributors
Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon,
Earl of, 1784-1860.
Canning, George, 1770-1827.
Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865.
Dawkins, Jane Catherine, 1764-1826.
Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848.
Hardacre, Paul H.
Howard, Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard,
Lady, 1769-1834.
Howard, Robert Mowbray, 1854-1928.
Long, Charles Beckford, 1771-1836.
Long, Edward, 1734-1813.
Long, Robert Ballard, 1771-1825.
Palmerston, Henry John Temple,
Viscount, 1784-1865.
- Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792- 1865, letter to Caroline Dawkins, (1830,
Apr. 29). HM 77509.
- Almack’s, London. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Caroline Dawkins, ([1824, May 26]). HM 77486.
- Amelia, Princess, daughter of George III, King of Great Britain, 1783-1810. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letters to
Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, ([1810]). HM 77395, 77398.
- Bank of England. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764- 1826, (1810, Sep. 26). HM 77394.
- Beresford, William Carr, Viscount, 1768-1854. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Edward Long, 1734-1813, (1811,
Mar. 21). HM 77400.
- Beresford, William Carr, Viscount, 1768-1854. In Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834, letter to Jane Catherine
Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1811, Apr. 19). HM 77403.
- Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Louisa Dawkins, (1826, May 8-11). HM 77501.
- Brownrigg, Robert Sir, 1759-1833. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, ([1809,
Feb.?]). HM 77382.
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Caroline Dawkins, (1822, Apr.
20). HM 77476.
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1823, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
([1806, Jan.]). HM 77370.
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard,
Lady Howard, 1769-1834, (1814, Feb. 22-23). HM 77414.
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848,
(1815, Aug. 17). HM 77430.
- Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). In Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1815, Mar.
11). HM 77423.
- Cowley, Henry Wellesley, Baron, 1773-1847. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836,
(1814, Oct. 20). HM 77420.
- Cowley, Henry Wellesley, Baron, 1773-1847. In Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1815,
Mar. 11). HM 77423.
- Cowley, Henry Wellesley, Baron, 1773-1847. In Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, letter to Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, (1815,
Mar. 20). HM 77424.
- Cowley, Henry Wellesley, Baron, 1773-1847. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1815,
Aug. 17). HM 77430.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1823, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1811,
Oct. 20). HM 77406.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1811,
Dec. 26). HM 77407.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady Howard,
1769-1834, (1814, Feb. 22-23). HM 77414.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. In Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1815, Mar.
11). HM 77423.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. In Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, letter to Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, (1815, Mar.
20). HM 77424.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. In [Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners]…, (1813, Aug. 6). HM 77409.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. In George III…, Warrant of Appointment…, (1813, Aug. 16). HM 77412.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. In [Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners], Instructions…, (1813, Aug. 20). HM 77413.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. In Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners…, (1826, Sep. 11). HM 77504.
- Earthquakes Portugal. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letters to Elizabeth Molyneux- Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834,
(1816). HM 77431, 77433.
- Eton College. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764- 1826, (1809-1810). HM 77381,
77390, 77392-77393.
- Fremantle, William Henry, Sir, 1766-1850. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1834,
Apr. 23). HM 77514.
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
(1820, Mar. 26). HM 77449.
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. In Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, 1769- 1822, letter to Edward James
Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1816, Feb. 28). HM 77432.
- Great Britain. Parliament -- Reform. In [Mr.] A---- K---- Oom, letter to Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1831, Feb. 1).
HM 77512.
- Keate, John, 1773-1852. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1809-1810). HM
77390, 77392-77393.
- Leinster, Augustus Frederick Fitzgerald, Duke of, 1791-1874. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792- 1865, letter to Jane Catherine
Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1809, [Nov. 24]). HM 77389.
- Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Edward James Dawkins,
1792-1865, (1821, May 7). HM 77467.
- Long, Jane Catherine, 1764-1826. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to [My dearest girls], (1826, Mar. 1). HM 77491.
- Long, Jane Catherine, 1764-1826. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to [My dearest sisters], (1826, Mar. 2). HM
77492.
- Long, Robert Ballard, 1771-1823. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1809).
HM 77377, 77382, 77388.
- Long, Robert Ballard, 1771-1823. In Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins,
1764-1826, (1811, Apr. 19). HM 77403.
- Medical treatment. In Edward Long, 1734-1813, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1788-1791). HM 77356-77358,
77360.
- Medical treatment. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Elizabeth Molyneux- Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834, (1814,
Feb. 22-23). HM 77414.
- Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1809).
HM 77378, 77382.
- Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1809, Jan. 26).
HM 77379.
- Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809. In Henry Hardinge, Viscount Hardinge, 1785-1856, letter to [Madam], ([1809, Jan.]). HM 77380.
- Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, ([1809, Feb.?]).
HM 77383.
- Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852. Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: with notices of His Life. In [Mr.] A---- K---- Oom, letter
to Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1831, Feb. 1). HM 77512.
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
(1808-1809). HM 77374, 77382.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1808-1809).
HM 77374, 77377-77378, 77382.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1809, Jan. 26).
