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Folio 97: Duke of Schomberg to Earl of Nottingham. Has accepted the post of Mestre...

Catalogue reference: SP 89/18/49

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This record is about the Folio 97: Duke of Schomberg to Earl of Nottingham. Has accepted the post of Mestre... dating from 1704 Apr 22, NS in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/18/49
Date
1704 Apr 22, NS
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Folio 97: Duke of Schomberg to Earl of Nottingham. Has accepted the post of Mestre de Campo General in the Portuguese army at the urging of King Pedro and John Methuen. Problem of finding remounts for the English cavalry. Will leave soon for the frontier.

Date and place: 1704 Apr 22, NS Lisbon.

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