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Folio 125: Wich to Carteret. A month ago I informed you that I ought to go to Moscow...

Catalogue reference: SP 91/31/125

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This record is about the Folio 125: Wich to Carteret. A month ago I informed you that I ought to go to Moscow... dating from 1742 Apr 24 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Russia. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 91/31/125
Date
1742 Apr 24
Description

Folio 125: Wich to Carteret. A month ago I informed you that I ought to go to Moscow and the necessity is still apparent. Repeated advices from dependable sources say Czarina has no intention of returning here before winter. Will now go to Moscow and will set out when roads are tolerable. Await commands and implicit instructions as soon as possible. Coronation tomorrow and magnificent celebrations here. Guards unruly lately which may prove dangerous. Dated St Petersburg, 24 April 1742.

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Edward Finch and Sir Cyril Wich (Described at item level)

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