George Macartney papers, 1764-1792 (bulk 1764-1767).
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Description
- Title
- George Macartney papers, 1764-1792 (bulk 1764-1767).
- Creator
- Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806
- Abstract
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The papers are almost entirely concerned with Macartney's embassy to Russia in 1764-1767, and include notes, memoranda, drafts of the trade treaty he negotiated, and a final copy; accounts of travel in Russia and general descriptions of the country, including a treatise on the natural history of Siberia and fossils found there; descriptions of principal figures of the Russian Court and of court protocol; and copies of correspondence
The collection also contains a printed copy of a 1762 decree by Catherine II concerning Alexis Bestoucheff-Rumin; and a dispatch sent by Russia to China in 1792 during Macartney's mission in Peking. Accompanied by a microfilm of the Macartney Papers in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Description
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George Macartney was born in Ireland and educated at Trinity College. In 1764, Lord Holland proposed him as envoy extraordinary to Saint Petersburg for the negotiation of a trade treaty. Knighted before departing England, Macartney returned in 1767 after concluding the treaty and receiving the Polish Order of the White Eagle. He spent much of the remainder of his career in colonial governorships, including that of Madras, and took his seat in the Irish Parliament in 1788. In 1792 he was sent as plenipotentiary on a mission to Peking, and upon his return from China undertook negotiations with the exiled Louis XVIII in Verona. Macartney thereafter retired from public life due to ill health.
In French and English. - Provenance
- Gift of James M. Osborn in honor of Valerian Lada-Mocarski, 1972.
- Extent
- 1.04 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folder 7, "The Court of Russia," manuscript, 1767 completely digitized.
- Language
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French
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- OSB MSS 181
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Broadsides (notices)
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain
Russia.
Russia
Siberia (Russia) - Subject (Name)
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806. - Subject (Topic)
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Diplomatic and consular service, British
Diplomatic and consular service, Russian
Diplomats
Commerce
Foreign relations
Politics and government
Court and courtiers
Description and travel - Subjects
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806
Diplomatic and consular service, British
Diplomatic and consular service, Russian
Diplomats > Great Britain
Great Britain > Commerce > Russia
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Russia
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1820
Russia > Court and courtiers
Russia > Description and travel
Russia > Foreign relations > Great Britain
Russia > Politics and government > 1689-1801
Russia > Commerce > Great Britain
Siberia (Russia) > Description and travel
Great Britain
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- George Macartney Papers. Osborn Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 3952619
- Object ID (OID)
- 32341903
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