Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton (d. 1725), politician, was principal Secretary of State. Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674-1738), statesman, was ambassador extraordinary at The Hague. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Letters from Henry Boyle to Charles, Viscount Townshend, concerning peace negotiations during the War of the Spanish Succession.

The letters were bought from Colbeck Radford in 1934.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 40104-5.

See also Letters to Sir Horatio Walpole and Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend.

Diplomatic and consular service, British

Peace treaties

Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 | Diplomatic history

Boyle | Henry | d 1725 | 1st Baron Carleton | politician

Townshend | Charles | 1674-1738 | 2nd Viscount Townshend | statesman

Great Britain | Foreign relations | Netherlands