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OLDMIXON'S HISTORY: The History of England During the reigns of King William and Queen Mary, Queen Anne and King George I. Being the sequel of the Reigns of the Stuarts..., ed. J. Oldmixon. London, 1735.

Though coloured by violent partisanship of the Whig policy, this is a useful source. It contains extracts from Parliamentary Debates and from political publications.

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RAPIN'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND CONTINUED: The

History of England by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Continued from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II., ed. N. Tindal. London, 1747. The work was extended to include reign of George II and was republished Lond. 1757. Impartial, accurate, and comprehensive. Covers period 1649-1820,

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FLETCHER OF SALTOUN: The Political Works of Andrew Fletcher, Esq. Reprint, Lond. 1732.

Opinions of party opposed to union between England and Scotland.

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HERVEY'S MEMOIRS: Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second from his accession to the Death of Queen Caroline...By John, Lord Hervey, ed. from the original mss. by J. W. Croker. London, 1848.

1737-1742. Court Life and the inner political management. Valuable source.

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KER'S MEMOIRS: The Memoirs of John Ker of Kersland in North Britain Esq.; containing His secret transactions and negotiations in Scotland, England, the Courts of Vienna, Hanover, and other Foreign Parts. With an account of the Rise and Progress of the Ostend Company in the Austrian Netherlands. London, 1726.

Ker was a secret agent of the Government, and his work not only throws light upon the policy of the Ministry, but gives a clear idea of the methods of the service in which he was engaged.

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LETTERS OF WILLIAM III. AND LOUIS XIV. and of their ministers, illustrative of the Domestic and Foreign

politics of England from the Peace of Ryswick to the accession of Phillip V. of Spain. 1697-1700, ed. P. Grimblot. London, 1848.

Useful in the field indicated in title.

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CALENDARS: of Home Office Papers of the Reign of George III. 1760-65; 1766-69; 1760-72; of Treasury Papers, 1557-1730. London, 1878-81. See No. XXV. Extremely valuable.

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BEDFORD CORRESPONDENCE: Correspondence of John, Fourth Duke of Bedford; selected from the original at Woburn Abbey. With an introduction by Lord John Russell. London, 1842-46.

Generally useful for political history in period 1742-1770.

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PITT CORRESPONDENCE: Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham... published from the original manuscripts. London, 1838.

Covers period 1741-1778. The position of the writer enables him to give much information not elsewhere obtainable.

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THE GRENVILLE PAPERS: being the correspondence of Richard Grenville, Earl Temple, K.G., and the Rt. Hon. George Grenville, their friends and contemporaries. Ed. W. J. Smith, Lond., 1852.

Begins 1742. Particularly important after 1755.

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ROSE CORRESPONDENCE: Diaries and Correspondence of the Right Hon. George Rose; containing original Letters of the most disingulshed statesmen of his day, ed. L. V. Harcourt. London, 1860-62.

Period of 1782-1815. Useful.

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AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENCE: The Journal and Corespondence of William, Lord Auckland, ed. The Bishop. of Bath and Wells. London, 1861-62.

Period of 1782-1814. Scholarly and impartial.

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MEMOIRS OF THE LAST TEN YEARS OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE II., by Horace Walpole. London, 1822. Also Memoirs of the Early Reign of George III, by Horace Walpole, ed. from original MSS. by D. Le Marchant. London, 1845. Also Correspondence of, ed. Cunningham. London, 1840-51, and 1888. Also Journal of the Reign of George III [1771-1783], ed. Doran. London, 1859. Also Letters of, ed. C. D. Yonge, 1891.

The standard source for the period.

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ANNUAL REGISTER, or a view of the History, Politics and Literature for the year 1758. (Continued to date.)

Each volume of this important series contains a summary of the principal events of the year in England and foreign countries. Particular attention given to parliamentary proceedings. Texts of important acts and treaties are often quoted. Although in many cases the editor shows bias, this is so readily perceptible as to be of little disadvantage. CXXXIII

CAVENDISH'S DEBATES: Henry Cavendish's Debates of the House of Commons During the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain, commonly called the Unreported Parliament; to which are appended Illustrations of the Parliamentary History of the Reign of George the Third; consisting of unpublished letters, Private Journals, Memoirs, etc. Drawn up from the original manuscripts by J. Wright. London, 1841-43.

Covers period 1768-1771.

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BUBB DODINGTON'S DIARY: The Diary of the late George Bubb Dodington, from Mar. 8, 1748-49 to Feby. 6, 1761. With an Appendix containing many curious and interesting Papers referred to in the Diary. Ed. H. P. Wyndham from the original MSS. 14th edition. 1809. Useful for period 1748-1761.

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NORTH CORRESPONDENCE: The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North from 1768-1783, ed. from the originals by W. B. Donne. London, 1867. Period of 1768-1783.

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MALMESBURY CORRESPONDENCE: Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury: containing an account of His Mission to the Courts of Madrid, Frederick the Great, Catherine the Second, and the Hague; and his special missions to Berlin, Brunswick and the French Republic, ed. Earl of Malmesbury. London, 1844.

Period of 1767-1797.

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BURKE'S WORKS: The Works and Correspondence of Edmund Burke. London, 1852. Speeches of, Lond. 1859.

For missing correspondence, completing this valuable source, see T. Macknight's Life and Times of Edmund Burke, London, 1858-1861.

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CORNWALLIS CORRESPONDENCE: Correspondence of Charles, First Marquis Cornwallis. Ed. C. Ross, Lond., 1859.

Period of 1776-1806. Colonial affairs.

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MEMOIRS OF THE COURT AND CABINETS OF GEORGE THE THIRD. From original family documents by the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. London, 1853-55.

Period of 1782-1800. Valuable for letters of eminent per

sons.

SECTION 10. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

The source material for the study of the history of the Nineteenth Century is so voluminous as to preclude even an attempt to outline its resources within the limits of the space at command. The student will, however, by following the bibliographical lines indicated for preceding periods, have no difficulty in securing an ample supply of material for the study of recent history.