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Folio 270: Stormont to Weymouth. He passed on to Vergennes secret information of...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/297/106

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SP 78/297/106
Date
1775 Dec 27
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Folio 270: Stormont to Weymouth. He passed on to Vergennes secret information of the arrival from New York and Maryland of 3 ships loaded with corn into Marseille, aiming to return with powder and arms. Vergennes promised to issue appropriate orders but warned of the danger of such supplies being obtained from the Barbary coast.

Date and place: 1775 Dec 27 Paris.

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