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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland fonds [textual record (chiefly microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1764-1805.

Reference:

R9372-0-X-E, MG23-A9

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

104180

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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland fonds
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Fonds includes:

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Date(s):

1764-1805.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.2 cm of textual records.
1 microfilm reel negative & positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of selected correspondence between the Duke of Portland and Robert Hunter, Robert Shore Milnes, James Murray, W. Spry and Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres from the papers of the third Duke of Portland relating to Canada. Two letters of George III to Portland concern political affairs in England and Ireland, 1783, 4 pages. Topics discussed include the American invasion of Canada. The microfilmed material is available on reel A-1716.

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Bentick, William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, 1738-1809

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Bentick, William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, 1738-1809 : British Prime Minister, Secretary of State.

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, travelled abroad in Germany, Poland and Italy, 1757 to 1761. He was a Member of the British Parliament, 1761 to 1762, a Harleian Trustee of the British Museum from 1764 until his death, and a Privy Councillor from 1765. He was First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister, April-December 1783, Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1792 and Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1794-1801. From 1807 to 1809, he was once again First Lord of the Treasury and therefore, Prime Minister. He married Dorothy, only daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, in 1766.

His original papers are found within the Portland Collection, at the University of Nottingham, Dept. of Manuscripts and Special Collections.

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General note:

The originals were presented in 1965 by the estate of Mrs. Vivien O.de B. Bishop of Victoria, B.C. The microfilm was obtained in 1985 from the University of Nottingham which holds the Portland Collection in its Department of Manuscripts.

Original version note:

The originals at the University of Nottingham are referenced: Pw F2724-2725, Pw F5712-5713, Pw 6795-6802, Pw F7045-7050, Pw F9748-9751, Pw F9942-9945, Pw F9704-9706, Pw F10422-10427, Pw F10497-10502, Pw F9543, 9544 and 9545.
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Ireland - Politics and government, 1783 Simon Mackenzie, 1764

England - Politics and government, 1783 Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres, 1794-1797

Canada 1763-1867

Canada 1763-1867 (Régime anglais)
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Private

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113-020058-2

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MG23-A9
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http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000027.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG23 A 9] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation95 Open, no copying]

Microfilm reel A-1716

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

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