This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Debates on South Sea Company and Knights of the Shire
The Commons weighed a new writ for a Lincolnshire Knight and an Elgin honor while debating the South Sea affair. Craggs Hinchingbroke and Walpole argued policy, urging calm inquiry into the directors' conduct and adherence to statutory rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Scotland
James Brodie of
Brodie
Deceas
Lincoln
Willoughby Hickman
Commons
Grey Neville
South Sea Company
Pitt
Lord Molesworth
Craggs
South Sea
Lord Hinchinbroke
Horatio Walpole