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Folio 263: Stair to James Stanhope. Disastrous state of French finances; opposition...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/162/131

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This record is about the Folio 263: Stair to James Stanhope. Disastrous state of French finances; opposition... dating from 1718 Oct [24?],25 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/162/131
Date
1718 Oct [24?],25
Description

Folio 263: Stair to James Stanhope. Disastrous state of French finances; opposition to Law; possibility of bargain with Spain over Sardinia; French view that Prussia should be dissuaded from considering alliance with Russia; [Continuation]. Accession of Victor Amadeus to treaty bargain now impossible; likely dispute between France and Empire over Spanish succession; dismay at rumour of James Stanhope's retirement.

Date and place: 1718 Oct [24?],25, Paris.

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France.
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