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Folio 18-19. Lord Reay [to unknown] advising the King [George II] not to sell Scottish...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/87/1/18

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This record is about the Folio 18-19. Lord Reay [to unknown] advising the King [George II] not to sell Scottish... dating from 1746 Sept 2 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SP 36/87/1/18
Date
1746 Sept 2
Description

Folio 18-19. Lord Reay [to unknown] advising the King [George II] not to sell Scottish estates [forfeited after the Jacobite Rebellion], but to 'use the people well' and 'plant colonies of old soldiers among them' as a means of civilising 'wild', 'idle, ignorant' people. Offers his services to the King during a forthcoming visit to the north. Dated at Ednr [Edinburgh].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 19-20
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15843819/

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