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Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On his relief that the Dutch troops are now ordered;...

Catalogue reference: SP 54/10/74B

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This record is about the Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On his relief that the Dutch troops are now ordered;... dating from 1715 Nov 21 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 54/10/74B
Date
1715 Nov 21
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Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On his relief that the Dutch troops are now ordered; the necessity of keeping secret "that some of our troops behaved as ill as ever any did in this world"; describing the finances and organisation of the rebel army; and onTweeddale's militia, who have deserted the garrison at Seton House, as Argyll feels that the others will shortly follow their example

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Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On his relief that the Dutch troops are now ordered;...

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