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Folio 175: Rochford to Stormont. He hears for certain that 5 ships of the line are...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/291/68

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SP 78/291/68
Date
1774 Mar 25
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Folio 175: Rochford to Stormont. He hears for certain that 5 ships of the line are fitting out in Spanish ports. They are to sail to Leghorne to bring back the grand duke of Tuscany on his visit to Spain. Sir Horace Mann believes that the duke and duchess will avoid the visit for the present. Towns round Gibraltar and Cadiz are providing more seamen than usual. All the carpenters and bakers are employed at Toulon. The visit of the emperor to France is at last decided. Soon after Easter he will spend 10 days in both Paris and Versailles and then circuit round the south of France, returning to Vienna via Switzerland in the Autumn. The marquis de Montbarey has at last been granted a patent of prince of the Empire.

Date and place: 1774 Mar 25 St James'.

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