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Folio 217: Bedford to Albemarle. He encloses an extract from a mémoire instructif,...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/240/74

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This record is about the Folio 217: Bedford to Albemarle. He encloses an extract from a mémoire instructif,... dating from 1751 Mar 4/15 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/240/74
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1751 Mar 4/15
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Folio 217: Bedford to Albemarle. He encloses an extract from a mémoire instructif, handed to Newcastle by Richecourt, being the answer to French anxiety about peace in Northern Europe, and Newcastle's reply [ff.221, 229]. Albemarle is to counter Prussian intrigues and cooperate with Kaunitz. He also encloses a letter from Keith [f.231] about Northern Europe and the King of the Romans and refers to the extraordinary behaviour of the Elector of Cologne. Albemarle is to enquire about French subsidies to German states.

Date and place: 1751 Mar 4/15 Whitehall.

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