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Folio 177: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has read to him a letter from Francès,...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/275/74

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This record is about the Folio 177: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has read to him a letter from Francès,... dating from 1768 Aug 4 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/275/74
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1768 Aug 4
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Folio 177: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has read to him a letter from Francès, saying that the British suspect France of stirring up discontent in America, using agents, and naming one Roget and another Hopkins, who has been employed in the West Indies and the Mississippi area. Choiseul was concerned that Britain should think France capable of this in time of peace and gave details of Hopkins' activities. He was now ill in bed in Paris and Rochford could visit him. Choiseul has strong proof that Saxton had been taking soundings.

Date and place: 1768 Aug 4 Compiègne.

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