Court of Turin: Consular Correspondence

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MS 1145
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16 Sep 1776-25 Nov 1779
  • Language of Material
    • English and French
  • Physical Description
    • various sizes. 1 volume (181 items); Binding: original calf binding, with red label on spine stamped: Nice Correspondence, 1776 to 1779.

Scope and Content

Consular correspondence addressed to: William Deane Poyntz, British chargé d'affaires at the Court of Turin; mainly from Nathaniel Davison, September 1776 - April 1778 (numbers 1-86 passim), and his successor John Birkbeck, April 1778 - November 1779 (numbers 87-181 passim), British Consuls at Nice. Included are letters from A. Ighina, Louis Riccardi, Thomas Miarns, James Sutherland and Captain Robert Brine.