Guide to the Papers of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool and Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (as filmed by the AJCP), 1785-1826

 

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Summary

Collection number:
M1399-M1400
Creator:
Jenkinson, Charles, 7th Baronet, 1st Baron Hawkesbury, 1st Earl of Liverpool and Jenkinson, Robert Banks, 2nd Baron Hawkesbury, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Extent:
64 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

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Background

Content Summary:
Correspondence and other papers mainly concerning the establishment of the whale industry in the Pacific. Other papers deal with: claims of the East India Co in the Pacific; trade with the East Indies; the cultivation and import of hemp; and the establishment of the colony in New South Wales. Correspondents include W. Pitt, Capt. J. Blankett, Samuel Enderby, G. Chalmers and Capt. A. Phillip.
Biographical / Historical:

Charles Jenkinson (1727-1808), 7th Baronet, 1st. Baron Hawkesbury (created 1786), 1st Earl of Liverpool (created 1796).

Educated at Charterhouse and University of Oxford. Tory M.P. 1761-86. Under-secretary of State 1761-62, Private Secretary to Lord Bute 1762-63, Lord of Admiralty 1766-67, Lord of Treasury 1767-73, Secretary at War 1778-82, member of Board of Trade 1784-86, President of Board of Trade 1786-1804, Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster 1786-1803, member of Cabinet 1791-1803.

Robert Banks Jenkinson (1770-1828), 2nd Baron Hawkesbury (summoned 1803), 2nd Earl of Liverpool (succeeded 1808).

Educated at Charterhouse and University of Oxford. Tory M.P. 1790-1803. Foreign Secretary 1801-3, Home Secretary 1804-6, 1807-9, Secretary of State for War and Colonies in Perceval Government Nov. 1809-June 1812, Prime Minister June 1812-Feb. 1827.

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Conditions Governing Access:
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use:
Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the British Library. For more information visit: How I use the images I order?-The British Library [https://www.bl.uk/help/how-can-i-use-the-images-i-order].
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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