The volume contains the following items:
G173/26/1a-b, Letter to Sir Peter Wentworth, Lillingstone, from Sir Peter Temple [of Stowe] on personal matters, 21 Dec. 1635, with cover, 1635
G173/26/2, Copy letter of O.[liver] Cromwell offering to protect the toune from plunder [no place mentioned 11 Oct. 1649, with later note that above probably facsimile and not original, 1649
G173/26/3, Copy letter to Oliver St. John from Oliver Cromwell re political and financial matters concerned with army, nd
G173/26/4, Letter to Marquis of Hartford from Charles II, Breda thanking Hartford for his support and referring to Charles's imminent visit to The Hague, 23 May 1660
G173/26/5, Warrant for letters patent to create James, Duke of York, Duke of Albany, signed Charles [II], with explanatory note by [John, 2nd Earl of Lauderdale], 31 Dec 1660
G173/26/6, Personal letter from Stephen Hervey M.P., Reigate, to Sir Richard [later 1st Lord] Onslow, 29 March 1706
G173/26/7, Warrant for new Great Seal, Privy Seal and Signet, signed [Queen] Caroline, to Arthur Onslow, Chancellor and Keeper of Great Seal, 26 August 1730
G173/26/8-9, 2 letters from [Charles, 6th] Duke of Somerset to Sir Richard [later 1st Lord] Onslow, requesting his presence in London for parliamentary debate, 26 June [? 1713] and informing Onslow of vote in House of Lords on address to Queen [Anne] to take effectuall care to remove the Pretender to her crown from the court of Lorrain 30 June 1713, 1713
G173/26/10, Letter to William Loftus from [Henry Loftus, Earl of] Ely, informing William of his acceptance of order of Ireland [sc. as Knight of St. Patrick] through intervention of Henry Temple, 14 Jan 1783
G173/26/11, Letter to [General William] Loftus from Lord Carhampton enquiring where General Dalrymple was at time of an execution, 1 June 1797
G173/26/12, Receipt to General Loftus from Count Conway, Col. of 6th Regiment, Irish Brigade, Cork, for 45 bags of dollars, each containing £100, for use of 6th Regiment, 17 Oct 1797
G173/26/13, Letter to General William Loftus from [Richard, 2nd Earl of] Shannon, Castle Martyr, Cork, in reply to Loftus's offer of more troops and on Shannon's desire for removal of men of Meath who are United Irishmen of the worst description, 17 Oct 1797
G173/26/14, Letter to General Loftus from Lord Longueville on proposed meeting with Lord Shannon at Castle Martyr and referring to very violent and seditious papers put up in area, 6 Nov 1797
G173/26/15, Letter to General Loftus from [Thomas 2nd Earl of] Chichester, [Secretary to Lord Camden, Lord Lieut. of Ireland] Dublin, re reward for informant and use to be made of [anti-nationalist] information, 27 Nov 1797
G173/26/16, Letter to General Loftus from General Sir Ralph Abercromby, Cork, re behaviour of 6th Regiment of Foot and other military matters, 23 Jan 1798
G173/26/17, Letter from Thomas William Coke, Holkham [later 1st Earl of Leicester], re [parliamentary] candidate for Yarmouth and difficulty of supporting new man, 2 Oct 1796
G173/26/18, Letter to General Loftus from [Henry, Viscount] Boyle [later 3rd Earl of Shannon], Castle Martyr, Cork, re possible destruction of arms voluntarily surrendered by local people, 10 Dec 1797
G173/26/19, Letter to General Loftus from [John, 2nd Earl] Camden, [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] approving of Loftus's desire to change command at Cork for one near Dublin, nd [? 1798]
G173/26/20, Personal letter to William [Gen. Loftus] from [Henry 1st Earl of] Ely, London, 7 Jan 1793
G173/26/21, Letter to General Loftus from [Gen. Sir] George Lake, Dublin Castle, regretting that Loftus's [military] efforts not crowned with success, 5 June 1798
G173/26/22, Letter to General Loftus from Lord Moira, London, denying knowledge of plan to give Moira [Irish] command and expressing desire to have Loftus as officer under him, 18 July 1799
G173/26/23, Letter to [Gen.] Loftus from [William 3rd Duke of] Portland, [former Lord Lieut. of Ireland], Dover, re embarkation of troops and military promotion, 9 Sep 1799
