Finding Aid for the Pole Family News Collection 1681-1713 MS.1951.021
Finding aid prepared by Teresa Soleau and Lauren Zuchowski
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
2013
2520 Cimarron Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90018
(323) 731-8529
rfenning@humnet.ucla.edu
Title: Pole Family News Collection,
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1951.021
Contributing Institution:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.42 Linear feet
(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1681-1713
Abstract: This collection contains manuscript news-letters as well as printed issues of newspapers
The Post-Boy and
The Post-Man with manuscript additions, all addressed to the Pole family of Radbourne, Derbyshire. Written from an agent in London, these
letters and papers contain information on current happenings in London and abroad during the period 1681-1713.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Clark Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Identification of item], Pole Family News Collection, MS.1951.021, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of
California, Los Angeles.
Purchase, 1951.
This collection was purchased as one set of materials, but was separated into 3 distinct parts (manuscript news letters,
The Post-Boy and
The Post-Man) soon after arriving at the Clark Library. Until work on this finding aid began, these three parts were housed separately
and cataloging records for the printed periodicals did not note that they had been purchased as one discrete collection.
Series 1 processed by Teresa Soleau, 2010; Series 2 processed by Lauren Zuchowski, 2012-2013.
The Pole family dates from the earliest days of the Norman conquest and has had Radbourne, Derbyshire as its seat since the
1400s. Several different members of the family are listed as recipients of these news letters. Most items were addressed to
"Madam Pole," but others are addressed to "German Pole," "Samuel Pole," or "Anne Pole."
German Pole, Esq. (b. 1626) of Radbourne married Ann Newdigate, daughter of Richard Newdigate of Arbury, in 1650. They had
no children and upon German's death in 1683, the estate passed to his cousin Samuel Pole, Esq. (b. 1651). Samuel Pole's wife
was Anne Mundy (d. 1732).
This collection contains manuscript news-letters and printed newspapers with handwritten additions, which were sent by hired
agents in London to members of the Pole family at their home in Radbourne, Derbyshire. Events recounted in both the manuscript
material and printed newspapers recount events related to trials, weather, natural disasters, marriages, deaths and illnesses,
foreign news (from Ireland and Scotland, Europe, the Americas, Turkey and Morocco), parliamentary decisions and military campaigns.
Most news sheets are addressed to Madam Pole with a few addressed to German Pole, Anne (or Ann) Pole and Samuel Pole. Sometimes
surname is spelled Pool or Poole. All sent to Radbourn (or Radbourne or Radburn or Radburne) near Derby except where indicated.
Most items include wax seal.
The printed periodicals in series 2 are
The Post-Boy (1695-1713) and
The Post-Man (1704-1711), which have attached manuscript news sheets addressed to the Pole family.
New Style dates (with the year starting in January) are given for all materials instead of Old Style dates (with the year
starting at the end of March).
Many of the news events covered by this collection are treated in: Luttrell, Narcissus. 1857.
A brief historical relation of state affairs from September 1678 to April 1714. Oxford: the University Press.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Manuscript News Sheets, 1681-1710;
- Series 2. Printed Newspapers with Manuscript Additions, 1695-1713.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pole family
Pole, Anne Mundy, d. 1732
Pole, Anne Newdigate, 1633-1700
Pole, German, 1626-1683
Pole, Samuel, 1651-1731
Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Newspapers--England--17th century
Newspapers--England--18th century
Manuscript News-Letters Series 1. 1681-1710
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
(2.5 boxes)
Manuscript news sheets sent from London to members of the Pole family, which include reporting on trials, weather, natural
disasters, marriages, deaths and illnesses, foreign news (from Ireland and Scotland, Europe, the Americas, Turkey and Morocco),
parliamentary decisions and military campaigns. For example, letters recount both the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk's divorce
in 1692 and the seige of Cuneo in 1691.
Most news sheets are addressed to Madam Pole with a few addressed to German Pole, Anne (or Ann) Pole and Samuel Pole. Sometimes
surname is spelled Pool or Poole. All sent to Radbourn (or Radbourne or Radburn or Radburne) near Derby except where indicated.
Most items include wax seal.
Box 1, Folder 7
Box 1, Folder 1-6
Box 1, Folder 10-14 & 48
Box 1, Folder 8, 15-47, 83, 87-90, 49-50 & 85
Box 1, Folder 9, 51-82, 84, 86 & 91-108
1693
Box 1, folder 9; Box 2, folders 3-34,36,38,43-60. Addressed to Madam Pole at Radbourn except Box 1, folder 9 and Box 2, folders
27,33 and 34 (Aug. 22, Sept. 5, 7, and 9) addressed to Madam Pole at Sr. Richard Newdigates at Arbury near Coventry and Box
2, folder 32 addressed to Madam Pole at the house of Francis Mundy Esq at Osbaston near Leicester. Box 2, folder 26 (Aug.
