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Folio 79. To Queen Anne. The case of Mr Johnston who was emplyed in secret services...

Catalogue reference: SP 35/78/60

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This record is about the Folio 79. To Queen Anne. The case of Mr Johnston who was emplyed in secret services... dating from 1713-1714 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 35/78/60
Date
1713-1714
Description

Folio 79. To Queen Anne.

The case of Mr Johnston who was emplyed in secret services by King William, but who was captured in France, and for a time thought to have been assasinated. A fellow prisoner in Provence who escaped informed Ambassador Stanhope that Johnston was still in prison. A recommendation that Mr Walpole in Paris should find out more from Stanhope and try to arrange for the release of this British citizen.

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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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