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Folios 149-150. Letter dated at Whitehall from Lord Marlborough to the King. 'I must...

Catalogue reference: SP 8/8/91

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This record is about the Folios 149-150. Letter dated at Whitehall from Lord Marlborough to the King. 'I must... dating from 1691 Feb 17 in the series King William's Chest. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 8/8/91
Date
1691 Feb 17
Description

Folios 149-150. Letter dated at Whitehall from Lord Marlborough to the King. 'I must take leave to tell your Majesty that I am tired out of my life with the unreasonable way of proceeding of [the] Lord President, for he is very ignorant of what is fit for an officer, both as to recruits and evrything else as to a soldier; so that when I have given such as I think necessary orders he does what he thinks fit and enters into the business of tents, arms and the off reckonings, which were settled before your Majesty left England so that at this rate, business is never done; but I think all this proceeds from I hope the unreasonable prejudice he has taken against me which makes me incapable of doing you that service which I do wish with all my heart and soul......I shall beg never to be in England when you are not. The wind is now westerly which will carry the men out of Ireland into Flanders, where I should be glad if you would permit me to send my equipages, being desirous to be there myself a month or six weeks before the campaign begins'.

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Language
English
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