G173/26/24, Letter to [Gen.] Loftus from [3rd Earl of] P[ortland] London, on possible title to be taken by kinsman [Charles Tottenham, Lord Loftus, cr. Marquess of Ely, 29 Dec. 1800]; city of Norwich as a most orderly and exemplary place [? Loftus was M.P.]; military and political matters, 25 Dec 1800
G173/26/25, Personal letter to General Loftus from Lord ? Kilwarden, Dublin, 26 Dec 1800
G173/26/26, Letter to [Gen.] Loftus from Lord Loftus [later Marquess of Ely] on possible political preferment, etc., 12 June [1800]
G173/26/27, Letter to General Loftus from Lord Cornwallis, Colchester, approving of Loftus's plan of division of County of Norfolk and of supply line to depot in case enemy should effect a landing, 3 Aug 1801
G173/26/28, Note to General ? Colville from Duke of Wellington, Paris, [France], re introduction, 4 Nov 1814
G173/26/29, Letter to General Loftus from Charles Greenwood congratulating Loftus on his appointment to Queen's Dragoon Guards in succession to Sir Charles Crawfurd and expressing pleasure that since regiment's returning from Ireland, Loftus will have nothing further to do with that unprofitable country., 2 April 1821
G173/26/30, Covering letter to General Loftus from Earl of Chichester enclosing no. 31, 11 Feb 1821
G173/26/31, Letter to Earl of Chichester from Lord Liverpool denying that late military promotion was in consequence of any interference of govt. or himself, 9 Feb 1821
G173/26/32, Official letter to General Loftus from Frederick [Duke of York, Commander in Chief] appointing Loftus to command of 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards on death of Gen. Sir Charles Crawfurd, 2 April 1821
G173/26/33, Letter of thanks to [? Gen.] Loftus from ? Robert Folkestone Williams, London, nd
G173/26/34, Letter of congratulations to General Loftus from [Henry, 1st Viscount] Sidmouth on new military command (v.s.), 4 April 1821
G173/26/35, Letter to General Loftus from Duke of Wellington re ceremony of delivering over the Tower to my charge, 18 June 1827
G173/26/36, Letter to [Gen. Loftus] from [1st Viscount] Sidmouth Bessborough, re plans and relations with tenants, etc., in Ireland, 10 Nov [? 1827]
G173/26/37, Letter from [Henry, 1st Marquess of] Anglesey, Dublin, to [John, 3rd] Lord Donoughmore in reply to Donoughmore's congratulations on arrival in Ireland as Lord Lieut., 5 March 1828
G173/26/38, Notes by J.C. [Chapman] on bishopric of St. David's and destruction of records by Bishop Robert Ferrer, taken from Lambeth Palace Manuscript. of Mr. Wharton, endorsed from Dr. Chapman, 4 pp., nd
G173/26/39, Part of personal letter to Mrs. Delap, Stoke Park, Guildford from ? Eliot, postmark 20 Nov. 1837, nd
G173/26/40, Letter from Lord Melbourne to Augustus Smith, Berkhamsted, re Queen's feelings ? about visit to Berkhamsted, 23 July 1841
G173/26/41, Letter to My Lord from Daniel O'Connell [The Liberator] suggesting that the Knight of Kerry be asked whether O'Connell a good landlord, etc., 27 Dec 1845
G173/26/42, Letter to [Gen.] W.F.B. Loftus from Sp[encer] Perceval re intercession with Duke of York [? about military promotion], 16 Sep 1857
G173/26/43-44, 2 letters in German to William Hillier Onslow [signature illegible], 26 Nov 1855 & 3rd Feb 1856
G173/26/45, Letter to Mrs. King quoting letter re military promotion, 5 Aug 1857
G173/26/46, Letter to Reverend F. Townsend from W.E. Gladstone: I have no power or influence over church preferment, 19 June 1862
G173/26/47, Letter to Miss Stewart Mackenzie from W.H. Russell re his book on the siege of Delhi, 16 Oct 1862
G173/26/48, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow of congratulations on his appointment as governor of New Zealand from Lord Knutsford, 18 July [1887]
G173/26/49, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow of congratulations on his appointment as governor of New Zealand from Margaret Holland [Lady Knutsford], 23 Feb [18]87
G173/26/50, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow of congratulations on his appointment as governor of New Zealand from Earl of Rosebery, 12 Nov [18]88
G173/26/51, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow of congratulations on his appointment as governor of New Zealand from Earl Spencer, 23 Jan [18]89
