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Folios 55-56. John Vere to [Newcastle]. Captured by rebels [Jacobites] on 2 December...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/80/1/55

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This record is about the Folios 55-56. John Vere to [Newcastle]. Captured by rebels [Jacobites] on 2 December... dating from 1746 Jan 2 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/80/1/55
Date
1746 Jan 2
Description

Folios 55-56. John Vere to [Newcastle]. Captured by rebels [Jacobites] on 2 December 1745 at Tocker Hill [Talke on the Hill, Staffordshire]. Was waiting for messengers with information about rebel army's route to London. Taken to the Young Pretender [Charles Edward Stewart] at Sir Peter Davenport's house in Macclesfield [Cheshire]. Forced to march with rebels to Derby [Derbyshire] and Carlisle [Cumberland], where he was imprisoned. Rebels made him write to Colonel Napier about terms of surrender. Duke of Cumberland imprisoned him for writing letter. Vere requests his release. Dated at Carlisle.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 65-66
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15669340/

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