HM 77379.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Henry Hardinge, Viscount Hardinge, 1785-1856, letter to [Madam], ([1809, Jan.]). HM 77380.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, ([1809]-1811).
HM 77383, 77394, 77406.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Edward Long, 1734- 1813, (1811, Mar. 21). HM 77400.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letters to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, ([1811]-1812).
HM 77401-77402, 77408.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
(1811, Apr. 19). HM 77403.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834,
(1814, Apr. 26-29). HM 77417.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, Account of all sums…, (1814- 1822). HM 77421.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. In [Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848], To [Great Britain] Commissioners…, (1822, Apr. 16). HM 77475.
- North, Dudley Long, 1748-1829. In Edward Long, 1734-1813, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1802, Oct. 12).
HM 77369.
- Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848,
(1834, Apr. 23). HM 77514.
- Panama -- Description and travel. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Caroline Dawkins, (1826, June 7). HM 77502.
- Planta, Joseph, Sir, 1787-1847. In [Mr.] A---- K---- Oom, letter to Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1831, Feb. 1). HM
77512.
- Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. The Pastor’s Fireside. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard,
Lady Howard, 1769-1834, (1818, May 22). HM 77440.
- Rendlesham, Frederick Thullesson, Baron, 1798-1852. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Mary Petre Dawkins, (1841,
Jan. 3). HM 77531.
- Roche Abbey (Rotherham, England). In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letters to Caroline Dawkins, ([1825?, Aug.?]). HM
77489-77490.
- Smith, W. Sidney (William Sidney), Sir, 1764-1840. In Edward Long, 1734-1813, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
(1791, Oct. 21). HM 77358.
- Stuart de Rothesay, Charles Stuart, Baron, 1779-1845. In Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, letter to Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard,
Lady Howard, 1769-1834, (1814, Feb. 22-23). HM 77414.
- Stuart de Rothesay, Charles Stuart, Baron, 1779-1845. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Charles Beckford Long,
1771-1836, (1814, Oct. 20). HM 77420.
- Swing Riots, 1830. In Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady Howard, 1769-1834, letter to Caroline Dawkins, (1830, Oct. 5). HM
77510.
- Walcheren Expedition, 1809. In Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, ([1809], Sep.
5). HM 77388.
- Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1815,
June 23). HM 77429.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
(1810, Sep. 26). HM 77394.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Edward Long, 1734-1813, (1811,
Mar. 21). HM 77400.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826,
(1812, Jan. 25). HM 77408.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Charles Beckford Long, 1771-1836,
(1815, Feb. 21). HM 77422.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848,
(1815, Mar. 11). HM 77423.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, letter to Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849,
(1815, Mar. 20). HM 77424.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. In Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, letter to Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848,
(1815, June 23). HM 77429.
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837. In Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston, 1784-1865, letter to Edward James
Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1835, July 2). HM 77516.
- Wilson, Robert, Sir, 1777-1849. In Robert Ballard Long, 1771-1825, letter to Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1810, Sep.
26). HM 77394.
- Brogden, James, 1765?-1842. Signature on George III…, Warrant of Appointment…, (1813, Aug. 16). HM 77412.
- Brogden, James, 1765?-1842. Signature on Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners, Instructions…, (1813, Aug. 20). HM 77413.
- Canning, George, 1770-1827. Addressee for Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1826, Mar.- Nov.). HM 77496.
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822. Addressee for Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1816-1818). HM 77438.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. Addressee for Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, 1769-1822, (1816, Feb. 28). HM 77432.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. Addressee for Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1821, May 7). HM 77467.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. Addressee for [Mr.] A---- K---- Oom, (1831, Feb. 1). HM 77512.
- Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. Addressee for Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston, 1784-1865, (1835). HM 77516, 77520.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. Addressee for [Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners], (1813- 1819). HM 77410, 77447.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. Addressee for Charles Long, 1760-1838, ([1813], Aug. 7). HM 77411.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. Addressee for Charles Richard Vaughan, 1774-1849, (1815, Mar. 11). HM 77423.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. Addressee for George Canning, 1770-1827, (1815-1817). HM 77427-77428, 77434-77435, 77437, 77439.
- Dawkins, Richard, 1768-1848. Addressee for Edward James Dawkins, 1792-1865, (1815-1834). HM 77429-77430, 77514.
- Howard, Elizabeth Molyneux-Howard, Lady, 1769-1834. Addressee for Jane Catherine Dawkins, 1764-1826, (1814-1818). HM 77414-77419,
77425-77426, 77431, 77433, 77436, 77440.
- Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828. Signature on George III…, Warrant of Appointment…, (1813, Aug. 16).
HM 77412.
- Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828. Signature on Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners, Instructions…,
(1813, Aug. 20). HM 77413.
- Vansittart, Nicholas, 1766-1851. Signature on George III…, Warrant of Appointment…, (1813, Aug. 16). HM 77412.
- Vansittart, Nicholas, 1766-1851. Signature on Great Britain. Treasury Commissioners, Instructions…, (1813, Aug. 20). HM
77413.
- Vaughan, Charles Richard, 1774-1849. Addressee for Richard Dawkins, 1768-1848, (1815, Mar. 20). HM 77424.