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Georgian and earlier Collections

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Stuart, Cumberland, Melbourne, Hawley and King Papers

  • Papers of the exiled Stuarts
  • Papers of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
  • Papers of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
  • Papers of Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley and family
  • Papers of Colonel Richard King and Captain Robert King


    • Establishment Books

  • Establishment Books relating to the Royal Household, 1297-1953


    • Georgian Papers

    The Early Georgians

  • Papers from the reign of George I
  • Letters and correspondence of George II
  • Financial papers relating to George I and George II
  • Financial papers dating from the reign of George II
  • Additional papers relating to the early Georgians
  • Papers of 2nd Baron Hervey relating to his manuscript of 'Memoirs of the Reign of George II'
  • Letters from Caroline, as Princess of Wales and Queen, to Charlotte, Mrs William Clayton
  • Queen Caroline's Treasurer's account books
  • Letters from, and relating to, Princess Amelia, daughter of George II
  • Correspondence and accounts of Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales

    • George III and Queen Charlotte

  • Calendar, or official correspondence, of George III 1759-1799
  • Essays of George III
  • Private papers of George III
  • Financial papers of George III
  • Letters and papers of Queen Charlotte
  • GEO/ADD/43 - Diaries, notes and essays by Queen Charlotte
  • GEO/ADD/2 - Additional correspondence of George III and Queen Charlotte
  • Financial papers of Queen Charlotte

    • George III's family

  • Papers of Edward, Duke of York and Albany
  • Papers of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
  • Papers of William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
  • Papers of Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
  • Papers of Edward, Duke of Kent
  • Papers of Frederick and Frederica, Duke and Duchess of York and Albany
  • Papers of Ernest, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, later King of Hanover
  • Papers of Augustus, Duke of Sussex
  • Papers of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
  • Financial papers of George, Prince of Wales, and his brothers 1776-1809
  • Papers of Princess Augusta Sophia, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
  • Papers of Princess Mary, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
  • Papers of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
  • Papers of Princess Sophia, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte

    • George IV

  • Calendar, or official correspondence, of George IV as Prince of Wales, Prince Regent and King 1766-1836
  • Private papers of George IV
  • GEO/ADD/3 - Additional private papers of George IV as Prince, Regent and King, including correspondence with Miranda Hamilton
  • Documents relating to George IV's will
  • Account books of George IV as Prince of Wales, Regent and King
  • Financial papers of George, Prince of Wales, and his brothers 1776-1809
  • Papers relating to the Commission on the Debts of the Prince of Wales
  • George IV’s Privy Purse Accounts for purchases; pensions, donations and subscriptions; residences and properties; legal expenses etc.

    • Queen Caroline of Brunswick

  • Papers of Caroline of Brunswick

    • Mrs Fitzherbert

  • Papers of Mrs Maria Fitzherbert

    • Princess Charlotte of Wales

  • Correspondence and accounts of Princess Charlotte of Wales
  • George IV's Privy Purse accounts for household bills and expenses for himself, Caroline, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte of Wales

    • William IV and Queen Adelaide

  • Correspondence of William IV
  • Financial papers of William IV
  • Documents relating to William IV's will
  • Additional papers of William IV and Queen Adelaide
  • Papers relating to Queen Adelaide
  • Papers of James William Daniell

    • Mrs Jordan and the FitzClarence children

  • Papers of Mrs Dorothea Jordan
  • Papers of the Earls of Munster

    • Correspondence of foreign Royal Families

  • Letters from the Queen of Württemberg to Lady Elgin
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Württemberg
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Orange
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Prussia
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Brunswick
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Denmark
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Hesse-Homberg, Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt
  • Correspondence of members of the House of Mecklenburg

    • Courtiers and officials

  • Papers of Sir Herbert Taylor, Private Secretary to George III, Queen Charlotte and William IV
  • Additional papers of Sir Herbert Taylor, Private Secretary to George III, Queen Charlotte and William IV
  • Papers of Lady Charlotte Finch, Governess to the children of George III and Queen Charlotte
  • Papers of General De Budé, Aide-de-Camp to George III
  • Lady Augusta Murray's commonplace books and book of cures
  • Correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool
  • Letters to Sir William Parsons, Master of the King's Music
  • Papers of 2nd Viscount Melville
  • Papers of Captain Sir William Hoste RN
  • Papers of General Carl von Malortie and family
  • Papers of Sir William Knighton
  • Papers of 2nd Earl Grey
  • Papers of Nathaniel Kent
  • Papers of Reverend Dr.Thomas Hughes, Preceptor to Princes Augustus and Ernest
  • Correspondence of Sir Edmund and Lady Louise Currey
  • Correspondence of Miss Ann Hayman
  • Correspondence of George Grenville
  • Correspondence of Charles Culling Smith
  • Family papers of Cordall Powell
  • Papers of Charles Greenwood
  • Papers of Miss Susan Vincent
  • Papers of 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay
  • Papers of Emily Flower, Vicountess Ashbrook
  • Letters from Sir Thomas Lawrence to Joseph Farington
  • Letters received by Lord Sidmouth on the deaths of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Queen Charlotte
  • Letters to General Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall
  • Papers of Mary Compton (nee Dacres), Dresser to the Princesses, and her daughter, Augusta Baynes
  • Papers of Major Richard Grenville

    • Medical collections

  • Physicians' reports on the health of George III, 1788-1820
  • Princess Mary's letters to the Prince Regent on the health of George III, 1812-?1816
  • Papers of Sir Henry Halford, Physician to George III
  • Georgian manuscripts in the Royal Library on medical matters

    • Royal Household collections

  • Georgian Mensil Books
  • Great Wardrobe Accounts
  • Georgian Menu Books
  • Royal Marriage Treaties
  • Georgian Tradesmen's Bills
  • Windsor Castle Constables' Order Books

    • Inventories

  • Georgian inventories of works of art, furniture and furnishings, arms and armour, clocks, porcelain, plate etc., some relating to specific royal residences and estates

    • Material from the Royal Library

  • A selection of Georgian inventories from the Royal Library
  • A selection of Georgian manuscripts from the Royal Library

    • Other collections

  • Papers relating to warrants, orders, appointments and receipts dating from the reigns of George I to George IV
  • Asian State Letters
  • Papers relating to Ambassadors and Embassies
  • Georgian Account Books
  • Papers relating to the Duchy of Lancaster
  • Georgian Military Papers
  • Georgian Miscellaneous Papers
  • Georgian Visitors' Books
  • Lists of Parliamentary representatives 1761-1780

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