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Folio 85. Letter dated at Whitehall from the King to the Prince of Orange. There...

Catalogue reference: SP 8/4/64

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This record is about the Folio 85. Letter dated at Whitehall from the King to the Prince of Orange. There... dating from 1688 Jan 31 in the series King William's Chest. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 8/4/64
Date
1688 Jan 31
Description

Folio 85. Letter dated at Whitehall from the King to the Prince of Orange. There is a very hard frost but with the finest clear sunshiny weather the King has ever seen. The Queen Dowager is getting ready to go to Portugal as soon as her brother sends an ambassador to accompany her but how soon that will be is uncertain especially if the Portuguese are as slow as the Spanish.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18652509/

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King William's Chest

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