Item
Copy of SP 87/12/33. ff. 86, 87
Catalogue reference: SP 87/13/42
Date: 1743 Jun 02
Copy of SP 87/12/33. ff. 86, 87
Item
(A) Extract from a letter to Marlborough from [John de] Robethon [secretary to the...
Catalogue reference: SP 87/2/317
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1707 Jun 17-1707 Jun 27
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(A) Extract from a letter to Marlborough from [John de] Robethon [secretary to the elector of Hanover] of 17 June: the elector does not wish to take command of an army which must be defensive. He thinks [Baron] Thüngen should replace the aged elector of Bayreuth, and that reinforcements should be sent from Brabant.
(B) Extract of a letter to Marlborough from the elector Palatine of 27 June: his envoy to the court of Hanover reports that the elector has not only agreed to command the army, but will bring with him a large body of troops at no charge to the empire. The elector Palatine has written to Vienna to expedite the appointment.
ff. 651,652
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- French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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