Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812 (Prime Minister)
Person
Biography
Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) was Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1807-1809, and Prime Minister, 1809-1812. He was assassinated in Parliament, 11 May 1812.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
File
Add.9450/C3/14, 1788
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9450/C3/14
Scope and Contents
Letter to John Hailstone about the Woodwardian Professorship election, 1788
Dates:
1788
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Edward Massey concerning new inventions, 1823-06-17
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 153-154
Scope and Contents
Letter to Dr Thomas Young proposing to present three new inventions to the Board: a marine thermometer, a watch beating Royal Seconds which would serve as a Journeyman Watch, and a watch with decimal seconds. Massey also mentions that he had previously received a reward of £200 by the Board of Longitude for his sounding machine, and a further premium of £500 from Mr Perceval.
Dates:
1823-06-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Fonds
Spencer Perceval: Correspondence
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8713
Scope and Contents
The papers provide a most useful insight into the working of both administrations, comprising as they do some of Perceval's most intimate political correspondence both as chancellor of the exchequer under Portland (1807-9) and subsequently as prime minister (1809-12). All the major events of the day are considered, including the scandals surrounding the princess of Wales and the duke of York, the ill-fated military expedition to Walcheren in 1809, George III's recurring mental illness, and...
Dates:
1806-1906 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Spencer Perceval: drafts of proclamations, c. 1802
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9750/309
Scope and Contents
Three rough drafts of royal proclamations, drawn up for the Privy Council by Attorney General Spencer Perceval, dealing with contingencies relating to the administration of justice in the event of a French invasion.
Dates:
c. 1802
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Miscellaneous accessions
Fonds
‘Testimoniae reverentiae erga duos fratres cvm primis pios probos et benignos Carolvm Georgivm Baronem Arden et Honoratissimvm Spencervm Perceval collegit vidva prioris’: Perceval family letter book
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10198
Scope and Contents
A bound volume containing letters of thanks to Margaretta Elizabeth, Countess Arden, upon receipt of the gift of prints of an engraving from a portrait of her late husband, Charles George Perceval, second Baron Arden, 1841-42 (MS Add.101098/1). These are followed by a single separate item, a letter from John Scott, Earl of Eldon, to Lord Arden, 1834 (MS Add.10198/2). The third part of the collection is comprised of letters of condolence and thanks to Lord Arden upon the receipt of a gift of...
Dates:
1812 - 1842
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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