Researching English Tangier in the National Archives
I have found C17th papers relating to English Tangier filed in various places in the National Archives archive
Records of the Colonial Office - CO 279 Tangier Papers
MPH 1/1/ 1 – 45 53 Maps and Plans which relate to Tangier while it was a British possession
PC1 Privy Council Papers
Public Records Office
State Papers Online (only accessible from computers at the National Archives)
State Papers Domestic
State Papers Foreign & Privy Council
Records of the Colonial Office - CO 279 Tangier Papers
Several hundred sheets in each volume, largely without contents sheets or indexes, masses of information here, time consuming research as it is C17th script
CO 279 1 – 32 Correspondence of the Secretary of State mainly in date order,
CO 279 / 1 being 1661-2, CO 279 / 32 July – Dec 1683. Few with Index
34 Records of leased houses
38 Freeman's Book: Signatures of all the freemen of Tangier, apparently started by
The Earl of Sandwich 26th August 1668 and continued to 25th October 1683
43&44 Entry Books, Board of Trade and Courts merchant
45 Court of records & sessions Sept '68 to Nov ‘71
MPH 1/1/ 1 – 45 Plans and Maps of Tangier
several nicely drawn / painted items here - details to be added
Privy Council Not fully catalogued, NOT digitised (although it says they are!)
PC 1 Miscellaneous Papers (unbound) mainly post 1700
PC 2 Privy Council Registers (bound) 1540 – 1963, with correspondence in date order;
Indexes at the back of each register showing ‘Tangier'
55 Vol 2 03/10/1660 – 30/05/1662
56 Vol 3 04/06/1662 – 29/01/1664 no Tangier Commission minutes
67 Vol 14 03/01/1679 – 20/04/1679
68 Vol 15 21/04/1679 – 29/05/1680
69 Vol 16 06/1680 – 05/1683
PC 4 1 Minutes & Associated papers (bound)
a few minutes of Privy Council ‘minutes', 2 months of 1670, 2 months of 1671.
Date order, but no Index
PC 6 Miscellaneous Books & Correspondence Registers 1660 – 1900
14 Register Book of Warrants, Crime, Treason, Rebellion
Public Records Office
PRO 31 Miscellaneous transcripts from various sources – well worth a further look!
1 Carte
16 Williamson
State Papers Online (only accessible from computers at the National Archives)
Pt III State Papers Domestic Charles II
Pt IV Foreign & Privy Council
SP 2
SP 9 Miscellaneous 1661 – 1702 includes Williamson
209 f110 Duke of York receiving £6,000
f136 pay of garrison
f138 establishment of Tangier
240 Entry Book of reports of Prizes and maritime matters
SP29 State Papers Domestic: Charles II 1660 – 1688, 435 volumes
(Some Commissioners for Tangier)
396 f238 memo of meeting for Commissioners for Tangier
406 f166 James Vernonn to Wm Bridegman. Ld General desires commission
413 Commissioners for Tangier?
SP30 State Papers Domestic: Charles II 1660 – 1688, Large Volumes
- Some Commissioners for Tangier?
SP 44 Entry Books (Commissioners for Tangier?)
43 Domestic
f58 Williamson to Pepys recommending Mr Church for next Tangier Commission
44
f 13 Major John White to replace Palmes Fairborne as Captain 09/03/75
f37 Capt Alexander McKenney to be Capt. Of Troop of Horse
f 51 Palmes Fairborne to be Lt Governor 15/10/77
164 f51 Richard Bassett to be Capt of Co. of Miners, Tangier 17/07/1680
SP 46 Commissioners for Tangier?
SP 71 13 Barbary States,
f204, 231 Tangier
SP 84
171 f11 reinforcement of Tangier against Dutch fleet
SP 89 5 State Papers Foreign, Portugal - Tangier Papers here
f45 Qualities for a governor of Tangier
f49 Potential of Tangier
f66 Qualities for a governor of Tangier
SP 209
135
f125, 143
SP 209
137 Payment of Tangier garrison 3rd April 1663