IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0097 COLL MISC 0698
Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Title: HAMMOND, George, 1763-1853, diplomat
Date(s): 1791-1827
Level of description: collection
Extent: 3 folders
Name of creator(s): Hammond | George | 1763-1853 | diplomat
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Administrative/Biographical history:
George Hammond (1763-1853) was educated at Merton College, Oxford, and was elected a fellow in 1787. He was secretary to David Hartley the younger at Paris, who was conducting peace negotiations with France and America. Hammond was charge d'affaires at Vienna 1788-1790. In August 1791 Hammond became the first British minister accredited to the United States. He left America in 1795 he returned to London to become foreign under-secretary. Hammond became intimate with his chief at the foreign office Lord Grenville (1759-1834) and the Tory politician George Canning (1770-1827). Hammond was joint editor of the "Anti-Jacobin". This journal was founded by George Canning in 1797. The intentions of the journal was to combat the radical political ideas which had emerged as a result of the French Revolution. It appeared weekly from 20th November 1797 to 7th July 1798.
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Correspondence to Hammond from George Canning, John Pitt 2nd Earl of Chatham, Henry Goulburn, Charles Manners-Sutton, William Pitt the younger, William Wilberforce and William Windham.
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Language/scripts of material: English
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By correspondent as follows: Coll Misc 0698/ 1-10: Letters from George Canning (1770-1827). Coll Misc 0698/ 11-12: Letters from the 2nd Earl of Chatham (1756-1835). Coll Misc 0698/ 13-14: Letters from Henry Goulburn (1784-1856). Coll Misc 0698/ 15-21: Letters from Charles Manners-Sutton (1780-1845). Coll Misc 0698/ 22-26: Letters from William Wilberforce (1759-1833). Coll Misc 0698/ 27-28: Letters from William Windham (1750-1810).
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Archivist's note: Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002
Date(s) of descriptions: 8 May 2002