The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-05
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III by tho English courts for the dis
IL posal b. public, auction next
month, in London. Of collection
o. letters, state papers. and documents
OF one kind and another. OF extraordi-
naye to n t9 rb say Is
owned by the Marquis Townshend, and
relates almost exclusively to England's
American colonies, from the time of
their earliest settlement down to the
days Of the War OF independence.
which; as every one knows. was largely.
brought about BY that Charles Town
shend who was Chancellor Of the EN-
cheguer OF George III, and who hy his
American colonies OF a tax. the entire
amount OF which represented less than
800. 900 a year, precipitated the con-
,lict resulting in the birth OF the tinted
States
Nor was he By any means the only
member Of the Townshend family who
played role in connection with Amcri-
can affairs. For one Of his brothers
was killed at the battle Of Ticondcroga
Thiie ana another; the frs. MARQUIS or
famous generals Of the Georgian era
and assumed tho command OF the Eng
iish troops in tho battle on the Heights
Of Abraham, after tho fall Of Ills !nti-
mate friend and comradc. Wolfe. and
the serious, wounding OF General Monch-
,,on. the second in command Indeed.
II was 10 him that the keys Of the city
or Quebec were delivered on the fol-
lowing day.
The Townshend family may be said
TO have been founded BY Edward Tvs
snend. a lawyer Of great emnence.
Sir Roger Townshcnd Was knighted bv
Queen Elizabeth for his services in
connection with the destruction of the
Spanish Armada. and his son, Sir John
Townshend, was knightcd BY the same
G adiI for fTaUsry a. The ssss q
Hall, III Norfolk. first came into the
possession OF the Townshcnd family.
Sir John Townshcnds son was created
baronct by James T., and his young
OF the movement which brought about
the restoration OF Charles H. He was
one OF the SIX members OF the House
OF Commons who together, with six
peers or the realm. crossed the Channel
from, England to The Hague TO request
Charles II. to return TO his dominions
When Charles was firmly established
on the throne. he elevated Sir IToratio
to the peeraEe, first as Baron Town
s connt OF Iy lhI Regis and then Mis-
second viscount Townshen ,n' was ouss nn
Anncs ambassador at The Hague ana
Secretary OF State to her SUCCESSOR
George l.. as well as Lord Lieutenant
cl and lord Justice appointed to ad-
minister the United Kingdom and Ire
lamn dn ,,r ne the absence OF King
thy Walpole, sister OF Sir Robert Wal
pole. first Earl Of Oxford. and his cor
respondence with this famous states
man Is comprised In the collection that
IS about to be sold. The third Wis
Ing to George H., and his sons n We're We're
respectively the first Marquis Of Town
:shelfsi and the Right lion Charles
rowNsnend. the Chancellor Of the EX-
cheaucr, Of whom mention has been
made above
tho Townshcnd family seems rs" to have
reached It's zenith. For the second
Leicester was added to his many hon
ors. was insignificant. while his son.
ING third MARQUIS. was man OF such
allowed to take his seat u tho House
came responsible for what is known
to t his: Day &; IN ENGLISH jurisprudence
aebt ne no T ha rrod act Terribly IL
2 rich lawyer OF the name Of William
Dunn Gardner. on tho condition that
MS debts were paid. and a large an
nuity settled upon his wife Indicted
which excited the horror ot English So
cicty, even of that singularly corrunt
and Immoral ora. he was obliged to
leave his wife at the very altar on his
arrest by night abroad. IIis father father
the second marquis. disinhcrited him
but could not prevent him from sue
cecding TO his various honors as third
marquis. lie died IS recently S 1855.
ed to the land of his birth his earl
dom Of Leicester becoming extinct,
while his mardnisatc OF Townshend
Went bana to - ills sc, cousin Admiral John Town
Aftcr this cXpatrlatc marquis had
been gone for more than a year his
wife filed bill in the ecclesiastical
court for the ann,lmcnt Of her marri-