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Folio 63: Newcastle to Waldegrave. Instructs him to cultivate the goodwill of the...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/218/19

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This record is about the Folio 63: Newcastle to Waldegrave. Instructs him to cultivate the goodwill of the... dating from 1738 May 11/22 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/218/19
Date
1738 May 11/22
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Folio 63: Newcastle to Waldegrave. Instructs him to cultivate the goodwill of the French Queen and of Duc de Bourbon, who would replace Louis XV and Fleury if the latter died; Fleury's request to grant Dillon exemption from any anti-Catholic legislation will be complied with; hopes France will agree to British version of a convention to terminate the disputes in the West Indies; instructs him to sound out the Sicilian Abbots as to the best way of attacking Spain when Britain decides on a war.

Date and place: 1738 May 11/22 Whitehall.

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