George Aust papers concerning the Secret Service, 1794-1800.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2008.

George Aust (1740-1829) served as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Great Britain from 1790 to 1796. He later became Secretary and Registrar of Chelsea Royal Hospital. He married Sarah (Maeve) Murray, who wrote two successful guidebooks to Scotland, in 1802.

Manuscripts connected with the British Secret Service during George Aust's tenure as Under Secretary of State. In addition to a detailed cryptographic key, documents include receipts for large sums given by Aust to Messrs. Thomas Coutts on Lord Grenville's account; lists of recipients of Secret Service funds, including the duc de Harcourt and William Wickham; and a copy of a letter and an affadavit addressed to the Office for Auditing the Public Account.

November 02, 2009

George Aust Papers Concerning the Secret Service. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

George Aust Papers Concerning the Secret Service. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Cryptograms.