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Folio 245: Charles Compton to Duke of Newcastle. Correspondence between Newcastle...

Catalogue reference: SP 89/40/108

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This record is about the Folio 245: Charles Compton to Duke of Newcastle. Correspondence between Newcastle... dating from 1741 Aug 22 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/40/108
Date
1741 Aug 22
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Folio 245: Charles Compton to Duke of Newcastle. Correspondence between Newcastle and Carvalho over Portuguese apprehensions of a British attack on Brazil, and Newcastle's assurances that nothing of the kind was intended. Portuguese are still apprehensive. His interview with the Secretary of State. Naval engagement with the French in the Mediterranean.

Date and place: 1741 Aug 22 Lisbon.

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