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Folio 159: Henry Worsley to James Craggs. Will forward Spanish prisoners' letters...

Catalogue reference: SP 89/27/66

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This record is about the Folio 159: Henry Worsley to James Craggs. Will forward Spanish prisoners' letters... dating from 1719 Sept 11, NS in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/27/66
Date
1719 Sept 11, NS
Description

Folio 159: Henry Worsley to James Craggs. Will forward Spanish prisoners' letters to Madrid. Will continue to press Portuguese Court to join the Quadruple Alliance, though not too insistently, as he is convinced they would rather remain neutral. Portuguese troops on frontier deserting to Spain. Pretender reportedly returning to Italy. Seventy British sailors released from Spain.

Date and place: 1719 Sept 11, NS Lisbon.

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