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Folios 157-158. Copy letter to the home secretary from William Devaynes [a director...

Catalogue reference: HO 42/24/77

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This record is about the Folios 157-158. Copy letter to the home secretary from William Devaynes [a director... dating from 1793 Jan 21 in the series Home Office: Domestic Correspondence, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 42/24/77
Date
1793 Jan 21
Description

Folios 157-158. Copy letter to the home secretary from William Devaynes [a director of the East India Company] with information from Paris, believed to be 'pretty authentic', of a conspiracy to arm and send a number of privateers, with the outbreak of war, to cruise against the company's ships, particularly to windward of St Helena.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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