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Folios 275-276. An unsigned letter [from Queen Mary II] to the King [William III],...

Catalogue reference: SP 8/7/134

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This record is about the Folios 275-276. An unsigned letter [from Queen Mary II] to the King [William III],... dating from 1690 Aug 9 in the series King William's Chest. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 8/7/134
Date
1690 Aug 9
Description

Folios 275-276. An unsigned letter [from Queen Mary II] to the King [William III], dated at Whitehall [Middlesex] mainly concerning the case of [Anthony] [Antoine] Hamilton. The Lord Stuart [Lord High Steward, Lord Devonshire] advised he has had a letter from Monsieur and Madame [Duke and Duchess of] de Grammont about [the Jacobite] Mr Hamilton, who is her brother, seeking an exchange for Lord Montjoy [Mountjoy]. Mary, acknowledges a letter from William dated at Chapel Ford on 31 July 1690, but she has suffered for having none since that one. She also is anxious about his 'passage of the river' [Shannon].

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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