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Chesterfield's response to Count Bentinck's memorial [SP 87/23/117]: the king favours...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/23/118

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SP 87/23/118
Date
25 August 1747
Description

Chesterfield's response to Count Bentinck's memorial [SP 87/23/117]: the king favours [Saxe's] proposal for peace, and Sandwich has communicated his opinions to the prince of Orange. His consideration for the other allies. Sandwich to report on his negotiations to the ministers of the republic, Maria Theresa and the king of Sardinia. As to preparations for war, the king has already sent instructions to his minister in Russia to negotiate for a corps of 30,000. Dated at Whitehall. ff. 254-258

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Language
French
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