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Sandwich to Cumberland: on the receipt of his first letter, Byng had declared the...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/25/19

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This record is about the Sandwich to Cumberland: on the receipt of his first letter, Byng had declared the... dating from 21 June 1748 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/25/19
Date
21 June 1748
Description

Sandwich to Cumberland: on the receipt of his first letter, Byng had declared the cease fire would take place in six weeks but on receipt of that from Bedford had informed Belle-Isle that it would take a further six weeks. He encloses a copy of Bedford's orders [SP 87/25/20], which he considers to be founded on a mistake, a copy of the convention which preceded the treaty of Utrecht [SP 87/25/21], the king's recent proclamation [SP 87/25/22] and Queen Anne's proclamation [SP 87/25/23]. Dated at Aix la Chapelle. ff. 34, 35

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