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Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford fonds [textual record]
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Date:1824-1840.Reference:R2514-0-3-E, MG24-A68Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:98321Date(s):1824-1840.Place of creation:IrelandExtent:5 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of letters sent by John Buchanan, H.M. Consul in New York, to Lord Gosford, January 1838-February 1840, (PRON1-D2259/7/1-34); letters sent to and from various correspondents, concerning the crisis in the Canadas, January 1838-February 1840; (PRON1-D2259/8/4-82, selections; D2259/9/1/5) and miscellaneous papers (PRON1-D2259/10/2-16).Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Gosford, Archibald Acheson, Earl of, 1776-1849 : Archibald Acheson, politician and colonial governor, 2nd Earl of Gosford, (1776-1849) was educated at Oxford and entered politics in 1798 as member for Armagh, first in the Irish, and after the union of 1801, in the British Parliament. After succeeding his father as Earl of Gosford in 1807, he was elected a representative peer for Ireland in 1811 and supported the Whig policy of conciliation in Ireland.
Gosford's success as Lord Lieutenant of Armagh (1832-1835) led to his appointment by the Melbourne government as Governor-in-Chief of British North America in 1835. Gosford's conciliatory policy towards the patriots met with failure and alienated the British population in Lower Canada. His resignation was accepted on 14 November 1837, shortly before the outbreak of the Rebellion. Gosford unsuccessfully opposed the Act of Union of 1840 in the House of Lords.Additional information:General note:The papers of Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, were deposited in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland by the 7th Earl of Gosford. In 1987, the National Archives of Canada obtained photocopies of those parts of the second Earl's papers concerning Canada which did not duplicate existing holdings such as official despatches.Location of originals note:Originals are located in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland D2259.Related material:Lord Gosford's official correspondence can be found in MG 11, CO 42 and CO 43, as well as in RG 7, G 1 and G 9 or G 12.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG24-A68 -
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