Additional Manuscripts: The Liverpool Papers
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GB
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Language of name of institution
eng
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96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
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0044 (0)1937 546060 (Customer Services)
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mss@bl.uk
Reference number
Add MS 38190-38489
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Title (official language of the state)
Additional Manuscripts: The Liverpool Papers
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Earls of Liverpool
Date note
16th century/19th century
Language(s)
deu
dut
eng
fra
ita
lat
rus
por
spa
Extent
298 volumes, 1 box and 2 rolls
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This section of the Additional manuscripts comprises official and private correspondence and papers of the first three Earls of Liverpool, with a few earlier papers of the family and its connexions. The documentation from the first Earl of Liverpool, Charles Jenkinson, contains several letters written by or addressed to the Portuguese Jewish merchant Joseph Salvador (see Add MS 38201, 38202, 38204-38206, 38209, 38210, 38304-38306, 38339, 38364, 38375, and 38397). The contents of each volume of this section are individually described in the above-mentioned finding aid.
Archival history
The volumes that compose this section of the Additional Manuscripts were presented by Henry Berkeley Portman to the British Museum in 1911.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Earl of Liverpool title was first granted to Charles Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury (1727-1808) in 1796. Jenkinson was a politician who held numerous offices in the British government under King George III. The son of an army officer, he became private secretary to the 3rd Earl of Bute, a favourite of George III, in 1760. In 1763, having been elected to Parliament, Jenkinson was appointed joint secretary of the Treasury. Chosen vice treasurer for Ireland in 1773, he became a member of the Privy Council. Later, Jenkinson was master of the Royal Mint (1775-78) and secretary at war (1778–82) during the American Revolution. In 1786, he was appointed chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and president of the Board of Trade. A member of the Cabinet from 1791, he became an invalid in about 1801. By the middle of 1804, Jenkinson resigned from all his offices.
The title of Earl of Liverpool was inherited by his son Robert Banks Jenkinson (1770-1828), who followed his father's steps in the British Parliament. In the House of Commons since 1790, Jenkinson soon became a leading Tory, serving as a member of the Board of Control for India (1793-96), master of the Royal Mint (1799-1801), foreign secretary (1801-04), home secretary (1804-06, 1807-09), and secretary for war and the colonies (1809–12). After the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval on May 11, 1812, Jenkinson took his place. His tenure lasted until 1827 when he was forced to retire because of a paralytic stroke.
The title of Earl of Liverpool was inherited by his son Robert Banks Jenkinson (1770-1828), who followed his father's steps in the British Parliament. In the House of Commons since 1790, Jenkinson soon became a leading Tory, serving as a member of the Board of Control for India (1793-96), master of the Royal Mint (1799-1801), foreign secretary (1801-04), home secretary (1804-06, 1807-09), and secretary for war and the colonies (1809–12). After the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval on May 11, 1812, Jenkinson took his place. His tenure lasted until 1827 when he was forced to retire because of a paralytic stroke.
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System of arrangement
The volumes of this section are classified as follows: A. Royal and special autographs (38190-38196); B. Official letters (38197-38303); C. Letter-books (38304-38328); D. Official papers (38329-38468); E. Private letters of the Jenkinson family (38469-38475); F. Private papers of the Jenkinson family (38476-38479); G. Private letters and papers of the Shuckburgh, Evelyn and Draper families (38480-38482); H. Private letters and papers of the Medley family (38483- 38487); I. Papers relating to literature and music (38488 A, B); and K. Rolls of accompts (38489).
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2022
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