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Folios 51-52. Letter dated at Dublin Castle from Lord Harcourt to Lord Rochford passing...

Catalogue reference: SP 63/449/18

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This record is about the Folios 51-52. Letter dated at Dublin Castle from Lord Harcourt to Lord Rochford passing... dating from 1775 Oct 4 in the series State Paper Office: State Papers Ireland, Elizabeth I to George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 63/449/18
Date
1775 Oct 4
Description

Folios 51-52. Letter dated at Dublin Castle from Lord Harcourt to Lord Rochford passing on news from a ship's captain just arrived from North Carolina of some recent events there chiefly about the actions of the Back Settlers against the people on the coast regarding in relation to trade and supplies. The captain reported that when asked the Back Settlers they said they had no disposition to the King's service 'but that they wished not to be under the restrictions of their trade and were a people impatient of rule as the others'. Harcourt gives an update on the embarkations from Cork.

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20500035/

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State Paper Office: State Papers Ireland, Elizabeth I to George III

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