Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, Papers: Finding Aid mssSunderland
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
December 2020
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Title: Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, papers
Creator:
Sunderland, Charles
Spencer, Earl of, 1674-1722
Identifier/Call Number: mssSunderland
Physical Description:
3.6 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1704-1710
Abstract: A collection of material related to
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, and his work as British secretary of state and the
colonies of New Jersey and New York.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, papers, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Bros., 1922 to 1926.
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1674-1722) was a British Whig statesman during the
reigns of Queen Anne and George I. From 1706 to 1710, he served as Secretary of State for
the Southern Department.
A collection of 87 items from 1704 to 1710, it consists of papers relating to colonial
affairs, accumulated by Sunderland during his tenure as Secretary of State. Included are
letters, communications, and reports from the Board of Trade and colonial administration and
legislative bodies, chiefly those of New Jersey and New York; with a few items from South
Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Subjects included are Queen Anne's War; Lewis
Morgan's conflict with New Jersey Governor Lord Cornbury; the Palatine settlements; colonial
trade; and fisheries. Correspondents include Joseph Dudley, Lewis Morris, Edward Hyde (Lord
Cornbury and later 3rd Earl of Clarendon), and others.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1930. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Former call number: mssSunderland papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America --
History -- 18th century
Great Britain -- History --
1689-1714
Great Britain -- Politics and Government
-- 1702-1714
New Jersey -- History -- Colonial
period, ca. 1600-1775
New Jersey -- Politics and Government --
To 1775
New York (State) -- History -- Colonial
period, ca. 1600-1775
New York (State) -- Politics and Government -- To 1775
United States -- History -- Colonial
period, ca. 1600-1775
United States -- History -- Queen Anne's
War, 1702-1713
Government records -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 18th century
Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl
of, 1661-1723
Dudley, Joseph,
1647-1720
Morris, Lewis,
1671-1746
Great Britain. Board of
Trade
Great Britain. Secretary of State. Southern
Department
Box 1, Folder 1-39
1704/1705 February 19-1709 September 12
Box 2, Folder 1-35
1708/1709 February 4-1710 May 22
Box 3
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