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Folio 245: Stormont to Weymouth. The court has moved to Choisy and then to Versailles....

Catalogue reference: SP 78/300/101

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This record is about the Folio 245: Stormont to Weymouth. The court has moved to Choisy and then to Versailles.... dating from 1776 Nov 20 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/300/101
Date
1776 Nov 20
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Folio 245: Stormont to Weymouth. The court has moved to Choisy and then to Versailles. France, he believes, is sending several battalions and artillery in transports to follow du Chaffault's fleet. He has doubtful information of plans against Britain in the East Indies. Bussy has refused to return, unless with a large force. Dillon is spoken of. France believes that Britain's affairs in India are in confusion and that she has so many enemies there, that now is the time to strike.

Date and place: 1776 Nov 20 Paris.

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Folio 245: Stormont to Weymouth. The court has moved to Choisy and then to Versailles....