22) unaddressed. Two items (box 2, folder 17 and folder 26, Aug. 1 and 22) dated; dating for others taken from Luttrell.
Box 2, Folder 1-17
Box 2, Folder 18-85
1695
All items dated except box 3, folder 58 and 59 ripped at the corner where dating usually occurs; dating taken from Luttrell.
Box 3, folder 18 (Mar. 26) marked 1694 and then written over 1695. Addressed to Madam or Anne Pole (except Box 3, folder 33,
Apr. 20 unaddressed).
Box 2, Folder 86-87
Box 2, Folder 88
Box 2, Folder 89-106
Box 2, Folder 107-126
1705
Box 4, folders 47-59; Box 5, folders 1-7. All items dated. Addressed to Samuel Pole Esq. except box 4, folder 47-51 (Jan.
8-17) and box 5, folder 3 (Mar. 15) unaddressed. Box 5, folder 4 (Sept. 27) is a letter addressed to "most illustrious cousin
& dearest prince" (Samuel Pole?) and signed Joseph. Mainly local and national news, not much foreign news.
Box 3, Folder 1-25
Box 3, Folder 26-29
Box 3, Folder 30-33
Newspapers with Manuscript Additions Series 2. 1695-1713
Physical Description:
2.38 Linear feet
(4.5 boxes)
Manuscript newspapers primarily addressed to Madam (Anne) Pole at Radbourn near Derby. The surname is sometimes spelled Pool
or Poole. Later editions of
The Post-Man are sometimes unaddressed and do not include a wax seal.
Arrangement This series is arranged in 2 subseries:
- Subseries 1: The Post-Boy
- Subseries 2: The Post-Man.
The Post-Boy Subseries 1. 1695-1713
Box 3, Folder 34
Box 3, Folder 35
Box 3, Folder 36
Box 3, Folder 37
Box 3, Folder 38
Box 3, Folder 39
Box 3, Folder 40
Box 3, Folder 41
Box 3, Folder 42
Box 3, Folder 43
Box 3, Folder 44
Box 3, Folder 45
Box 3, Folder 46
Box 3, Folder 47
Box 4, Folder 1
Box 4, Folder 2
Box 4, Folder 3
Box 4, Folder 4
Box 4, Folder 5
Box 4, Folder 6
November 21 1710- June 28 1711
Physical Description: 7 items. These issues mark a change in The Post-Boy format. The newspaper becomes longer and two woodblock prints appear in
the upper corner.
Includes newspapers numbered 2423,2483,2489,2512,2215,2516,2517. The following dates are missing: November 24 1710- April
9 1711, April 12-April 24, April 26-June 16, June 16-June 23.
Box 4, Folder 7
July 21 1711- July 14 1713
Includes newspapers numbered 2527,2531,2534,2771,2814,2815,2834,2836.
The following dates are missing: July 24-31 1711, August 2-August 7 1711, August 9 1711-February 10 1713, February 13- May
21 1713, May 23-June 16 1713, June 18-July 7 1713, July 9-July 11 1713.
The Post-Man Subseries 2. 1704-1711
Box 4, Folder 8
Box 4, Folder 9
Box 4, Folder 10
Box 4, Folder 11
Box 4, Folder 12
Box 4, Folder 13
Box 4, Folder 14
Box 4, Folder 15
Box 4, Folder 16
Box 5, Folder 1
Box 5, Folder 2
Box 5, Folder 3
Box 5, Folder 4
Box 5, Folder 5
Box 5, Folder 6
Box 5, Folder 7
August 9-October 9 1705
Box 5, Folder 8
Box 5, Folder 9
Box 5, Folder 10
Box 5, Folder 11
Box 5, Folder 12
February 23-April 11 1706
Box 5, Folder 13
Box 5, Folder 14
Box 5, Folder 15
Box 5, Folder 16
Box 5, Folder 17
Box 6, Folder 1
Mixed materials 7, Folder 1, Box 6, Folder 2
October 29-December 13 1709
Newspapers numbered 1817-1821 (November 12-24), 1823-1824 (November 26-29), and 1827 (December 6-8) as well as one oversized
manuscript letter (dated December 15 1709) are located in Box 7.
Includes newspapers numbered 1811-1829.
Box 6, Folder 3
Box 6, Folder 4
Box 6, Folder 5
Box 6, Folder 6
Box 6, Folder 7
Box 6, Folder 8
Box 6, Folder 9
Box 6, Folder 10
Box 6, Folder 11
Box 6, Folder 12