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Part 2, Folios 78-79. Letter dated at Windsor from Windsor from Lord Sunderland to...

Catalogue reference: SP 8/1/78

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This record is about the Part 2, Folios 78-79. Letter dated at Windsor from Windsor from Lord Sunderland to... dating from 1686 Aug 24 in the series King William's Chest. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 8/1/78
Date
1686 Aug 24
Description

Part 2, Folios 78-79. Letter dated at Windsor from Windsor from Lord Sunderland to the Prince of Orange giving the King's reasons for asking that command of the British troops in the Dutch service be given to [Nicholas Taafe] the Earl of Carlingford, a Roman Catholic. Lord Dunbarton and 'the [Popish] Plot' are mentioned.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18603151/

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Part 2, Folios 78-79. Letter dated at Windsor from Windsor from Lord Sunderland to...

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