Country code |
GB |
Repository code |
234 |
Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
Reference |
GD139/459 |
Title |
Letters (19) to Lieutenant Edward Medley RN, on board HMS 'Defence', Sheerness, from Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour MP |
Dates |
31 Oct 1832-[1835] |
Access status |
Open |
Location |
Off site |
Description |
1. 1832, October 31, Palace Hampton Court, arranging a meeting; "... I cannot see any necessity for the lad's [Robert Henry Williams] coming to Town ...."
2. 1832, November 8, Palace Hampton Court; revised arrangements for a meeting.
3. [1832] (incomplete); Robert Henry Williams is to be helped to go to Killetts, an estate in Jamaica.
4. 1832, November 28, Palace Hampton Court; £10, a saddle, bridle and books are sent to Medley for Williams.
5. 1832, November 29, Palace Hampton Court; arrangements for Williams' passage to Jamaica.
6. 1832, December 3, Palace Hampton Court; Williams owes everything to Medley.
7. 1832, December 12, Brighton; the books he has sent should "... encourage the Boy to persevere in the good resolutions he has expressed to you ...."
8. 1833, January 21, Brighton; praising Medley for espousing the cause of Williams, whom he does not now expect to see before his departure for Jamaica.
9. 1833, April 11, Berkeley Square; he has had no success "... in obtaining the object of your wishes as to the Vessel for a school for the wretched children you have so generously interested yourself about ...."
10. 1833, May 24, Berkeley Square; at Medley's request he has interceded with Lord Morpeth who will speak to Lord Carlisle who will speak to Sir James Graham.
11. 1833, July 23, Windsor Castle; Williams' financial difficulties in Jamaica.
12. 1833, September 20, Windsor Castle; he has interceded with Colonel Fox, Lord Holland's son, at Medley's request, concerning a magistrateship.
13. 1833, November 27, Brighton; annexing drafts to cover a loan by the captain of the 'Tasmania' to Williams and the latter's tailor's bill; the magistrateship.
14. 1834, January 14, Palace Hampton Court; Medley has had a letter from Williams expressing his gratitude.
15. 1834, March 10, Windsor Castle, arranging a meeting.
16. 1834, April 11, urging Medley to accept a loan.
17. 1834, July 10, Berkeley Square, enclosing £5 from Sir Henry Wheatley, the King's Privy Purse, for the Misses Choaks; he has had no opportunity to mention Medley's wishes to Sir W. Taylor.
18. 1834, December 11, Palace Hampton Court, offering to send Medley books for his collection; Lord Stanley is not expected to join the present government.
19. [1835], he will speak on Medley's behalf. |
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