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 2 Collections and/or Records:
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).
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Cambridge University Library
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).
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Cambridge University Library
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