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Folios 37-40. Draft. Newcastle to Earl of Cholmondeley. Approves surveys of rivers,...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/74/1/37

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This record is about the Folios 37-40. Draft. Newcastle to Earl of Cholmondeley. Approves surveys of rivers,... dating from 1745 Nov 19 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/74/1/37
Date
1745 Nov 19
Description

Folios 37-40. Draft. Newcastle to Earl of Cholmondeley. Approves surveys of rivers, roads and passes around Chester [Cheshire]. Sir John Ligonier will send commissaries to buy forage. Will ask Duke of Montagu to send gunners. Clarifies earlier orders concerning breaking down bridges. Marshal Wade and Colonel Ellison, Quartermaster General, sending reports to Chester. Wade marching to Carlisle [Cumberland]. Ligonier should reach Lancashire and Cheshire before rebels [Jacobites]. Lieutenant General Handasyde arrived at Edinburgh on 14 November. Dated at Whitehall [London, Middlesex].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 45-48
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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