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Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On receiving offers of surrender privately, from Huntly,...

Catalogue reference: SP 54/10/96D

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This record is about the Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On receiving offers of surrender privately, from Huntly,... dating from 1715 Nov 30 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 54/10/96D
Date
1715 Nov 30
Description

Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On receiving offers of surrender privately, from Huntly, Lord Rollo and Francis Stewart: he believes that showing no mercy will only make the rebels more desperate and conquering them could cost the government dear, but he cannot negotiate without authority from London

Note
These documents were all previously listed as 96A. The modern reference is written in pencil on the reverse
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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6816076/

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Argyll to Secretary Townshend. On receiving offers of surrender privately, from Huntly,...

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