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Folio 135: Consul John Milner to Sir Charles Hedges. Sends copy of f.133. Portuguese...

Catalogue reference: SP 89/19/71

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This record is about the Folio 135: Consul John Milner to Sir Charles Hedges. Sends copy of f.133. Portuguese... dating from 1706 May 26 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/19/71
Date
1706 May 26
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Folio 135: Consul John Milner to Sir Charles Hedges. Sends copy of f.133. Portuguese army is mistreating Spaniards who have declared for Charles III and the Allies. Dishonesty of Marquis das Minas. Fall of Fort Montjuich and siege of Barcelona. Arrival of the Bahiaand Pernambuco fleets after beating off some French privateers. Rio Fleet expected soon. Urgent need for cruisers to protect coast. Asks for his correspondence to be sent officially otherwise he must pay five or six pieces of eight for each packet.

Date and place: 1706 May 26 Lisbon.

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