G173/26/52, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow of congratulations on his appointment as governor of New Zealand from Henry Irving, 24 Jan 1889
G173/26/53, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow of congratulations on his appointment as governor of New Zealand from 4th Earl of Carnarvon, with reference that Cranley to launch new County Council in Hampshire, 31 Jan 1889
G173/26/54, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from [? Lord] Wolseley re choice of Capt. Fox to command your horses, 22 Oct 1891
G173/26/55, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from A.J. Balfour re colonial and Irish affairs; difficult to believe that Ireland is the same country as four years ago, 22 Sep 1891
G173/26/56, Letter to 4th Earl from Queen Victoria on Onslow's return from New Zealand, 14 Aug 1892
G173/26/57, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from W E Gladstone re subjects to be discussed with Local Government Bill deputation, 2 Nov 1893
G173/26/58, Warrant for visitors desirous of seeing the Khyber Pass issued to 4th Earl of Onslow, 1 Dec. 1894, printed, 1 Dec 1894
G173/26/59, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Salisbury arranging meeting, 19 Oct 1895
G173/26/60, Letter to 4th Earl from Lord Roberts asking for copy of Onslow's report on venereal disease in India, 1 March 1897
G173/26/61, Letter in native language and translation thanking 4th Earl of Onslow for loan of car from Apolo Kagun, Katikiro of Uganda, 27 June 1902
G173/26/62, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from JC [Joseph Chamberlain] re domestic political matters, 3 July [1902]
G173/26/63, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from JC [Joseph Chamberlain] re political and personal matters, 17 Sep 1902
G173/26/64, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from JC [Joseph Chamberlain], 3 Nov 1902
G173/26/65, Letter to 4th Earl from J[oseph] Chamberlain, Suez, thanking Onslow for weekly bulletins; re Honduras more power to your elbow; and news of voyage, 7 Dec 1902
G173/26/66, Letter to 4th Earl from Joseph Chamberlain thanking Onslow for his notes and proposals re freight rates, 30 March 1903
G173/26/67, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Joseph Chamberlain, political matters, 7 July 1903
G173/26/68, Letter to 4th Earl from A.J. Balfour, no specific answer possible to Onslow's question on Agricultural Rating Act, 24 Oct 1904
G173/26/69, Letter to 4th Earl from H. Rider Haggard, grateful for Onslow's recognition of Haggard's public work, encloses letter requested by Speaker on agricultural policy, 15 Nov 1904
G173/26/70, Letter to 4th Earl from A.J. Balfour, 10 Downing St. re Parliamentary business: does not think Onslow will be successful with Butter, Fish and Dogs, depend on Providence and Tommy Bowles, 23 Nov 1904
G173/26/71, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from A.J. Balfour re necessity for discussion about Butter Bill, 17 Dec 1904
G173/26/72, Letter to 4th Earl from J[oseph] Chamberlain thanking Onslow for Lady Onslow's letter; re Cabinet Office; events in Russia: I have never believed in Revolutions there but this last tragedy looks very like the beginning of it, 23 Jan 1905
G173/26/73, Letter to 4th Earl from [Chancellor von] Bulow, Berlin [Germany], thanking Onslow for article and on irresponsible German and English press reports, 28 Jan 1905
G173/26/74, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Austen Chamberlain correcting memorandum of interview on acceptance of proposals [? re fisheries] by Conference, 1 Feb 1902
G173/26/75, Letter to 4th Earl from Secretary of State for Scotland. thanking Onslow for congratulations on his new appointment, 6 Feb 1905
G173/26/76, Letter of acceptance of resignation of 4th Earl of Onslow from Board of Trade from A.J. Balfour, 17 Feb 1905
G173/26/77, Seating plan with autograph signatures of the givers of a farewell dinner by the Beefsteak Club to the [4th] Earl of Onslow on his departure to take up the governorship of New Zealand 1889., 1889